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MASTER OF ARTS IN PHILOLOGY: NEW TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO TRANSLATION

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Onsite Learning Covid

PLEASE NOTE

The academic program corresponding to the online learning mode of the Master's Degree in New Technologies Applied to Translation will consist of nine modules completed over two academic years. Please see the schedule included below:


Component Credits Date
Theoretical phase (modules 1-8) 90 ECTS credits OCT. 2021 – JUN. 2023
Practical phase (module 9) 30 ECTS credits JAN. 2023 – SEP. 2023

1. THEORETICAL PHASE (90 ECTS CREDITS)

Modules and teachers

2. WORK DYNAMIC

The work dynamic corresponding to the distance learning mode will be based on the administration uploading the material corresponding to each module on the virtual studies platform, Area Istrad, following the schedule indicated below. Materials will be sent in text format, depending on the nature of the document (normally editable .doc or .pdf), and the content of said materials will include the following documents:

Theory: Principles and theory for each module being studied:
o Presentation of the module’s content.
o Analysis of the protocols.
o Description and presentation of the corresponding software that will be used in the localization process in one or several tutorials.

Practice: Task and localization exercise for the multimedia product in question.

Task: Information and recommendations about the development, task and evaluation of exercises.

All of the documents and materials for each module will refer to the specific language pair chosen by each student at the beginning of the program.

3. ADVISORS

Once students have been accepted and have enrolled in the course, they will receive an email with information regarding the academic advisors assigned to each module who they can turn to for any question or problem related to the completion of the master's. Additionally, both the Academic Coordinator and support Academic Staff will be permanently available at ISTRAD for any consult (onsite, by phone or email) related to their professional work in translation or anything related to their work outside of the master's degree.

4. PRACTICAL PHASE (30 ECTS CREDITS)

In addition to the theoretical phase consisting of the first fourteen modules, students will also complete a practical phase. This phase is divided into two different parts:

Practical Module (15 ECTS credits). To complete this module, students may choose from the following three (3) options:

End of Master's Project - TFE (15 ECTS credits). To complete this module, students must write a research paper on one of the topics studied throughout the course of the master’s, or about any branch related to Translation or Interpretation. This Project will be supervised by a research advisor (university research bodies) and will be completed between January and June 2023: