Translation and AI MA

What you will study

Our MA Translation and AI course has both a multilingual and a Chinese pathway.

On this multilingual pathway we offer several languages, available on request.

You will develop professional translation skills to produce contextually accurate, culturally appropriate, and stylistically consistent translations. Guided by professional translators and experienced academics, you will explore different specialisms (e.g., business, legal, scientific, technical and medical domains), while building robust foundations in the linguistic, cognitive, quality-related, social and ethical dimensions of translation. You will also learn to understand, discuss and justify your translation decisions.

Uniquely, our course places emphasises on the use of cutting-edge tools to enhance your practice, including computer-assisted translation, corpus linguistics software for translation, neural machine translation and generative AI. With the Centre for Translation Studies (CTS)’ outstanding research track record in translation technologies, you will gain a critical understanding of the role of AI in today’s language services industry, empowering you to integrate these tools effectively and responsibly in your translation practice.

Optional modules focusing on the creative, business, technological and research dimensions of translation enable you to customise your learning according to your own strengths, personal interests and career ambitions. You will also have opportunities to gain industry experience through work placements.

Our flexible dissertation options enable you to choose from:

1. A research-based dissertation on a specific translation topic
2. An extended translation project accompanied by a reflective analytical commentary
3. A critical report based on a language-industry work placement, or a skills-enhancement activity (such as a summer school or similar).

During the course, academic and professional excellence will be rewarded with the following prizes:

• RWS Campus Top Student Award (two Trados licenses)
• Project management training (one free-of-charge place in the Pro PM Training and Certification Programme)
• Professional Engagement Portfolio Prize
• Best Performance in Translation Prize.

An international community

Our course attracts students from all over the world, fostering a vibrant, multilingual and multicultural international community. Our MA cohorts blend recent graduates and more mature students, with diverse backgrounds and experience.