Our teaching combines language-specific practice with sessions that bring students across languages together. You’ll develop core professional skills, engage with contemporary workflows and explore the business, management and technological dimensions of multilingual communication.
You’ll put these skills into practice through realistic, problem-based scenarios. This will help you tackle challenges faced by language professionals and develop your ability to analyse problems, evaluate options, exercise professional judgement and make informed decisions.
As part of the Professional Translation Practice module, you'll work on a terminology project with the World Intellectual Property Organisation . This will then be assessed by their team of terminologists.
You'll study five core modules and an independent project. Two modules will each be in semesters one and two, and the fifth module and independent project will be in the summer semester.
You can choose two option and/or elective modules. You'll study one in semester one and one in semester two. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course. For further information, please get in touch.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
You may be able to replace one option module with an elective module, studying a complementary subject, a language or an interdisciplinary topic.
In the summer semester, a core professional practice module will provide language enhancement to help get you ready for the world of professional translation and interpreting, while you learn key employability skills and start to grow your professional network. You'll also apply your newly acquired knowledge and skills to translation and/or interpreting assignments.
Alongside the core practice module, you'll complete an independent study module that can be either a research-based or a practice-based reflective study. You'll learn the skills required to successfully carry out your independent project throughout the course.
Previous independent project topics:
Every course at York is built on a distinctive set of learning outcomes. These will give you a clear understanding of what you will be able to accomplish at the end of the course and help you explain what you can offer employers. Our academics identify the knowledge, skills, and experiences you'll need upon graduation and then design the course to get you there.
The course brings together professional practice and current research across language professions. You'll explore developments in the field alongside the practical realities of working in the language industry.
You'll be taught by both experienced academics and industry specialists. Our staff also contribute to active research and industry practice. Across the Department, we have a range of specialisms in particular genres and settings.
We're corporate members of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (www.iti.org.uk) and members of the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies (APTIS) (www.aptis-translation-interpreting.org). Our discipline leader, Dr Eloísa Monteoliva García, is currently president of APTIS. These and other connections give you opportunities to engage with professional networks and access learning and practice opportunities beyond your course.
You'll have exclusive access to dedicated PC labs with specialist translation software that you'll use throughout your course. You will also be able to access specialist software from any location or device for independent study and class projects. Our dedicated multilingual conference suite will also be available for you to use.
You’ll use specialist software throughout the course to develop experience of contemporary professional workflows. Current platforms include Trados, Matecat and ZOO.
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
For more information see our postgraduate English language requirements .
You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses . These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.
The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.
After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York .
You can apply and send all your documentation online. You don’t need to complete your application all at once: you can start it, save it and finish it later.
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