PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Translation and Interpreting Studies

Hong Kong

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¿Qué aprenderé?

This research degree covers interpreting studies: assessment of interpreting quality, perception of interpreting performance, pedagogy of interpreting, court interpreting, community interpreting, simultaneous interpreting, and corpus-based interpreting studies, Theories of translation, empirical studies of translation, neuro-cognitive approaches to translation studies

This programme aims to provide rigorous training to students who aspire to become researchers or scholars capable of conducting independent and original research, and producing research findings that are relevant and significant to their chosen field of specialization. The objectives of the programme of study are to equip students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform a piece of investigative work of substance with rigour and wit. To be awarded the degree, students must demonstrate their research competence by submitting a thesis and successfully defending it. This is to ensure that students have attained the appropriate/requisite standard and acquired ability to:

  • fully understand and critically evaluate the literature related to their chosen area of study
  • identify problems of relevance and significance worthy of examination
  • formulate the problems into testable pieces amenable to rigorous
  • investigation apply appropriate research methodology to conduct the investigation
  • perform careful and thorough analysis from which valid conclusions are
  • drawn present the findings in a clear, lucid and cogent manner

Course Structure:

Three years (for students admitted on the basis of a Master's degree with a significant research component);
Four years (for students admitted on the basis of a Master's degree or a Bachelor's degree).

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

Faculty of Humanities

Opciones de estudio

a tiempo completo (3 )

Costos de estudio
HK$84.200,00 (US$ 10.766) por año
Annual tuition fee: HK $42,100 (UGC-funded students); HK $84,200 (Non-UGC-funded students)

*El precio que se muestra es una referencia, por favor verificar con la institución

Aplicaciones hasta

Esperado October 2024

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Fecha de inicio

27 Mayo 2024

Lugar

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

ST305, 3/F, Ng Wing Hong Building,

Hung Hom,

Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

3-year full-time PhD programme

Normally hold an MPhil or equivalent (a research postgraduate degree with a dissertation as an award requirement) conferred by a recognised university.

4-year full-time PhD programme

Normally hold:

A Master’s degree; OR
A Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours (or equivalent qualification), conferred by a recognised university.

PolyU may accept other equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis.

English Language Requirements

The requirements for those who do not have a degree for which English was the language of instruction at a recognized university are:

An overall score of at least 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); OR

A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or above for the Internet-based test or 550 or above for the paper-based test.

All English language test scores are considered valid for two years after the date of the test.

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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