Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report:
A Bachelor’s degree with Honours (Translation and Interpreting Studies or equivalent) from Wits or another university, with a 65% aggregate pass mark.
Master of Arts by Dissertation:
- A Bachelor’s degree with Honours (Translation and Interpreting Studies or equivalent) from Wits or another university, with a 65% aggregate pass mark;
- A pre-arrangement for supervision within the Faculty of Humanities.
Graduates from our department are not required to submit an entrance portfolio.
New applicants (from different universities) for the translation track are required to compile an entrance portfolio consisting of:
- A translation test in the relevant language combination provided by the department;
- A letter of motivation of 750 to 1000 words in English on the reasons for applying to the Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies;
- Area(s) of research prospective students might like to pursue if accepted to the programme.
There may be a further language assessment and interview for applicants who perform satisfactorily in the entrance portfolio.
New applicants (from different universities) for the interpreting track are required to compile an entrance portfolio consisting of:
- Pre-assessment form, Section A: Personal Details, Section B: Motivation for the application, Section C: Rating of language skills, Section D: Glossing Exercise and Section E: Practice Test which is a simultaneous interpreted text from source to target language (3 min) in both language directions.
There may be an interview for applicants for interpreting programmes based on the submission of the practice test.
