Professional Certificate in Translation (PR-TRANS)

Overview

Award title	Professional Certificate in Translation
Year & campus	2025 — Parkville
Fees information	Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & type	Graduate Coursework
AQF level	Non-AQF
Credit points	25 credit points
Duration	6 months part-time

A Professional Certificate in Translation will enable you to build your translation skills, whether for personal development or for professional work.

You will be able to prepare for certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).

Your translation skills will be an asset in many professions such as international relations, marketing, language teaching or health communication. Completion of the Professional Certificate may also be a pathway to further language study.

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

An undergraduate degree, or equivalent in terms of years of university study or professional translation practice.

Meeting this requirement does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

Prior academic performance; and
Relevance of previous studies with respect to language skills (a degree in a modern language), translation (studies on translation) or teaching (studies in education).

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

The English Language Requirement must be satisfied

For particular language subjects, the applicant must be at native competency or near-native competency in that language.

Please note: Credentials for language competence will be determined by the course coordinator/selection committee, and may include prior study, tests and interviews. Native speaker is broadly defined here as a person who has spoken the language from birth and has had the majority of their education in the medium of that language.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

Inherent requirements are the abilities, knowledge and skills needed to complete this course that must be met by all students. For information on the inherent requirements specific to this course contact the course/program coordinator. In some circumstances reasonable adjustments may be available to enable students to meet these requirements while still preserving the academic integrity of the university's learning, assessment and accreditation processes. For more information on how to seek these adjustments refer to the Student Equity and Disability Support website: https://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:

Demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of translation practices
Analyse critically, evaluate and transform information to complete translations at a professional level
Transmit knowledge, skills and ideas about translation to others
Explain and apply the ethics of translation and intercultural communication
Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, ethical competence and intercultural competence as a translator

Generic skills

On completion of this certificate, students will have:

Acquired an enhanced ability to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
Improved their ability to work effectively in groups

Graduate attributes

Academic distinction

Graduates will demonstrate an advanced level of skills in translation

Active citizenship

Graduates will be active collaborators in intercultural communities and workplaces

Integrity and self-awareness

Graduates will be aware of their own strengths and strategies for handling challenges in translation responsibly

Course structure

The Professional Certificate in Translation requires the successful completion of 25 credit points.

Course requirements

25 credit points consisting of:

12.5 credit points of compulsory subject
12.5 credit points of elective subject

Compulsory subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
TRAN90011	Translation and Interpreting as Process	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Elective subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points


ARTS30002	Introduction to Language Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
TRAN90023	Translation Technologies	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
TRAN90024	Teaching Translation and Interpreting	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CHIN30005	Advanced Chinese Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FREN20004	French Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FREN30006	French Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INDO20016	Translation: Intercultural Indonesian	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INDO30019	Translation: Intercultural Indonesian	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Further study

Students who successfully complete the Professional Certificate in Translation may apply for further study with the Graduate Certificate in Translation.

Students with native or near native speaker competence in English and Chinese may be eligible to apply for the Master of Translation and Interpreting if the entry requirements for the course are met.

Last updated: 5 March 2025