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MA Konferenzdolmetschen (Conference Interpreting) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Master's programme usually building on a translation-related bachelor's, though possible after any programme with the right language skills, with high command of German and C1-level foreign languages.

Faculty: Philologische Fakultät  |  Department: Institut für Angewandte Linguistik und Translatologie  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly other foreign languages  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Two working foreign languages: a core B-language (English, French or Spanish) supplemented by another B- or C-language.

Career pathways

Prepares for work as a conference interpreter, mostly freelance for direct clients or institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

C1 in English, French and Spanish for core and elective languages (B2 for Arabic in the elective area); phoniatric certificate of vocal aptitude; pass in the aptitude assessment (Eignungsfeststellungsprüfung). Open admission (no numerus clausus). Aptitude test (Eignungsfeststellungsprüfung) required. Application period: 02.05. – 15.09.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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