Cardiff University
Translation with a Placement Year Abroad
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
86–96%
high entry
Grad employment
80%
15 months after
In professional roles
40%
Median grad salary
£26,000
15 months after
Cardiff's Translation with a Placement Year Abroad is a four-year BA that adds a year at a partner institution or in a professional setting overseas to the standard translation programme, studying the theory and practice of translation between languages. The year abroad is what the extra year provides; the academic content is the standard degree. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Translation with a Placement Year Abroad at Cardiff University has a 86–96% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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- ABB
- BBC
About Cardiff University
Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Translation with a Placement Year Abroad
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.