Translation (Hons) London Metropolitan University

Overview

This Translation (Hons) degree from London Metropolitan University provides excellent grounding in language, culture mediation, and translation theory and practice. Enjoy the opportunity to translate multimedia texts such as advertisements, comic strips, songs and films, as well as documents from specialist areas including finance, law, IT and medicine.

Quick Facts:

• They'll equip you with the transferable professional skills required in the translation industry and give you an in-depth knowledge of translation theories, methods and procedures. You'll also study interpreting skills and learn about the various techniques used in liaison interpreting within business settings.
• As part of the degree you'll have the opportunity to undertake a work placement where you can benefit from their links with the EU Directorate General for Translation, Moscow State University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, the British Council and the United Nations.
• This Translation course offers English language combined with French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Polish or Russian.
• In particular cases, there may be the possibility to learn a further foreign language outside your translation pair.

Career opportunities:

• This degree prepares you for career opportunities in translation agencies, national and international governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as the European Union, the United Nations, banks and multinational corporations as well as language service providers in general.
• Many of their graduates work as freelance translators or in an academic setting teaching foreign languages.