Overview

This course will enable you to apply your knowledge and skills in strategies for planning, delivering and reviewing your own professional interpreting work. It offers interpreters a structured career and professional development route that enables those currently practising to improve their skills and achieve not only a postgraduate diploma, but also nationally recognised qualification status.

Key facts

The overall aim of this postgraduate course is to produce practitioners with high order interpreting skills who will be able to interpret between Deaf people whose first or preferred language is BSL and the many hearing people with whom they interact.

The British Sign Language - English Interpreting programme from The University of Lancashire includes theoretically based knowledge of language, linguistics and culture required in order to understand the various client groups’ language choices and interact appropriately with them.

Successful British Sign Language/English Interpreting and Translation Studies students will be eligible to register and work as Professional British Sign Language interpreters.

You could teach and assess others, sign at theatre productions or television performances, or move into research.

You could also become self-employed and work freelance.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Developing BSL Performance

Interpreting as a Profession

Critical Interpreting Analysis

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

UK students can apply all year round.

Language

English

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Preston, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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105

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TOEFL^® IBT

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5

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61

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should hold at least 2:2 degree in related subject

Intermediate/Level 3 British Sign Language skills such as SIGNATURE or equivalent

Applicant must show potential to achieve postgraduate level academic performance

Applicant must show potential to function as a competent member of the target work-force

For progression onto the MA, must have completed the postgraduate diploma

Demonstration of written English is required as well as the submission of a short BSL video, further details on how to submit this and what to include will be sent to you upon receipt of an application

Successful admissions interview

A satisfactory Enhanced DBS/Disclosure Scotland is required for this course.

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

99000 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

99000 GBP / year

≈ 99000 GBP / year

Additional Details

per 20 credits

Living costs

Preston

United Kingdom

751 - 1425 GBP / month

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

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Preston

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