School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Translation Studies Graduate Programme

MSc/Dip in Translation Studies   

Please note: The MSc degree in Scotland is the equivalent of the MA in England.

The programme is organised by the Graduate School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. It is a 12-months full-time programme, also available as a 24/36-months part-time option. It is taught through a combination of lectures and exercises in practical translation, in conjunction with individual tutorials, student presentations and guest lectures.

Aims

The programme enhances students’ practical skills in translation and provides them with an intellectual and philosophical perspective on the activity of translation. It aims at 

• encouraging critical thinking on language use and translation; 
• introducing the key concepts of the academic discipline of translation studies; 
• demonstrating how the diverse approaches to translation can be implemented in terms of various translation strategies;
• broadening and deepening the students’ understanding of a variety of issues in relation to translation, such as gender, power relations, religion, etc.;
• providing the students with confidence and competence in the practice and theory of translation;
• helping students acquire important transferable skills, such as carrying out academic research, writing commentaries and essays, improving analytical thought, good use of electronic resources and doing oral presentations.

Programme structure

	The programme comprises a core course on Translation Studies (first semester), a core course on discipline-specific research problems and methods (second semester), two core courses on practical
translation running over two semesters, and a provision of options available within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (SLLC). All students will attend the two core courses for each semester. Students who are eligible to progress from Diploma to MSc will, in addition, complete a 15,000 word dissertation.

Entrance requirements

Candidates must be graduates with a good first degree (equivalent of 2:1 and above) and with a research interest in translation and/or having professional experience in translation or another relevant field. Where appropriate, an English language test score of 7.0 on the IELTS test score (or equivalent) will be required, as will native speaker like competence in the relevant language(s) other than English.

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