Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Sheffield offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Translation and Intercultural Studies, a well-established program that combines translation and intercultural studies to provide comprehensive knowledge, skills, and competencies for today's global communication landscape.

Course Description

At Sheffield, students join a program that provides a firm foundation in translation studies and practice, including translation and localization software, machine translation, and AI-driven text generation. The course focuses on the relationship between people, culture, and technology, developing essential human-centered skills for cross-cultural communication. It addresses literary, technical, audio-visual, legal, scientific, and commercial translation, along with media localization, interpreting, intercultural communication, and project management.

Key Features

• Students can study this degree with a language specialization in up to three languages, including Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish (including Catalan).
• The program is also available without a language specialization, suitable for careers in translation and localization project management, intercultural communication, or academic research.
• The course includes modules on translation technologies, translation skills and genres, research methods, and concepts and approaches in translation studies and intercultural communication.

Modules

The MA Translation and Intercultural Studies includes:

• Core modules (75 credits)
• Optional modules (45 credits)
• A dissertation (60 credits) Some of the modules include:
• Induction and Transition: SLC MA Study Support
• Translation Technologies
• Translation Skills and Genres 1 and 2
• Research Methods in Modern Languages and Cultures
• Concepts and Approaches in Translation Studies
• Theory and Practice of Subtitling and Dubbing
• Intercultural Communication and Translation in Digital Contexts
• Localisation for Linguists

Duration and Attendance

• The program is available full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years).
• Translation modules typically have 20 to 22 contact hours with additional independent study over the academic year.

Assessment

Assessment methods include essays, presentations, practical projects, translation assignments, and a dissertation.

Career Prospects

This master's degree can lead to diverse careers in translation, localization, research, teaching, or management. Recent graduates have secured positions as in-house translators, project managers, and quality controllers in localization agencies, freelance translators for organizations like the European Union, the United Nations, and global corporations, and as researchers and teachers at universities.

School

The program is offered by the School of Languages, Arts and Societies, a leading hub for research in modern languages and cultures, translation, and intercultural communication.

Entry Requirements

• Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honors degree in a relevant subject.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (with 6.0 in each component) or University equivalent.
• Applicants will need to indicate their level of competence in the language or languages they wish to study.

Fees and Funding

• Home (2026 annual fee): £11,905
• Overseas (2026 annual fee): £26,320
• Scholarships and funding opportunities are available, including a £3,000 tuition fee discount for overseas fee-paying students and up to £2,500 savings for Sheffield graduates.