Translation (Master)

The master’s programme in Translation aims at combining practical translation activities with the underlying academic concepts and strategies. Under ever changing social and technological circumstances, graduates of this master’s programme are qualified to independently act as translators and interpreters in a globalised society, process acquired knowledge, apply and demonstrate their skills, further develop their own competences, adapt to new areas of activity in a flexible way and contribute to shaping them in a competent manner.

Students of the master’s programme in Translation have the opportunity to specialise in the following areas: Specialised translation and language industry; translation in literature, media and the arts; dialogue interpreting; and conference interpreting.

For the master's programme in Translation you have to choose a specialisation and a specific combination of languages. The choice is binding, has to be registered and cannot be changed later. For both choices you can take your time. The compulsory module phase (module 01 and 02) can be done without having decided for a specialisation or language combination. For all courses from module 03 onwards the specialisation and for all courses from module 05 onwards the language combination has to be registered. It is therefore highly recommended to use the courses of module 01 and 02 for orientation.

Study Programme

Students can select and combine the following languages (according to the emphasis they choose):

The master’s programme aims at preparing students for a future career as translators and interpreters. Additionally, students acquire and strengthen competences required for all areas of translation and interpreting, including translation competence, transcultural competence, language competence, research competence, technological competence as well as meta-skills and social competences.