12 monthsProgramme duration
25,450 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MA in Translation Studies combines theory with practice, equipping you with the skills and confidence for a career in the language sector (and beyond) or for PhD research. While translation is becoming increasingly automated in certain contexts, it remains a deeply human skill and activity shaping our identities, cultures, knowledge, and economies. Our programme equips you with both the technological skill and the human and cultural understanding of the power and potential of translation.
With more than 15 years of excellence in translation research, training, and outreach – including our top-rated online course, Working with Translation, chosen by nearly 70,000 learners from 150 countries – we have a proven track record of excellence and a future-facing focus. Our programme engages with the big issues and debates, from the use of AI, to sustainability, to the role of translation in the midst of global social and political change.
One of the exciting differences of our MA in Translation versus many others is that you can translate between English and ANY language. You might choose Arabic, Chinese, French, or Spanish. Maybe your interest lies in less commonly taught languages like for example Basque, Indonesian, Kazakh, or Ukrainian. Or, Welsh might be your focus – for which we offer new and bespoke options to build your skills and experience of English-Welsh translation. The choice of language is completely yours, which means you can follow your passions and shape your studies around your goals.Our tailored, well-rounded training focuses on your development and is designed to meet your personal ambitions and industry expectations.
- Foundational and flexible: Start with core topics and knowledge before shaping your own path (with our support) through optional modules, assessment texts and formats, as well as dissertation topics.
- Skills and insight: Gain tech proficiency, an adaptive mindset and an insider knowledge of the language industry, mastering the potential of computer-assisted translation, machine translation, and AI tools for a sustainable career.
- Critical and creative: Explore how knowledge and power are co-constructed through translation and consider what it means to study translation in the unique context of Wales – a bilingual and devolved nation in the anglophone Global North.
- Professional focus: Discover a range of jobs and roles in the classroom and on professional placement like specialised translation, postediting, creative and multimodal translation, subtitling, and activist translation, as well as project management, editing, PR, journalism, and teaching.
- Community and networks: Work with expert researchers and translation professionals, and access our networks of alumni and employers with links to the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS), among others.
- Routes into research: If a PhD interests you, we’ll support you in developing a strong proposal to secure funding. We have a track record training international scholars and securing doctoral funding with ESRC, AHRC and CSC. Whether you're aiming for industry or academia, our programme will help you take the next step.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MA in Translation Studies combines theory with practice, equipping you with the skills and confidence for a career in the language sector (and beyond) or for PhD research. While translation is becoming increasingly automated in certain contexts, it remains a deeply human skill and activity shaping our identities, cultures, knowledge, and economies. Our programme equips you with both the technological skill and the human and cultural understanding of the power and potential of translation.
With more than 15 years of excellence in translation research, training, and outreach – including our top-rated online course, Working with Translation, chosen by nearly 70,000 learners from 150 countries – we have a proven track record of excellence and a future-facing focus. Our programme engages with the big issues and debates, from the use of AI, to sustainability, to the role of translation in the midst of global social and political change.
One of the exciting differences of our MA in Translation versus many others is that you can translate between English and ANY language. You might choose Arabic, Chinese, French, or Spanish. Maybe your interest lies in less commonly taught languages like for example Basque, Indonesian, Kazakh, or Ukrainian. Or, Welsh might be your focus – for which we offer new and bespoke options to build your skills and experience of English-Welsh translation. The choice of language is completely yours, which means you can follow your passions and shape your studies around your goals.Our tailored, well-rounded training focuses on your development and is designed to meet your personal ambitions and industry expectations.
- Foundational and flexible: Start with core topics and knowledge before shaping your own path (with our support) through optional modules, assessment texts and formats, as well as dissertation topics.
- Skills and insight: Gain tech proficiency, an adaptive mindset and an insider knowledge of the language industry, mastering the potential of computer-assisted translation, machine translation, and AI tools for a sustainable career.
- Critical and creative: Explore how knowledge and power are co-constructed through translation and consider what it means to study translation in the unique context of Wales – a bilingual and devolved nation in the anglophone Global North.
- Professional focus: Discover a range of jobs and roles in the classroom and on professional placement like specialised translation, postediting, creative and multimodal translation, subtitling, and activist translation, as well as project management, editing, PR, journalism, and teaching.
- Community and networks: Work with expert researchers and translation professionals, and access our networks of alumni and employers with links to the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS), among others.
- Routes into research: If a PhD interests you, we’ll support you in developing a strong proposal to secure funding. We have a track record training international scholars and securing doctoral funding with ESRC, AHRC and CSC. Whether you're aiming for industry or academia, our programme will help you take the next step.
Admission Requirements
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
- A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as humanities, language, literature, translation studies, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
- A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
If you do not have a degree in a relevant area, your application may be considered on the basis of your linguistic skills and competences for the programme in the context of a written language test and interview.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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