Translation: Translation Studies MA
UCL (University College London)
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There is a growing demand for highly trained translators in private and public sectors, and this degree will give you the skills needed to thrive in this field. The Translation: Translation Studies MA enables you to advance your practical translation and technology skills while focusing on a specific language. Taught at UCL, you’ll learn from renowned specialist translation experts and enjoy regular workshops with leaders from the translation industry. The Translation: Translation Studies MA ...Read more

There is a growing demand for highly trained translators in private and public sectors, and this degree will give you the skills needed to thrive in this field. The Translation: Translation Studies MA enables you to advance your practical translation and technology skills while focusing on a specific language. Taught at UCL, you’ll learn from renowned specialist translation experts and enjoy regular workshops with leaders from the translation industry. The Translation: Translation Studies MA allows you to focus on a specific language, gaining practical experience of translation and the critical and analytical skills required for research and employment. You will also choose from a range of translation modules covering theoretical and technological topics. The dissertation project provides a bespoke opportunity to showcase your translation interests and abilities in an extended annotated translation.Optional advanced translation modules are available to students in the following languages: Dutch, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian languages, and Spanish. We also offer optional modules with language-specific strands (subject to availability). The individual modules listed below outline the available languages and usually include a wide range of European languages as well as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Russian. We are also able to offer Ukrainian (subject to availability - please contact the MA director).

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A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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£16,000 per year

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£33,000 per year

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UCL (University College London)
Gower Street London Camden WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
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