Program Overview

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Arts in Translation and Interpreting is a one-year program that offers industry-focused training in community translation and interpreting. The program is designed to equip students with the skills to work in an increasingly globalized and digitalized translation and interpreting market.

Program Details

• The program is available in two fields of study: Chinese and Japanese.
• Students can choose to specialize in either Chinese-English or Japanese-English translating and interpreting.
• The program includes training in digital technological trends in both translation and interpreting.
• Students will gain skills in translation memory (TM), computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, machine translation (MT), and post-editing.
• The program also includes training in memory skills, logical analysis, note-taking, and dialogue interpreting, as well as cross-cultural and non-verbal communication.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry, students must have:

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
• Completed post-secondary studies, plus 2 years full-time equivalent relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Chinese and English for the Chinese field of study, or
• Proficiency in spoken and written Japanese and English for the Japanese field of study.
• A grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7-point scale in their previous qualification.
• Relevant work experience includes Japanese-English interpreting and translation or Chinese-English interpreting and translation, or any other profession where the applicant has built a portfolio demonstrating their oral and written communication expertise in English and Japanese or Chinese.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6.
• TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21, and speaking 19.
• PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub-bands.
• BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
• CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub-bands.

Fees and Scholarships

• The indicative annual fee for domestic students is $4,740.
• The indicative annual fee for international students is AUD $45,792.
• Scholarships are available for eligible students.

How to Apply

• All international applications should be submitted to UQ.
• The program code for the Graduate Diploma in Arts in Translation and Interpreting is 5751.
• The closing date for this program is June 30 of the year of commencement.

Fields of Study

• Chinese: Qualify as a professional Chinese-English translator and interpreter with the Graduate Diploma in Arts in Translation and Interpreting.
• Japanese: Qualify as a professional Japanese-English translator and interpreter with the Graduate Diploma in Arts in Translation and Interpreting.

Career Possibilities

• In-house translator/interpreter
• Freelance translator/interpreter
• International business translator/interpreter
• English teacher
• Translation project manager
• Tourism and hospitality interpreter/translator

Program Highlights

• Specialize in Japanese or Chinese interpreting
• Learn in a world-class Televic interpreting facility
• Ranked 1 in Queensland for modern languages (QS World University Rankings 2025)
• Ranked 1 in Queensland for arts and humanities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025)