Graduate Diploma in Interpreting Studies (Exit Only)

This program is an exit point for students undertaking 1775 Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and 1777 Master of Interpreting and Translation who do not complete subject LANG 7001 Accreditation Studies (2017 and prior) or subject LANG 7030 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG) (from 2018). Offered as a Grad Certificate/Grad Diploma qualification of 80 credit points, it is normally completed in 1 year full-time and 2 years part-time. Students do not apply for this award directly: admission is to the parent program, and the qualification is conferred on those who leave that program early having completed the required credit points. It is administered within Western Sydney University's Humanities and Communication Arts academic area. Subjects include Legal Interpreting, Business Interpreting, Introduction to Interpreting PG, Interpreting and Translation Professional Practicum (PG) and Introduction to Translation PG. Graduates are expected to be able to gather, synthesise and evaluate interpreting and translation studies literature and other relevant information from a range of sources making critical decisions about the reliability of such information; and exercise judgement and critical, reflective, creative, technical, and basic professional skills to solve translation and interpreting-related problems in straightforward contexts using cultural, ethical, professional and evidence-based perspectives.