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 UNF-VRS Interpreting Institute Partnership Offers Master’s Degree Concentration in Interpreting Pedagogy 

For the first time in interpreter education history, academia and industry have collaborated to build an exciting opportunity, offering interpreters a chance to earn a Master’s degree that will prepare them to teach the interpreting process in colleges and universities. Known for its reputable faculty and innovative Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in ASL/English Interpreting, UNF is a forerunner in distance learning for Interpreter Education. VRS Interpreting Institute (VRSII) and UNF are combining their expertise, energy, and resources to deliver a leading edge Master’s degree option with an emphasis in Interpreter Pedagogy. VRSII’s world-class training facility offers on-going education for Interpreting Education Program (IEP) graduates and IEP educators.

 

  If you are interested in a career teaching interpreting, or are already doing so and would like a cutting-edge curriculum taught by top educators in the field…this program is for you!

Quick Facts:

 

  •  33-36 credit hours (varies depending on teaching experience)
  •  18-24 months to complete
  •  In-state tuition may be available within the Southern Regional Education Board area (AL, AR, DE, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, OK, SC, TN, TX, WVA) if you qualify for Academic Common Market (ACM). Please visit the following link to check viability and to initiate an application with your state ACM representative: http://www.sreb.org/page/1304/academic_common_market.html
  •   Reduced tuition rate available outside of the southern region (see the right-hand column in the spreadsheet found at: http://www.unf.edu/tuition)
  •   Salt Lake City accommodations provided by VRSII during summer session
  •  Graduation from UNF in Jacksonville, FL (beginning fall 2013)

 

If you are interested in a career teaching interpreting, or are already doing so and would like a cutting-edge curriculum taught by top educators in the field…this program is for you! The Interpreting Pedagogy Concentration falls under a Master of Science degree in ASL/English Interpreting