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sustainable-energy-systems-management-msc sustainable-energy-systems-management-pgdip systemic-practice-family-therapy-msc systemic-practice-family-therapy-pgcert systemic-practice-family-therapy-pgdip systemic-psychotherapy-msc teaching-english-speakers-other-languages-applied-linguistics-msc translation-ma violence-terrorism-security-ma violence-terrorism-security-pgdip youth-justice-msc youth-justice-pgdip zero-carbon-engineering-pgcert Share Facebook Linkedin Email Undergraduate 2025 MA | Postgraduate Taught Interpreting Apply now Register Interest Entry year Academic Year 2026/27 Entry requirements 2.2 Attendance 1 year (Full-time) Places available 20 (Full Time) Overview Course content Modules Entry requirements Careers Fees and funding Apply This MA in Interpreting is designed to provide students with: - In-depth knowledge and understanding of the contexts and practices of professional interpreting, enabling students to develop the skills upon which professional interpreter competence is predicated. - Competence in autonomous and lifelong learning, which enables students to apply the interpreting, communication, and learning skill set they have acquired to any other career of their choice, including starting their own business as a freelancing professional. - Advanced expertise in their language pairs. - In-depth knowledge of the language-services market place. - Appropriate opportunities in professionally-based practice.
Key Program Features
Interpreting highlights
Professional Accreditations
Students who complete the additional module Principles in Community Interpreting are eligible for the award of a OCN Level 4 certificate in Principles of Community Interpreting.
Career Development
Graduates can pursue careers that require translation/interpreting and bilingual skills, cross-culture awareness, technological savvy, interpersonal skills, and, most importantly, the ability to self-teach needed skills in a rather short time. We have graduates working in a range of areas, e.g., academia, creative writing, translation and interpreting industry, public policy, business and commerce and journalism, and in many other industries, e.g., technology, finance, engineering, construction, international trade, foreign affairs, marketing, law, medicine, pharmaceutics, (video) gaming, fashion, and tourism. The programme also includes specialist training in translation technologies and offers opportunities for work experience.
Internationally Renowned Experts
You will be taught by staff with professional experience in various fields and research profiles of international standing, with a wide and diverse range of interests in interpreting and translation studies. Queen’s University Belfast is ranked 199 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). More specifically, our Department of Modern Languages is ranked 151-200 (QS World University Rankings 2025). In REF 2021, 88% of research submitted by Queen’s has been assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent. The School hosts several large research projects across all the language areas, funded by the AHRC, the Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, and Horizon 2020.
Student Experience
There are field visits to our industry partners, including Keywords Studios, (a world-known game localisation provider), KBC banking and insurance group, Visit Brussels (the Brussels-Capital Region’s tourism promotion and communications agency) and the European Union (Directorate-General for Translation and Interpretation). You can also attend the workshops delivered by industry professionals in various fields, e.g., game localisation, audio description, translation and translation technology, post-editing, and actor training and interpreting, and biweekly seminars with renowned visiting speakers.
Career Opportunities
Career Development
Graduates can pursue careers that require translation/interpreting and bilingual skills, cross-culture awareness, technological savvy, interpersonal skills, and, most importantly, the ability to self-teach needed skills in a rather short time. We have graduates working in a range of areas, e.g., academia, creative writing, translation and interpreting industry, public policy, business and commerce and journalism, and in many other industries, e.g., technology, finance, engineering, construction, international trade, foreign affairs, marketing, law, medicine, pharmaceutics, (video) gaming, fashion, and tourism. The programme also includes specialist training in translation technologies and offers opportunities for work experience.
Internationally Renowned Experts
You will be taught by staff with professional experience in various fields and research profiles of international standing, with a wide and diverse range of interests in interpreting and translation studies. Queen’s University Belfast is ranked 199 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). More specifically, our Department of Modern Languages is ranked 151-200 (QS World University Rankings 2025). In REF 2021, 88% of research submitted by Queen’s has been assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent. The School hosts several large research projects across all the language areas, funded by the AHRC, the Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, and Horizon 2020.
Student Experience
There are field visits to our industry partners, including Keywords Studios, (a world-known game localisation provider), KBC banking and insurance group, Visit Brussels (the Brussels-Capital Region’s tourism promotion and communications agency) and the European Union (Directorate-General for Translation and Interpretation). You can also attend the workshops delivered by industry professionals in various fields, e.g., game localisation, audio description, translation and translation technology, post-editing, and actor training and interpreting, and biweekly seminars with renowned visiting speakers.
Choosing to study at Queen's is one of the best decisions I have made. I am now working as an interpreter and sales manager in an overseas-funded enterprise based in Chongqing, China. Interpreting skills I acquired when studying at Queen's have definitely paved my way for career development. I would like to give this credit to the professional course arrangement and capable lecturers teaching the programme! Shihan Zhu Graduate
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
Course Details
The programme introduces students to the contexts and environments in which professional interpreters work and to the research techniques and modes of practice required by these contexts. Delivered through a combination of seminars, workshops, guided private study, a programme of visiting speakers and appropriate professional practice, the structure of the programme enables students to work at the highest professional level. For 2026 entry, Chinese-English and Arabic-English are offered. Please contact the programme convenor Dr. Chen-En Ho (c.ho@qub.ac.uk) if you need further details about language pairs.
Dissertation
The dissertation will either be an extended essay on an aspect of interpreting theory and practice; or a case study documenting an extended interpreting engagement.
Semester 1 Modules
Consecutive Interpreting (20 CATS) Simultaneous Interpreting (20 CATS)
Semester 1 and 2 Module
Principles and Practices of Interpreting (40 CATS)
Admission Requirements
How to Apply
Apply using our online Queen's Portal and follow the step-by-step instructions on how to apply .
Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions that apply when you accept an offer of a place at the University on a taught programme of study. Queen's University Belfast Terms and Conditions .
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
USD 15,100/year (international)
Tuition Fees
| Northern Ireland (NI) 1 | £7,700 |
| Republic of Ireland (ROI) 2 | £7,700 |
| England, Scotland or Wales (GB) 1 | £10,400 |
| EU Other 3 | £23,000 |
| International | £23,000 |
1 EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled status, will be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB will be charged the GB fee.
2 EU students who are ROI nationals resident in ROI are eligible for NI tuition fees.
3 EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees.
All tuition fees quoted relate to a single year of study unless stated otherwise. Tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
More information on postgraduate tuition fees .
Additional course costs
There are no specific additional course costs associated with this programme.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Financial Aid & Funding Opportunities
A range of funding options may be available to students enrolling at Queen's University Belfast. Explore all options early — many scholarships have deadlines months before programme start.
- University Scholarships: Queen's University Belfast may offer merit-based, need-based, or programme-specific scholarships for postgraduate students. Contact the international or financial aid office for current awards.
- Government Scholarships (): National governments often fund outbound and inbound student mobility. Check your home country's government scholarship schemes (e.g., national student loan bodies, ministry of education awards).
- International Scholarships: Major funders include: Commonwealth Scholarships, Fulbright (USA programmes), Chevening (UK), Erasmus+ (Europe), DAAD (Germany), Campus France, Australia Awards, and many more.
- Employer Sponsorship: Professionals returning to study may negotiate tuition sponsorship with their employer, particularly for MBA or executive programmes.
- Graduate Assistantships / Fellowships: Some universities offer funded research or teaching assistant positions that include a stipend and partial or full tuition waiver.
- External Foundations: Rotary Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation, Ford Foundation, and many discipline-specific bodies fund postgraduate study globally.
- Payment Plans: Flexible instalment plans may allow you to spread tuition payments across the academic year.
About Queen's University Belfast
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University Profile- Start Date August 2026
- Language English
- Duration 12 months
- Credits 60 ECTS / 180 credits (1-year programme)