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Full time | Streatham Campus 1 | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Translation

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

  • Provides excellent professional training for careers in the language services industry as a rigorous foundation in the academic field of Translation Studies
  • Expertise in a host of languages, including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Kurdish, Russian and Spanish
  • Opportunity to do a translation work placement or project
  • Access to free English-language support through INTO University of Exeter
  • Dedicated space for study and collaborative work in a refurbished Foreign Language Centre

Careers

To succeed in the translation industry you will need a range of practical expertise as well as excellent language skills. Our MA in Translation Studies will give you the tools you need whether you choose to work in the industry or pursue a PhD.

Employment

With our industry-recognised qualification you will have the skills specified in EU standards for translation and a variety of career paths will be open to you. Our graduates have become freelance translators with their own businesses; they have found employment as in-house translators and project managers in translation companies as well as in international businesses; they have also entered other language-related professions, including publishing, journalism, public relations or language teaching. In addition, they have chosen to pursue further advanced study in doctoral programmes.

Modules

This module is both practical and professional in nature: it presents the key concepts associated with the practice of translation; the methods and skills necessary for translation; the strategies of analysis for approaching a source text and for supporting translational choices; the different means? lexical, semantic, syntactic?for expressing meaning in a target language; and the various electronic and print resources for effective translation. Applied translation is a key feature of this module: you will translate a range of text types frequently used in professional translation. You will also develop key competencies of the profession, including professional ethics, team-based approaches, editing and proofreading for translation.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,000

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£24,300

Entry requirements

We will consider applicants with a UK 2:2 Honours degree with 53% or above in English, Linguistics, Translation or a similar subject. Exceptions may be made if you are already working within the translation industry.