Postgraduate Diploma in Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation–PGDipICAT 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDICAT shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, with a B grade average or better; and

(ii) completed at least 40 300-level points in a language other than English, with a B grade average or better; and

(iii) been accepted by the MICAT programme director as capable of completing the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement a(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

(c) Requirement a(ii) may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has demonstrated at least the equivalent language competence.

2. Except as provided in section 4, a candidate who completes all the requirements for Part 1 of the MICAT and does not proceed to complete Part 2 can be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Intercultural Communication and Applied Translation (PGDipICAT).

MICAT Part 1: FHSS 402, FHSS 410, LANG 403, (LANG 401 or 501)

3. A candidate for the PGDipICAT shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters, and complete the degree within two years of first enrolling. The associate dean may extend the maximum period in special cases.