MA Translation at London Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A master's degree designed to help you start or advance a career in translation. The course meets academic and professional standards as well as market demands of the translation industry, through a balanced and well-structured curriculum. London Met is a Higher Education Partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), we're also a member of the Conférence Internationale Permanente d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes (CIUTI), a prestigious international association of translation and interpretation institutes.

Faculty: School of Business, Environment and Law | Duration: 1 year full-time; 1 year full-time distance learning; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time / full-time distance learning / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Characteristics of Specialised Texts, Placement for Employability Skills, The Translator and the Specialised Text, The Translator and the Translation Process, Translation Tools and the Translator, Independent Research Project, Independent Translation Project, Subtitling, Translating for International Organisations, Website and Software Localisation.

Career pathways

This course will prepare you for different professions in the translation industry (translator, translation project manager, editor, proof-reader, localiser, subtitling). Graduates of this course have become freelance translators or in-house translators in EU and international institutions, multinational companies, news corporations, NGOs, government bodies and many more.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will be required to have: a first degree at 2:1 or above in translation, interpreting, modern languages or a related field (applications from candidates with a second class degree or from non-language based disciplines will be considered but an entry test will be required. Applicants with substantial work experience in translation but no first degree will also be considered) native knowledge of the native language, English; near-native proficiency in the first foreign language; good command of the second foreign language (if applicable) The following documents are also required to support the application: two references, one of which must be an academic reference; a first degree certificate and mark transcript English language: If you require a Student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our higher requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 20,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 entry Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time; 1 year full-time distance learning; 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://evision.londonmet.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/SIW_IPP_LGN.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=TRANSM-F

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