The Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), accredited this second-cycle degree programme unconditionally (see the documents here).
Please consult the study cycle official documents.

This Master’s degree has been a member of the European Master's in Translation (EMT) Network (https://ec.europa.eu/info/resources-partners/european-masters-translation-emt_en) since 2009 and, after a new application and selection round, was re-admitted to the Network in 2019 for a period of 5 years. The Network consists of more than 70 Master’s degree programmes offered by other European universities with which we maintain close links and have ERASMUS agreements for student and teacher mobility. 

Membership of the EMT Network means that our students have preferential access to traineeships with European institutions, and that we are given priority in relation to the DGT’s Visiting Translators Scheme. The course also belonged to the ERASMUS Academic Network OPTIMALE - (Optimising Professional Translator Training in a Multilingual Europe) with 70 partners in 32 European countries (including 27 in the European Union).

Partnerships

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This Master’s degree was planned as a two-year professional course in accordance with the guidelines proposed by the Bologna Process. The curriculum takes into account the ISO 17100 as well as the European Quality Standard for Translation Services EN15038 Eand is the result of the experience accumulated over 20 years of teaching Translation within the first degrees in Modern Languages and master’s degrees in Translation with associated work placements.

The degree has also benefitted from the contact maintained with potential employers during and after the traineeships, as well as from feedback from our graduates and the world of professional translation and language industry, both in the structure of the curriculum and in the content of the subjects taught.

The languages ​​currently offered are: Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, and English, and from 2012-13 there is also the possibility of accumulating with these languages: Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Russian, provided there is a minimum number of students.

Objectives

• Offer a sound theoretical background in Translation Theory and Intercultural Communication;
• Offer practical training in the technology needed for professional translation - SDL / TRADOS, memoQ, and a general view of the tools and resources available for the translator;
• Develop skills in the translation of technical and scientific texts and multimedia texts, such as subtitling, web pages etc.
• Develop their skills in their mother tongue and the ability to both revise translation and write originals.

Fields of Specialization

• Translation | Modern Languages | Computer Technology for Translation | Text Production | Linguistic Revision | Post-editing

Professional Abilities

• Professional translation in general and specialized domains;
• Revision of human translation;
• Post-editing of machine translation;
• Ability to use CAT tools for translation, subtitling, localization and web pages;
• Ability to use information technology for practical purposes;
• Knowledge of the many tools and resources available to the translator;
• Ability to analyse and improve different types of texts in a professional setting;
• Ability to work in a team in a company;
• Ability to develop a career as a professional both in a company or as a freelancer.

Employment Prospects

• Professional translation | Specialized translation | Localization | Revision and editing | Subtitling and other multimedia translation modes | Technical Communication

Information

Comments

SEE HERE ALL INFORMATION ABOUT 2021/2022 APPLICATIONS

International / National Student /EU

• Admission tests applications: May 25 to July 9 (2020)

• DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM FOR ADMISSION TESTS (Please email the registration form to Sónia Tavares - stavares@letras.up.pt e sga@letras.up.pt )

• See Schedule

Contacts

For scientific and academic issues - contact the course director: mtsl@letras.up.pt
For administrative questions - contact the Academic Management Office: sga@letras.up.pt
For international mobility students - contact the International Office: sri@letras.up.pt

General information

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