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The Master's Degree in Interpreting and Translation is a two-year programme that belongs to the EMT (European Master's in Translation), a network whose aim is to establish a quality label for university translation programmes meeting agreed professional standards and market demands.
Students may follow one of two possible curricula on the MA in Interpreting and Translation Programme:
Teaching is delivered by interpreters with experience in international organisations such as the United Nations and EU institutions. Prospective interpreters and translators can broaden their intellectual horizons through a wide range of additional specialisations made available to them, not least courses in the field of economics, international management, and geopolitics. Students are encouraged to develop a strong entrepreneurial mindset by building core business skills and learning international management best practices.To this end, students are offered the opportunity to tailor the Programme to suit their interests and career goals through a wide range of optional units such as Dialogue Interpreting in the field of Fashion, Food and Wine, Event Management, Business Chinese, Business Russian, Business English, Literature, Respeaking, Introduction to Court Interpreting, Film Language and Audiovisual Translation Theory etc.
Graduates enter such diverse fields as interpreting, translation, editing and revision, proofreading, translation management etc. Recruiters include language services of international organisations, Ministries and translation companies.
The normal requirement for admission to the master's degree in Interpreting and Translation (LM-94) is the award of the High School diploma, an equivalent qualification, or any international certificate or diploma which provides access to university programmes in accordance with the regulations of the country in question. All students enrolling in this degree programme must meet the following additional requirements:
In any case, you can ask the Presidency of the Faculty of Interpreting and Translation to verify that you meet all the entry requirements by sending an email, including as an attachment, a copy of your bachelor's degree and all the exams you have passed, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Academic Year 2019/2020
Master's Degree in Interpreting and Translation - TRANSLATION Curriculum
| COMPULSORY COURSES | ECTS |
| Translation I (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Translation I (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Translation II (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Translation II (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language A or Language B) | 8 |
| Computer-Assisted and Machine Translation Terminology and Information Mining for Translation and Interpreting | 12 |
| 2 COURSES TO BE CHOSEN FROM | ECTS |
| Translation Theory | 6 |
| Text Linguistics and Pragmatics | 6 |
| Modern Language Teaching and Learning | 6 |
| Italian Language Drafting and Editing | 6 |
|
20 ECTS TO BE CHOSEN FROM (MAX 3 COURSES - ALREADY CHOSEN COURSES TO BE EXCLUDED) |
ECTS |
| GROUP A (MIN 6 - MAX 20 ECTS) | |
| Translation I (Language C>IT) | 10 |
| Translation II (Language C>IT) | 10 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language A) | 8 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language B) | 8 |
| Interpreting I (Dialogue and Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting) (Language A) | 10 |
| Interpreting I (Dialogue and Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting) (Language B) | 10 |
| Interpreting II (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Interpreting II (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Translation (IT>Language A) (1) | 8 |
| Translation (IT>Language B) (1) | 8 |
| Interpreting (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (IT>Language A) | 8 |
| Interpreting (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (IT>Language B) | 8 |
| Language and Translation (Language C) (2) | 12 |
| Arabic Writing and Speaking | 6 |
| Chinese Writing and Speaking | 6 |
| Literature (Language A) | 6 |
| Literature (Language B) | 6 |
| Translation (French-English-French or Spanish-English-Spanish) | 12 |
| Languages for Business (to be chosen from the following: Chinese, English or Russian) | 6 |
| GROUP B (MIN 0 - MAX 12 ECTS) | |
| Courses related to specific Scientific-Disciplinary Sectors | max 12 |
| ELECTIVES | ECTS |
| See suggested combination of electives | 12 |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES | ECTS |
| Internship/Lab/Seminar (see "Seminars and Labs") | 4 |
| Dissertation | 12 |
(1) Students choosing Translation IT>Language A or Translation IT>Language B cannot select Translation IT>Language A Lab or Translation IT>Language B Lab for the same language in the “Seminars and Labs” section.
(2) Course from the Bachelor's Degree in Languages for Interpreting and Translation.
Master's Degree in Interpreting and Translation - INTERPRETING Curriculum
| COMPULSORY COURSES | ECTS |
| Interpreting I (Dialogue and Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting) (Language A) | 10 |
| Interpreting I (Dialogue and Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting) (Language B) | 10 |
| Interpreting II (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Interpreting II (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language A or Language B) | 8 |
| Interpreting Technologies Terminology and Information Mining for Translation and Interpreting | 12 |
| 2 COURSES TO BE CHOSEN FROM | ECTS |
| Theory of Interpreting, Ethics and Profession | 6 |
| Text Linguistics and Pragmatics | 6 |
| Modern Language Teaching and Learning | 6 |
| Italian Language Drafting and Editing | 6 |
|
20 ECTS TO BE CHOSEN FROM (MAX 3 COURSES - ALREADY CHOSEN COURSES TO BE EXCLUDED) |
ECTS |
| GROUP A (MIN 6 - MAX 20 ECTS) | |
| Translation I (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Translation I (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Translation II (Language A>IT) | 10 |
| Translation II (Language B>IT) | 10 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language A) | 8 |
| Language and Linguistics (Language B) | 8 |
| Interpreting I (Dialogue and Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting) (Language C) | 10 |
| Interpreting II (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (Language C>IT) | 10 |
| Translation (IT>Language A) (1) | 8 |
| Translation (IT>Language B) (1) | 8 |
| Interpreting (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (IT>Language A) | 8 |
| Interpreting (Consecutive and Simultaneous) (IT>Language B) | 8 |
| Language and Translation (Language C) (2) | 12 |
| Arabic Writing and Speaking | 6 |
| Chinese Writing and Speaking | 6 |
| Literature (Language A) | 6 |
| Literature (Language B) | 6 |
| Interpreting (French-English-French, Portuguese-English-Portuguese, Russian-English- Russian or Spanish-English-Spanish) | 12 |
| Languages for Business (to be chosen from the following: Chinese, English or Russian) | 6 |
| GROUP B (MIN 0 - MAX 12 ECTS) | |
| Courses related to specific Scientific-Disciplinary Sectors | max 12 |
| ELECTIVES | ECTS |
| See suggested combination of electives | 12 |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES | ECTS |
| Internship/Lab/Seminar (see "Seminars and Labs") | 4 |
| Dissertation | 12 |
(1) Students choosing Translation IT>Language A or Translation IT>Language B cannot select Translation IT>Language A Lab or Translation IT>Language B Lab for the same language in the “Seminars and Labs” section.
(2) Course from the Bachelor's Degree in Languages for Interpreting and Translation.
SUGGESTED COMBINATION OF ELECTIVES
With respect to electives, students have a wide range of options in relation to the courses they take. Suggested electives are listed below:
| TRANSLATION | ECTS |
| TRANSLATION: ES-EN-ES/FR-EN-FR | 12 |
| LITERATURE: Literature (2 to be chosen from the following: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) | 6+6 |
| LANGUAGES FOR BUSINESS: 2 to be chosen from the following: Chinese, English or Russian | 6+6 |
| ITALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND/OR FILM LANGUAGE: 2 to be chosen from the following: Italian Sign Language (Basic Course), Italian Sign Language (Advanced Course), Film Language and Audiovisual Translation Theory (e-learning) | 6+6 |
|
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - EU History and Institutions - International Organisations (in English) |
6 6 |
| INTERPRETING | ECTS |
| INTERPRETING: ES-EN-ES/FR-EN-FR/PT-EN-PT/RU-EN-RU | 12 |
|
FASHION, WINE & FOOD AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: - Dialogue Interpreting - Fashion and Wine & Food (EN-IT-EN) - Event Management (in English) |
6 6 |
| LANGUAGES FOR BUSINESS: 2 to be chosen from the following: Chinese, English or Russian | 6+6 |
| ITALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND/OR FILM LANGUAGE: 2 to be chosen from the following: Italian Sign Language (Basic Course), Italian Sign Language (Advanced Course), Film Language and Audiovisual Translation Theory (e-learning) | 6+6 |
|
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: - EU History and Institutions - International Organisations (in English) |
6 6 |
| SEMINARS AND LABS | ECTS |
| Introduction to Court Interpreting | 4 |
| Project Management and QA Tools Lab | 4 |
| Respeaking Lab | 4 |
| Translation Lab (IT>DE / IT>EN / IT>ES / IT>FR / IT>PT) | 4 |
The Steering Committee has the role of steering all the degree-programme activities towards relations with local territory, institutions, mass media, the world of work, production systems and civil society, pursuant to article 11 of the Ministerial Decree No. 270 of 22 October 2004 and to MIUR Circular No. 416 of 01/12/2005.
Members: