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MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies
The MA track in Translation and Interpreting Studies is an innovative two-year program designed to give students a strong grounding in translation, literary, and cultural theory; practical expertise in either translation or interpreting and grounding in the other; expert knowledge of at least two languages and familiarity with the literary, cultural, and translation traditions of at least one of those languages; expertise in critical reading and textual analysis of complex written and spoken language; familiarity with translation technologies; and training in research methods and problems of criticism.
Students are expected to demonstrate advanced competence reading knowledge in the language of the second literature/field. Students are required to do a semester of coursework at UMass or one of the Five Colleges in a third language if they do not already possess mastery of a third language upon enrolling. (Note that English may count as one language.) Students must successfully complete 33 course credits and the MA thesis or project.
MA students in the Translation and Interpreting Studies track take courses alongside our PhD students; together, they form an exceptionally supportive and dynamic community and co-organize two national conferences, the Translation Studies Conference and the Crossroads Comparative Literature Conference.