Translation and Technology MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Jul, 2027Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

UCL’s Translation and Technology MSc equips language specialists to operate in high-stakes contexts where precision and nuance are paramount to successful communication across languages and cultures. Delivered by leading researchers and professional experts, this research-led, technology-focused training prepares professionals for premium, high-risk markets. Students specialise in Audiovisual, Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) translation, or Interpreting, gaining the domain-specific skills to drive successful cross-cultural communication.


UCL’s Translation and Technology MSc equips language specialists to operate in high-stakes contexts where precision and nuance of communication are paramount. Through interdisciplinary study blending practical techniques, technological expertise, and critical understanding of tools and intercultural competences, you will master audience-specific modes of translation, cross-cultural interpreting, intercultural mediation, and AI-driven translation technologies. Our MSc graduates emerge as translators, interpreters, subtitlers, and writers, competitively positioned for careers in science, technology, and communications industries.


Upon enrolment MSc students will choose from one of the following study options:


  • Translation and Technology (Scientific, Technical and Medical) MSc
  • Translation and Technology (Interpreting) MSc
  • Translation and Technology (Audiovisual) MSc

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

UCL’s Translation and Technology MSc equips language specialists to operate in high-stakes contexts where precision and nuance are paramount to successful communication across languages and cultures. Delivered by leading researchers and professional experts, this research-led, technology-focused training prepares professionals for premium, high-risk markets. Students specialise in Audiovisual, Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) translation, or Interpreting, gaining the domain-specific skills to drive successful cross-cultural communication.


UCL’s Translation and Technology MSc equips language specialists to operate in high-stakes contexts where precision and nuance of communication are paramount. Through interdisciplinary study blending practical techniques, technological expertise, and critical understanding of tools and intercultural competences, you will master audience-specific modes of translation, cross-cultural interpreting, intercultural mediation, and AI-driven translation technologies. Our MSc graduates emerge as translators, interpreters, subtitlers, and writers, competitively positioned for careers in science, technology, and communications industries.


Upon enrolment MSc students will choose from one of the following study options:


  • Translation and Technology (Scientific, Technical and Medical) MSc
  • Translation and Technology (Interpreting) MSc
  • Translation and Technology (Audiovisual) MSc

Admission Requirements

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A high upper second-class Bachelor’s degree (average 65% and above), or a BA/BSc (any result) plus a minimum of 2 years’ proven experience in the translation industry, or an MA/MSc (any result), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Students should only translate out of a language in which they have an advanced level and translate into a language in which they have native proficiency (language combinations subject to availability).

30 Jul 2027
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
16,800 GBP
International
36,800 GBP

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