MA Translation

Students take 180 credits, 60 of which are a dissertation and a 120 from taught modules. Students should follow the programme structure set out below.

Students must take the modules below.

• Translation Theory
• Translation Studies and Methodology
• Dissertation in Linguistics (Translation Theory)

Students must take a minimum of 60 credits from the list below.

• Practical Translation Arabic into English
• Practical Translation English into Arabic
• Practical Translation Persian into English
• Practical Translation English into Persian
• Practical Translation Swahili into English
• Practical Translation: Chinese to English
• Practical Translation: English to Chinese
• Practical Translation: Japanese into English
• Practical Translation: English into Japanese
• Practical Translation: English into Korean
• Translating Korean Literature (Masters)
• Translation of Journalistic Texts from and into Chinese
• Advanced Translation (Turkish)
• The Qur'an:Language,Style and Translation in English
• Translation Technology
• Concepts and Practice of Subtitling
• Translating Cultures 1
• Translating Cultures 2
• Conference Interpreting (English/Chinese)
• Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of Language A
• Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of Language B

Depending on the credits taken in list A, students can take 30 credits from the list below OR a language acquisition module.

• Literatures in African languages
• Directed Readings in an African Langauage
• Comparative Media Theory
• African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World
• Culture and Society of China
• Culture and Society of Japan
• Culture and Society of South Asia
• Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
• Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation
• Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature
• Postcolonial Theory and Practice
• Readings in Korean Literature (Masters)
• Introduction to the Study of Language
• Topics in Lexical Semantics (MA)
• Language, Society and Communication (Masters)
• Topics in the Structure of Chinese (Masters)
• Issues in Semantics (Masters)
• Historical Linguistics (Masters)
• Applied Language Documentation and Description
• Language Planning and Policy
• Syntax (Masters)
• Phonology (Masters)
• Phonetics (PG)
• Theoretical and Contemporary Issues in Media and Cultural Studies
• Islamic Texts

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

• MA Theory and Practice of Translation (Asian and African Languages) - Programme Specifications 2012/13 (pdf; 30kb)
• MA Translation - Programme Specifications 2017/18 (pdf; 126kb)

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules