Victoria University of Wellington Launches a Brand New Master Programme of Intercultural Communications and Applied Translation

12/03/2019 - Victoria University of Wellington launches a brand new master programme “Master of Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation (MICAT)” .Students who are fluent in Chinese and wish to enhance their skills in English can have the best of both worlds by studying in an English-language environment with outstanding scholars with expertise in Chinese and in Translation Studies.

In a highly globalised and technology-saturated world in the 21st century, intercultural communication and practical translation skills are increasingly sought after by employers across all sectors. To meet the global need, Victoria University of Wellington launches a brand new master programme “Master of Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation (MICAT)” , which will take students’  bilingual or multilingual skills to the next level and open doors to a professional language-related career.

MICAT is a taught 180-point master’s degree tailored for bilingual/multilingual students wishing to pursue a career in the rapidly growing language services industry and related fields. The MICAT programme provides students with relevant skills and theoretical understanding of intercultural communication and translation. It also prepares them to apply those skills in professional settings, while providing a pathway for some students to continue to doctoral study in the field of Translation Studies.

Students who are fluent in Chinese and wish to enhance their skills in English can have the best of both worlds by studying in an English-language environment with outstanding scholars with expertise in Chinese and in Translation Studies when they enrol in the Master of Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation (MICAT) at Victoria University of Wellington.

They will be able to understand, critically analyse and engage in intercultural communication and translation theories and practices nationally and internationally. 
       
They will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes to individually and collectively manage, interpret, display and disseminate human and material capital across languages, cultures and traditions in a variety of professional environments. 
       
They will also be familiar with state-of-the-art computer-assisted translation environments (in particular translation memory and captioning software) used nationally and internationally. 

The MICAT graduates will be qualified to work in government and non-government organizations, cultural institutions, and other agencies as well as in the creative, advertising and marketing industries in a range of roles including consultancy, policy, public programmes and other areas of professional work involving intercultural communication in all its forms. 
       
For further information of the master programme or any enquiry, please contact, in English or Chinese, either Dr Marco Sonzogni (https://www.victoria.ac.nz/slc/about/staff/marco-sonzogni ) or Dr Luo Hui (https://www.victoria.ac.nz/slc/about/staff/hui-luo ).

Please click here for the Porgramme flyer.

Click here to read more news and events stories...