The Master of Interpreter Pedagogy (MIP) is the result of a collaboration with the Modern Languages Department. It offers preparation for interpreting faculty with a focus on teaching and active learning. The field of interpreting education is facing a challenge in educating qualified interpreters who are an integral part of the access needed by deaf and hearing-impaired Americans. Many faculty teaching American Sign Language/English interpreting are recruited solely because they are skilled practitioners of interpreting and not because of their skills as teachers. Since the need for interpreting programs was recognized, they have proliferated from a very few in 1989 to more than 150 programs around the U.S. in 2004. In 2003, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf resolved that all prospective interpreters would need to hold a BA degree prior to standing for professional certification. The Conference of Interpreter Trainers recently moved to support this requirement. The resulting shift from primarily AA and AAS programs to BA programs will require that faculty have the academic credentials to teach in these advanced programs. Northeastern's MIP program is the first program of its kind specifically designed to meet this need. The MIP will primarily be offered through Web-based distance learning courses. Optional study institutes and other face-to-face opportunities will be available throughout the program. Students will take the education courses offered either concurrently or sequentially, with the field-specific courses related to teaching interpreting.

Accreditation

Northeastern University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Cost : $23,472.00

Credits : 48