Translation and Adaptation Studies

The only programme in the UK combining Translation and Adaptation Studies, exploring processes of cultural transformation across both languages and media.  Explore diverse global theoretical approaches to translation, adaptation, and creative rewriting.  Learn to adapt and translate texts not only between languages and genres but also between formats, such as film, theatre, literature, and digital media.  Taught by award winning translators and scholars with extensive experience in translation, adaptation, and related fields. Gain practical, hands-on experience through the study of real-world translation and adaptation projects, preparing you for careers in translation, publishing, film, media, and more.  Based in London, you'll benefit from the city’s rich cultural context, including theatre or exhibition visits, enabling you to engage with live creative production and adaptation in one of the world’s leading arts capitals. The MA in Translation and Adaptation Studies offers a comprehensive programme for students to explore a broad range of theories and practices within these two distinct but related fields. Its combined focus on translation and adaptation – unique within the UK – widens the scope of Translation Studies to address movement not only between languages but also between different media, creating an opportunity for innovative work within these fields. It is also a thoroughly global programme: the teaching staff, which includes prizewinning translators, offer expertise in theories and practices of translation from all over the world, including China and the Middle East, and linguistic expertise in Arabic and Chinese as well as Catalan, Dutch/Flemish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish. Depending on staff availability, we may additionally offer linguistic expertise in Hindi and Urdu.