Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages Translation, Interpreting and Cultural Mediation (Q911)

Today, people live in an increasingly globalised world, defined by its transnational connections. More than ever there is a need to communicate effectively and translate and interpret appropriately. Through studying BA Modern Languages Translation, Interpreting and Cultural Mediation, students will become not only a language expert, ambassador and mediator but also a confident translator.

Students will study two languages throughout their course, choosing between; French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Their major language will be studied to Mastery level, their second language to Proficiency level. Those who are heritage speaker – for example, they were raised in an Italian-speaking household but immersed in an English-speaking community and/or education – this course gives students the chance to nurture their language skills and raise their level of competency in their heritage language.

The differentiator for this course opposed to other Modern Language degrees is the emphasis on not only the language and culture of the languages they study, but on the specialised skills in translation and interpreting, subtitling and cultural mediation. Alongside the study of their chosen languages and the specialised modules in translation, interpreting and subtitling, students will also study broader linguistic topics such as multilingualism, sociolinguistics and how the English language is used in the media.