Translation and Interpreting MA

University of Surrey

Our trailblazing course stands out as one of the few in the UK that integrate skills in both translation and interpreting with the use of cutting-edge AI and innovative language and communication technologies. You will learn how to navigate the complex linguistic, social and technological dimensions of the language services industry, significantly boosting your employability. Our course has a strong practical component and explores exciting and newly developing areas of the discipline, from translation process research and translation as intercultural mediation to audio/video-mediated distance/remote interpreting, hybrid modalities of interpreting, audiovisual translation, and AI. As a UK centre of excellence in translation and interpreting, supported by the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, our teaching is guided by our leading research on integrating tried-and-tested translation and interpreting practices with AI-driven technologies such as neural machine translation, speech technologies and generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT). We support internships and professional development activities, which will enable you to collaborate with language service providers and build a professional engagement portfolio that you can present to future employers. We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.