Course summary
Overview Whether you're a university graduate or a practising translator, you can further your knowledge and career with our flexible and industry ready MA Translation Studies degree course. Advance your practical language, translation and technology skills whilst developing your understanding of professional practises, and networking with industry experts. You'll benefit from the rich research experience and industry collaborations of teaching staff, who'll provide you with the most up to date theoretical knowledge and working practises, to best prepare you for your career in translation. This is a flexible course – you can study around your existing professional and personal commitments by choosing between full-time, part-time, campus-based or distance learning options. You can also work towards one of the following exit awards, depending on the number of credits and length of your study:
- MA in Translation Studies (180 credits)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies (120) credits
- Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (60) credits
- Specialise in translation between English and your choice of nine languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian or Spanish
- Gain free access to translation software's MemoQ and Ooona, the most widely used software tools in the profession
- Choose to have your dissertation supervised by an industry professional, who'll act as an advisor and an insight to the industry
- Combine the newest theories with the most current industry practices to prepare you for your career in translation
- Benefit from the rich research experience of teaching staff and their collaborations with major translation stakeholders, including the European Language Industry Association (ELIA) and the Association of Translation Companies (ATC)
- Network with industry professionals as part of your course, and through internship and job opportunities
- Translation project management
- Translation
- Freelance Translation
- Editing
- Copywriting
- Association of Translation Companies (ATC)
- Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
- Parallel Translations
- Wessex Translation
- Up to 3 hours of teaching time every week (lecture, seminar or workshop) for each module you study.
- 24–30 hours of independent study each week if you study full-time, or 12–15 hours each week if you study part-time.
Modules
Full-time Core modules
- Critical Approaches to Specialised Translation (30 credits)
- Dissertation/Major Project (60 credits)
- Multimodal Translation (30 credits)
- Professional Aspects of Translation (30 credits)
- Professional Portfolio (30 credits)
- Project Management (30 credits)
- Translation Project (30 credits)
- Translation Technologies (30 credits)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- translations and commentaries
- essays
- presentations
- projects
- portfolios
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. Applicants whose main language is English require advanced knowledge of at least one other language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian or Spanish). Applicants may be subject to assessment if their language competency is not evidenced by their qualifications/application.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5. | |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176. | |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 100 with a minimum of 24 in Reading, 23 in Listening, 25 in Speaking and 24 in Writing. | |
| PTE Academic | An overall score of 68 with a minimum of 61 in each skill. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £3470 | Year 1 |
| England | £3470 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £3470 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £3470 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £3470 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £3470 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £3470 | Year 1 |
| International | £3470 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP