Master's programme Specialiced Translation with Media Translation (Full Time)
Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Entrance Requirements: General admission requirements; attested skills in target languages (see below)
Language of Instruction: German, target languages
Duration: 4 semesters (full time) (start: Winter Semester)
THWS Location: Würzburg
Diploma Supplement: yes
Semester fees: none
The degree programme is suitable for applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree in any of the translational or philological disciplines. If the relevant language skills can be attested, a lateral entry from a bachelor’s degree in any other discipline is possible. The main focus of the degree is on specialized translation for technology and life sciences, and on media translation with classes in software localization, subtitling, audio description and voice-over translation. The programme has a strong practical orientation and is focussed on the demands of the market. We pride ourselves in preparing students for the changing face of the profession in the light of new media and technologies. In class, students are provided with laptops with CAT and subtitling software, and internet access. Some of the classes are held in the professionally equipped studios of the university’s media centre. For the specialized subject medicine we have a cooperative arrangement with the Julius Maximilian University, where our students attend selected lectures. A special feature of the programme is the module “Fit for the Market,” in which guest lecturers from beyond higher education speak from their own experience about the practical demands of the profession. There are regular excursions to technical units, companies, and to the EU in Brussels. We also have a lively exchange with partner universities in Spain.
Programme Structure
Students spend all four semesters in full-time study in Würzburg. Erasmus exchanges, especially with Spain, are possible.
Career Perspectives
This degree programme equips students to undertake demanding tasks in the fields of specialized translation and media translation. Possible careers include translation project management, software and game localization, and of course, the highest level of translation in the fields of technology and medicine.
Additional Information
During the online application process, you will have to upload the form “Anlagenblatt zur Bewerbung” (attachment to the application; only available in German).
For more information about application and enrolment, please visit the pages of the Department of Student Affairs (HSST).
Contact person
Prof. Dr. habil. Heike Elisabeth Jüngst
Office:
Bastienne Blank
Raum S.2.17
Sanderring 8
97070 Würzburg
Phone +49 931 3511-9122
E-Mail fachuebersetzen[at]thws.de
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Website of the Masters's programme Specialized Translation with Media Translation (German only)
Link to programme page Specialiced Translation with Media Translation (Full Time)