Carnegie Mellon University

Masters of Global Communication & Applied Translation

A Joint Program of the Department of English and the Department of Modern Languages

Curriculum - Global Communication & Applied Translation Masters Degree

Languages

Students may pair any of the available target languages with English translation:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Students may study translation from their native language (or language of highest proficiency) into English as the Target Language. Or, students may study translation from English as the Source Language into one’s native language as the Target Language.

Courses

The coursework in Master of Arts in Global Communication & Applied Translation combine a collection of core classes focusing on the theory and practice of translation work as well as a selection of electives.

SEE DESCRIPTION OF CORE COURSES HERE 
SEE ELECTIVE LIST HERE 

Fall Semester I

  • Introduction to Translation: Theories and Approaches -  9 Units

  • Translation Technologies (taught by a professional translator who is an expert in using translation technologies and keeps up with new technologies) - 9 Units

  • Translation Workshop I (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 9 Units
  • List A Elective (in the target language) - 9 Units
  • Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Total Units: 39

Spring Semester I

  • Cultural Adaptability Course (Language and Culture, or Communicating in a Global Marketplace, or Language, Diversity and Cultural Identity, or Theories of International Relations) - 9 Units
  • Style or Rhetorical Grammar or Argument or approved toolkit course - 9 Units
  • Translation Workshop II (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 9 Units
  • List B Elective (in the topic area: technical and scientific, literary, business, audiovisual and media, or healthcare) - 9 Units
  • Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Total Units: 39

Summer Semester

  • Translation Internship

Fall Semester II

  • Translation Workshop III: Issues in Large Scale Translation (project course, client-based, multilingual projects that support skill development in supervision and coordination (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 18 Units
  • List A Elective (in the target language) - 9 Units
  • List B Elective (in the topic area: technical and scientific, literary, business, audiovisual and media, or healthcare; in a cultural context) - 9 Units
  • Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Total Units: 39