Master of Arts [M.A] [Business and Legal Translation] From Middlesex University

Why study MA/PGDip Business and Legal Translation at Middlesex University?

Our new translation courses have been designed to provide you with the opportunity to gain an insight into the needs of a professional translator in a globalised world where businesses, institutions and governmental organisations require more translation work. Our two courses, Audiovisual and Literary Translation and Business and Legal Translation, cover fields of translation that are particularly in demand, opening up increased career opportunities and providing the competencies and skills required to maximise your employability.

We work closely with the Institute of Linguists and are the only programme in London which offers specialised business or law modules alongside their translation modules. During the course, you will gain valuable insights from professionals and academics in relevant areas and you'll have access to specialist facilities and equipment, including labs and relevant software, such as SDL Trados and WinCAPS.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in an Erasmus exchange, and research and write up your dissertation in the translation departments of prestigious partner universities in Alicante, Geneva, Heidelberg, Innsbruck, Leipzig, Paris, Vienna or Warsaw.

If you do not wish to study the full MA, you may consider the option of a PGDip, omitting the Research Methods and Dissertation module.

As a student of this course you'll receive aÊfree electronic textbookÊfor every module.

You will be taught through lectures and seminars with plenty of student participation in discussions and the occasional oral presentations by students. We place emphasis on developing student autonomy, and you will be expected to read widely and with some independence beyond the set reading. A number of modules are assessed by essays for which titles have been provided by the module tutor, while for other assessments you will be required to select your own topics in consultation with the module tutor.