Our Programmes
We offer a wide variety of programmes and modes of study. Find out more about our programmes, including admission information, financial aid, and career prospects.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Interlingual Communication and Language Technology trains bilingual professionals for a language industry being reshaped by AI. Students develop four core competencies: bilingual writing, oral communication, intercultural understanding, and language technology.
Translation and writing courses span academic, creative and professional genres. Public speaking training teaches students to present ideas clearly, engage different audiences, and adapt their message to the setting. Intercultural coursework builds the ability to work across cultures — a skill at the heart of translation and increasingly of every workplace. Throughout the programme, students work hands-on with AI-assisted language tools, learning where these tools help, where they fail, and how a skilled human adds value.
In the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Translation at Lingnan, you’ll be learning more than how to translate between Chinese and English. You’ll be learning how to communicate across cultural divides. Want to become a world citizen? Well, you’ll get a chance to study abroad for one term at a sister institution located in Canada, Spain, Japan, Korea, just to name a few dreamy destinations. While in Hong Kong, you’ll be learning about everything you’re curious about, in law and business, technology and engineering, science and engineering, the Internet and AI. Is AI going to replace you? Not a chance! You’ve got a heart and a brain; you can think critically and with sympathy, unlike Chat GPT. But you will learn how to harness the power of AI to become a skilled multilingual, cross-cultural communicator.
In the programme, you’ll take courses in different kinds of specialised translation, interpreting, linguistics, translation theory, criticism, and history. You’ll also have the opportunity to apply your learning in real-world contexts: corporate internships, exchange programmes, and service projects. When you graduate, you can pursue all sorts of careers, not just translation and interpreting but also management, marketing, journalism, public relations, education, and even academic research.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation, Cross-cultural Studies, and Corporate Communication programme provides students with a quality bilingual and cross-cultural education. On graduating, they will have a high level of linguistic awareness and competence in Chinese and English, in addition to a critical and creative mindset. In this programme, equal emphasis is placed on the academic and practical study of translation, to which students are introduced through a wide range of courses: different genres of specialised translation, interpreting, linguistics, translation theory, criticism, and history.
The Master of Arts in Language, Communication, and Technology (MALCT) programme aims to provide students with a challenging interdisciplinary education and rigorous academic training in bilingual communication, language technologies, digital communication, and related research.
Designed for students with strong competence in Chinese and English, the programme seeks to develop advanced abilities in language use, cross-cultural communication, translation practices, and technology-mediated communication. Through engagement with contemporary theories, digital tools, and emerging artificial intelligence technologies, students will develop the capacity to analyse, evaluate, and create effective communication across linguistic, cultural, and technological contexts.
The programme emphasises critical thinking, cultural awareness, ethical judgement, and research skills, enabling students to assess the opportunities and challenges brought by language technologies and AI-assisted communication. By fostering intellectual curiosity, creativity, and reflective practice, the programme prepares graduates to respond effectively to professional and academic challenges in an increasingly digital and globalised society.
The Department of Translation first offered its Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Programme in the academic year 1995-1996. The Programme is pursued by research. To be awarded the degree, candidates must complete an approved programme of research, submit a written thesis, and successfully defend the thesis in the presence of the designated examiners.
The Department of Translation first offered its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme in the academic year 2000-2001. The Programme at Lingnan is pursued by research. To be awarded the degree, candidates must complete an approved programme of research, submit a written thesis, and successfully defend the thesis in the presence of the designated examiners.