PGDip Translation Studies at University of Strathclyde

A practice-centred translation course combining practical and academic insight, covering technical, medical, commercial and audiovisual translation, website localisation and translation technology (including Trados and GenAI). Available for French, Italian or Spanish alongside English, with a work placement or freelancing pathway; the department is an RWS Campus partner.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Humanities  |  Duration: 9 months full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Practical translation across specialised domains, translation technology and post-editing, and translation research, assessed through translation projects, post-editing, comparative analyses and reflective commentaries, including a work placement module.

Career pathways

Translators, post-editors, terminology managers, localisers, project managers and quality evaluators in the language industry; former students have also entered the civil service, education and marketing, and the course prepares for doctoral study.

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