MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies

at University of Manchester

Course unit details

You will undertake units totalling 180 credits. Core units combine to make 120 credits, with the remaining 60 credits allocated to a research dissertation.
 

Course unit list

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Dissertation
• Introduction to Translation and Interpreting studies
• Translating for Business and Institutions 1
• Translating for the Creative and Heritage Industries 1
• Interpreting, Society and Skills
• Translating for Business and Institutions 2
• Translating for the Creative and Heritage Industries 2
• Interpreting for Business and Public Services
• Research Methods in Translation and Intercultural Studies
• Research Development Seminar

Academic entry qualification overview

We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.
 

English language

An overall grade of IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in writing and no skill below 6.5 is required or 100+ in the TOEFL iBT with a minimum writing score of 25 and no skill below 22.

• MA (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £11,500
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £23,000

Many of our graduates begin careers in translation and interpreting, whilst others have pursued roles in subtitling, marketing, film production and distribution, publishing, media, and international business. Some graduates also pursue careers in academia. 

Graduates have found employment at UN agencies, Translators without Borders, The British Council, The Hut Group, Capita Translation and Interpreting, universities in the UK and around the world, and other translation agencies. 

Graduates have found employment at UN agencies, internationally-minded cultural organisations, translation agencies in the UK and abroad, industry, and universities in the UK and around the world.