Curriculum (New!)

The MTI Programme is a full-time programme specially with its curriculum specially designed to cater with advanced, up-to-date, broad-based knowledge with specific skillset in translating/interpreting. 

Students can choose to complete the programme within the minimum candidature of 1 year to the maximum of 2 years.

Within the candidature given, students must choose one of the three study tracks and complete a minimum of 12 AUs from the category "Specialised Electives", with an option to do dissertation/capstone project or go for overseas immersion and remaining AUs from the "General Electives" category, as illustrated by the diagram below:

3 study tracks

The specialised elective courses are centred on specialised translation and interpretation, systematically providing theoretical grounds and hands-on training for further education, research, and professional development. Group activities, individual assignments, and peer learning opportunities are also incorporated into the course design to help students to develop essential skills, such as critical thinking, self-reflection, and evaluation, so as to consolidate learning outcomes. In line with the interdisciplinary nature of translation studies, theories and key concepts relating to the central theme of each specialised course are also introduced, for students to have essential background knowledge and a better understanding of various professional contexts in order to foster their capabilities to conduct interdisciplinary research.

To benefit further from NTU’s outstanding teaching resources, students are also offered general elective courses that reflect the most recent development in the interdisciplinary research relating to translation studies. These course designs respond to the needs of industry and government policy, enabling students to tailor their studies based on their own preference in developing their expertise in a specialised domain. 

The 4-week intensive overseas immersion programme is incorporated into the MTI curriculum design. Under the immersion programme, students are given the opportunity to go to a Chinese or English speaking country to take courses and at the same time immerge themselves in the local culture to practise their bilingual and cross-cultural communication skills.

 

Specialised Electives

Elective courses

For Practice Track only (Immersion courses)

For Research Track only
 TI6303 Dissertation or Capstone Project