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MA (Hons) Languages (Interpreting and Translating) (German/British Sign Language) (Edinburgh)

School of Social Sciences Heriot Watt University UK in Edinburgh - United Kingdom
Degree Bachelors
Mode Full-Time
Duration 4 years
Fees (Per year) 15,384 GBP

Program Overview

The Languages Interpreting and Translating (LINT) degree at Heriot-Watt University allows you to study German and British Sign Language to degree level.

Students with only one language at post-Higher/A-Level follow an accelerated intensive language course during Year 1 and join the mainstream language courses from Year 2. The degrees focus on practical language skills, communication studies, European studies and linguistics/ translation studies.

In Year 3 of this course you will spend 1 semester abroad at one of our partner institutions immeresed in the German language. The other semester of Year 3 will be spent on an in-work placement in the UK signing community immersed in British Sign Language.

 

Employability

Work and study

This is what our MA (Hons) Languages (Interpreting and Translating) (German/British Sign Language) students are doing 15 months after graduating:

  • 65% are working

  • 10% are studying

  • 10% are working and studying.

In highly skilled work

  • 70% of those are in highly skilled work 15 months after graduating.

Salary

  • The average salary of students 15 months after graduating: £19000

  • The average UK salary of students 15 months after graduating from a similar course: £22000

Jobs

These are the most common jobs students go into 15 months after graduating:

  • Artistic, literary and media occupations

  • Business and public service associate professionals

  • Teaching and educational professionals

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