Program Overview
Professional
Translation Studies Pathways
Master the art of language with a degree in Translation Studies and become a bilingual/multilingual professional, able to compete and thrive in an increasingly globalised job market.
How to Apply
The application process to this course is different for the assured and graduate entry pathways, and for international and domestic applicants.
Domestic Pathways
- Domestic Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via TISC. Refer to TISC Online for current course codes and application deadlines.
- Domestic Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via GEMSAS, which open and close in accordance with the GEMSAS timeline. All domestic applicants must submit a valid GAMSAT score by the application closing date.
International Pathways
- International Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.
- International Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.
Pathway details
You can pursue a Master of Translation Studies at UWA via an Assured Pathway after completing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a relevant major. If you are not completing the Assured Pathway, you are not required to study the BA, however you must have a language as your second major. The course is available for English and Chinese, French, German or Italian (in both directions).
The Master of Translation Studies (12520) is accredited by the National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Translator
To become a translator you need to study a three-year bachelor's degree followed by a two-year master's degree
Pathways for mature-age students
If you will be aged 20 years or older on 1 March (for Semester 1 entry) or 1 August (for Semester 2 entry) you qualify for our mature-age-entry pathways.
Assured Pathways for high school leavers
- Minimum ATAR: 90.001
- TISC Codes: UWTRA (Arts), UWTRP (Philosophy [Honours] Assured Pathway)
- Qualifications: BA + MTransSt, BPhil (Hons) + MTransSt
- Duration: Three-year bachelor's degree plus a two-year master's degree
- Limited places: No
- Selection criteria: ATAR Only
- Undergraduate major: Chinese, French, German or Italian
- Conditions for progress to Postgraduate Study: Completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major that aligns with one of the specialisations of the Master of Translation Studies.
Standard entry
You can enrol in translation studies by completing a bachelor's degree after high school. You’ll also need the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of a relevant major.
More about this course
This course fosters critical thinking and analytical skills through latest technologies and frontier translation theories such as corpus-based and localisation. There are opportunities for individual supervision of a translation research project, and the course includes a work placement component where students apply knowledge in industry environments.
