Overview

The Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese) course from University of Bath is designed to prepare you for a range of business roles in mainland China, Taiwan, the UK, and other regions. You’ll enhance your translation and interpreting abilities, with a focus on the needs of markets that use Chinese (Mandarin).

If you aspire to work as a translator or interpreter in these regions or already have strong skills in translation and business interpreting, this course is suited to you. However, you must be fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin).

Graduate prospects

The MA Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese) course is vocational and has a strong international reputation.

Many of our graduates have gone on to a range of international business roles. Others have used the transferable skills gained to pursue further study, or careers in interpreting, translation, editing, teaching, and accounting.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for the following organisations:

Net-a-Porter (Product Editorial Team), London

SPD Silicon Valley Bank, Shanghai

Ernst & Young

Kudo (simultaneous interpreter)

Menicon (Chinese-English-Japanese Trilingual Coordinator)

DS Avocats, Beijing

Rifa Global Entertainment, China

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Chinese / English liaison interpreting for business

Chinese to English translation for business

English to Chinese translation for business

Proofreading, editing and management skills for translators and interpreters (Chinese)

Chinese / English advanced translation

Chinese / English liaison interpreting for business

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bath, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration Translation & Interpreting Asian studies View 66 other Masters in Asian studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically 2:1 or above.

To apply for this course, you should normally have mother tongue competence in Chinese or English. Applicants whose mother tongue is not any of these languages may be eligible on a case by case basis.

Please note you must meet the English language requirements before applying to this programme.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

If your first language is not English but within the last 2 years you completed your degree in an English speaking country, you may be exempt from our English language requirements.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27800 GBP / year

≈ 27800 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13000 GBP / year

≈ 13000 GBP / year

Living costs

Bath

United Kingdom

808 - 1228 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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