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Masters

University of Bath

Translation and Professional Language Skills MA - German

Name: Translation and Professional Language Skills MA - German
Price: £13000 GBP

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Full time | University of Bath - Main Campus | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Languages German Language

Course Summary

Gain the sought-after skills you need for a career in specialist language work on this practical and respected master’s course.Our MA Translation and Professional Language Skills course prepares you to work as a professional linguist at a high level.During the course, you'll develop the skills required for a range of roles in international organisations and language service providers. You'll mostly work with the written word to develop proficiency in specialised language services, such as:translatingeditingproofreadingprecis-writing (a type of summary writing used by the United Nations). This is only available on course pathways that include French, Spanish or RussianThrough your core units, you’ll advance your editing, revision, and proofreading abilities. These are often the key areas of expertise sought by employers and agencies in the industry.You can then complement these foundational skills with optional units in specialisms like public service interpreting, public speaking, and translation technology and even learn how to set up and run your own language services company.Bath has longstanding links with international organisations like the United Nations and European Union. We make use of these links to keep our programmes up to date with the professional world and to set up external training opportunities where possible.

Modules

Dissertation/Project (30 Credits) - Core

The aim of the dissertation/project is to allow students to demonstrate that they have acquired a comprehensive understanding of the issues and processes involved in some particular aspect of professional work which they have explored in an original way.

Editing and revision (12 Credits) - Core

Enterprise skills for linguists (6 Credits) - Core

German to English translation 1 (6 Credits) - Core

German to English translation 2 (6 Credits) - Core

German/English public service and commercial interpreting (6 Credits) - Core

Proofreading (6 Credits) - Core

Public speaking (6 Credits) - Core

Understanding the commercial translation industry (6 Credits) - Core

Using technology in the translation industry (6 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees

Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,000

International fees

Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£27,800

Entry requirements

You should have a bachelors honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above.

To apply for this course you should have mother tongue competence in English and degree-level competence in one or two foreign languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish or Russian).

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The University of Bath is one of the UK’s most prestigious institutions, known for excellence in teaching and research, a welcoming community, and for providing students with outstanding preparation for the workplace or enterprise. Bath’s inclusive learning community comprises students representing more than 100 countries worldwide. There are over 20,000 students in total, of which over 5,000 are postgraduates and around a third are...more

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