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Overview
Key facts
- The Community, Healthcare and Legal Interpreting at Widener University is a 49-hour course divided into two parts.
- The first part provides the prerequisite for the national medical interpreting certification and it is a 40-hour quality program based on The Community Interpreter® program for community and healthcare interpreters. The second part is 9 hours of legal interpreting concentrating on the code of ethics, protocols, and standards of the court interpreter.
- This is an interactive, skill-based program. The sessions ground you in what you need to know to work as a professional interpreter. The focus is on medical, school, and government or nonprofit service settings. With this program, you will purchase and use the most comprehensive textbook and workbook in the field.
Programme Structure
Topics
- An overview of medical and community interpreting today
- National ethics
- How to assess your performance
- Basic protocols (such as positioning)
- Message transfer skills (how to interpret)
- Interpreting modes
- Memory skills and note-taking
- How to make decisions
- Intervention skills
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
Registration Deadline: One week before program start date.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Chester, United States
Disciplines
Health Administration View 42 other Short Courses in Health Administration in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Application
- Resume
- One letter of recommendation
- OPI score or language proficiency equivalency
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents499 USD / full≈ 499 USD / full - Out-of-State499 USD / full≈ 499 USD / full
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Domestic
Applies to youIn-State499 USD / full≈ 499 USD / full
Funding
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