MSc in Translation from Imperial College

The Imperial College in London is one of the very few institutions that offers a masters programme in medical, scientific and technical translation. The MScTrans programme is offered in full-time or part-time in a number of languages, including Chinese, Turkish and Korean.

Some time ago, the faculty carried out a survey to find out if prospective students would be interested in a distance study course.

As one of the participants of this survey, I visited their website today to find some information on the results of this survey. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find anything related to this particular issue.

I therefore decided to write an email to their staff to enquire about their plans. Emiliano Grappasonni, MSc Translation Administrator, responded very quickly and answered my questions as following:

1. The survey has confirmed the interest of people in a distance learning option for the MSc in Translation.

2. Therefore, the faculty has decided to offer a distance course and is currently in the process of setting the course up. They are expecting to offer the course by 2007.

Emiliano also mentioned that they will update their website shortly.