University of Roehampton, MA, Audiovisual Translation

Roehampton has one of the most diverse student bodies of any UK university welcoming students from around the world to develop the skills needed for an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. The Department offers academically rigorous courses with a dual focus on research and practice. The quality of our teaching and student support is highly praised (Modern Languages and Linguistics ranked 1st in the country for value added in the Guardian’s University Guide) and our research placed well in the Research Assessment Exercise.

You will have an opportunity to participate in the Department’s strong research culture, manifested in its Research Centres and its dynamic MPhil/PhD students. You will also benefit from the real-world experience of our staff, who are undertake high-quality research and are involved in the production of works of national and international standing.

Who is this course for?

The MA in Audiovisual Translation is a leading course in its field, recognised internationally and a member of the European Masters in Translation network coordinated by the European Commission. The course offers teaching and training in core subjects of Audiovisual Translation, such as subtitling and dubbing, but also in innovative areas of accessibility (respeaking and audio-description, for instance) and localisation (software and video games localisation). Academic staff are all research active and involved with members of the translation industry.

This programme is not limited to specific language pairs – students work into and out of English and another language of their choice or monolingually in English. French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese and Spanish are provided every year. Other language combinations may also be offered, notably Arabic and Russian.