Diploma / M.A. in legal translation, City University London
am 23.08.2007 von Transblawg
City University has recently announced, apparently, that its diploma / M.A. course on legal translation is not starting till autumn 2008. Meanwhile, there are a number of modules that can be taken separately as CPD (The ITI has recently been encouraging members to make a list of measures of CPD they undertake each year, although I don't think this is an official thing like it is for lawyers).
The modules are offered in the following language combinations:
English into French
* English into German
* …
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