The MA in Translations Studies is a full-time or part-time programme running for 12 months or 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme. It is currently available in Chinese, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
Applicants should normally have an Honours primary degree in languages or language-related area studies with at least a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in the language / language pair being taken in the MA or, for students with native proficiency in a/the language named in the strand(s) for which they are applying, they should normally have an Honours primary degree with at least a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a relevant discipline (Applied Languages, Linguistics, Philology or another discipline in which they wish to specialise as a translator). Students with a 2H2 will be considered, subject to adequate proof of language proficiency as assessed by the programme coordinators. They may also be required to present themselves for an interview.
Students choosing Irish may be required to take an informal language test before being accepted.
Candidates choosing the Asian Studies stream should normally hold a primary degree with 2.1 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area together with the following practical language qualifications in each of the language(s) they wish to take as part of the programme: Chinese Language candidates should hold a HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) Level 5 certificate (or certified equivalent); Japanese language candidates should have the Japanese level equivalent to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2; Korean language candidates should have the Korean level equivalent to TOPIK II (Test of Proficiency in Korean), level 5-6.
For all applicants whose first language is not English an IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent is required.
Applicants who do not meet the normal academic requirements may also be considered following a review of their individual qualifications and experience by the course committee. Admission of such applicants will be subject to the approval of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
The MA has 17 different streams and applicants should choose their specific stream at the application stage. For full details click on the relevant stream below.Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
FR6501 Theory and Methodology of Advanced Translation (15 credits)
FR6502 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation Methods and Practice (10 credits)
GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits
as follows:
Part I
FR6501 Theory and Methodology of Advanced Translation (15 credits)
FR6502 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
IT6004 Translation Project (Italian) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
FR6501 Theory and Methodology of Advanced Translation
(15 credits)
FR6502 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive
Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
HS6003 Advanced Spanish Translation Skills (10 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation Methods and Practice (10 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
IT6004 Translation Project (Italian) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
plus 10 credits from the following:
GE6009 Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
IT6104 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language I (10 credits)
IT6105 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language 2 (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation Methods and Practice (10 credits)
HS6003 Advanced Spanish Translation Skills (10 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 10 credits from the following:
GE6009 Intercultural Communication: Theory and
Practice (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10 credits)
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional
Purposes (10 credits)
HS6014 Gramática para ELE:
Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
IT6004 Translation Project (Italian) (5 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
HS6003 Advanced Spanish Translation Skills (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
plus 10 credits from the following:
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)
HS6014 Gramática para ELE: Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)
IT6104 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language 1 (10 credits)
IT6105 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language 2 (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
FR6501 Theory and Methodology of Advanced Translation
(15 credits)
FR6502 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive
Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Dissertation Presentation (5 credits)
plus 25 credits from the following:
FR6307 French Cinema: Stories and Histories (10
(not on offer in 2016/17)
FR6405 Myth, Heroes and Heroines from Aeschylus to
Lara Croft: Tragedy, Film, Anime, Romans Graphiques (10 credits)
FR6702 French for Listening Purposes: Proficiency Level (5 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation Methods and Practice (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 25 credits from the following:
GE6003 Ut pictura poiesis: Literature and the Visual Arts (10 credits)
GE6009 Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
LL6030 Translation Project (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
IT6004 Translation Project (Italian) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 25 credits from the following:
IT6104 Teaching of Italian as
a Second Language 1 (10 credits)
IT6105 Teaching of Italian as
a Second Language 2 (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
HS6003 Advanced Spanish Translation Skills (10 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice
(10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
plus 25 credits from the following:
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional
Purposes (10 credits)
HS6014 Gramática para ELE:
Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
HS6003 Advanced Spanish Translation Skills (10 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
PU6004 Translation Project (Portuguese) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
plus 20 credits from the following:
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)
HS6014 Gramática para ELE: Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
FR6501 Theory and Methodology of Advanced Translation (15 credits)
FR6502 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
GA6020 Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10 credits)
GA6021 Translation Project (Irish) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GA6020 Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10 credits)
GA6021 Translation Project (Irish) (5 credits)
GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation Methods and Practice (10 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 10 credits from the following:
GA6001 Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10 credits)
GE6009 Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GA6020 Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10 credits)
GA6021 Translation Project (Irish) (5 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
IT6004 Translation Project (Italian) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 10 credits from the following:
GA6001 Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10 credits)
IT6104 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language 1 (10 credits)
IT6105 Teaching of Italian as a Second Language 2 (10 credits) (not on offer in 2016/17)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GA6020 Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10 credits)
GA6021 Translation Project (Irish) (5 credits)
HS6003 Advanced Translation Skills (Spanish/English) (10 credits)
HS6004 Translation Project (Spanish) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 10 credits from the following:
GA6001 Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10 credits)
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)
HS6014 Gramática para ELE: Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits as follows:
Part I
GA6020 Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10 credits)
GA6021 Translation Project (Irish) (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
Plus 25 credits from the following:
GA6001 Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/ Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found
Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Requirements
Students complete 90 credits
as follows:
Part I
LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)
LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)
LL6030 Translation Project (10 credits)
Plus 30 credits from the following:
CH6101 Modern Chinese Administrative and Business Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
CH6102 Modern Chinese Administrative and Business Language (Mandarin) II (10 credits)
CH6302 Advanced Chinese for TCSOL Teachers (10 credits)
CH3005 Readings in Contemporary Chinese Culture and Current Affairs (5 credits)
AS6215 Translation in Contemporary Japanese Culture and Current Affairs (10 credits)
AS6400 Translation in Contemporary Korean Culture and Current Affairs (10 credits)
GE6020 Questions of Adaptation and Adoption: Re-Writings/ Re-Viewings/Re-Readings (10 credits)
LL6013 ICT of the Localisation Industry (5 credits)
LL6014 Translation and Professional Communication Skills (5 credits)
LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)
Part II
LL6006 Dissertation in Languages and Cultures (30 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found
Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2016/2017.
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.
Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Translation Studies
(NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able
to:
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: