Translation Studies, MLitt, Newcastle University

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MLitt	Full-time	12 months	find out	find out	find out
MLitt	Part-time	24 months	find out	find out	find out

About Translation Studies, MLitt - at Newcastle University

The Translation Studies MLitt comprises taught and research-based elements, allowing you to focus in depth on one aspect of Translation Studies. Topics include: history of translation, psycholinguistics or interpreting and translating, literature, products and processes.

Our research staff work in a diverse range of fields from sociocultural, historical and political studies, to film and literature, linguistics and sociolinguistics.

We can offer supervision for projects involving English plus Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Quechua and Spanish, and Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

Our research specialisms are:

interpreting (Dr Y Chen, Dr M Jin, Dr V Pellatt, Dr F Wu)
psycholinguistics of interpreting and translating (Dr M Jin)
translating literature (Dr F Jones, Dr V Pellatt)
translation and culture (Dr Y Chen, Dr F Jones, Dr V Pellatt)
translation and ethics, ideology, and power (Prof R. Howard, Dr F Jones, Dr V Pellatt)
translation products, processes and strategies (Dr Y Chen, Dr M Jin, Dr F Jones, Dr V Pellatt)
translator and interpreter training and assessment (Dr Y Chen, Dr V Pellatt, Dr F Wu)
reflective/autonomous learning and educational psychology (Dr Y Chen, Dr F Wu)
audiovisual translation studies (Dr Y Chen)

You will normally work on a research project which comprises two to four research assignments and a longer dissertation. Your supervisor will be an expert in your chosen field, and will receive support if necessary from an experienced research supervisor. The course is well suited as preparation for PhD research.

The School of Modern Languages has strong links with interdisciplinary research centres and groups, including:

Centre for Caribbean and Latin American Studies
Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences
Research Centre in Film and Digital Media
Gender Research Group
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Postcolonial Research Group

You will also have the opportunity to attend festivals and conferences with a direct bearing on your course:

Talking to the World Conference
VAMOS festival

As a student in the School of Modern Languages, you will benefit from the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Faculty research training programme. You will choose these research modules in consultation with your supervisors.

Up to £250 per year is available to support your attendance at conferences or for archival research. You can also request an inter-library loan allowance.

Delivery

This course is delivered by the School of Modern Languages, with the possibility of joint supervision with other schools. You will mainly be based in Newcastle's city-centre campus. Attendance is flexible and agreed between you and your supervisors depending on the requirements of the research project.

Full-time students are expected to undertake 40 hours of work per week with an annual holiday entitlement of 35 days (including statutory and bank holidays). Part-time study requires a commitment of at least 20 hours per week.

The MLitt incorporates a formal research training component where you will develop your research skills and methodologies. You also complete a portfolio of essays chosen in consultation with your supervisors according to your interests and experience. You then undertake a dissertation of 16,000

Notes about fees for this course

See our course fees and funding webpage - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/translation-studies-mlitt/#fees&funding

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.

International Students

To study this course you need to meet our Band 8 English Language requirements:

Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with a minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills)

If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a pre-sessional English course.

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

Pre-sessional English Course Requirements

6 week Pre-sessional entry:Not accepted
10 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in all sub-skills)

You can study a pre-sessional English course at our INTO Newcastle Centre.

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