Creative and Humanistic Translation

The Master’s aims to respond to the clear need for specialised training of the Valencian Community, characterised by strong international dynamism of its companies, and by the large presence of citizens from the European Union and other backgrounds whose language needs translators are deemed to satisfy. Another fact that reinforces the scientific and professional interest of the degree is the incorporation in the curriculum of translation activities or functions of translation increasingly demanded by the social and business environment. We refer to the modes of audiovisual translation (subtitling, dubbing and voice-over), as well as captioning for the deaf and audio description. The Master’s is posed with a double orientation (professional and academic-investigator profile) and with two possible specialisations (English-Spanish or French-Spanish).

Compulsory subjects

• Discourse analysis applied to translation
• Professional text proofreading and editing
• Deontology and professional practice
• Theoretical approaches to translation studies
• Master's final project

Elective subjects

• Analysis of literary and audiovisual texts (french)
• Analysis of literary and audiovisual texts (english)
• Script writing (german)
• Script writing (french)
• Script writing (english)
• Script writing (italian)
• Introduction to research
• Literature and cinema (german)
• Literature and cinema (french)
• Literature and cinema (english)
• Literature and cinema (italian)
• Professional internships
• Audiovisual translation and accessibility
• Translation of comics and videogames
• Translation of documentaries 
• Translation of narrative genres for adults
• Translation of narrative genres for young people and children 
• Translation of other literary and audiovisual genres
• Translation for dubbing 
• Translation of plays and poetry

The Master’s is especially designed for university graduates in Translation and Interpretation, Philology or Language Studies or other related fields, as well as for accredited professional translators who possess a university degree.

The training programme of the Master’s requires an advanced knowledge (level C1 or higher) of the two languages involved in the translation process: Spanish and foreign language chosen as a source of translation (English or French).

The Master’s is especially addressed to university graduates in Translation and Interpretation, Philology or Language Studies or other related fields, as well as for accredited professional translators wishing to retrain and possess a university degree.

To be admitted, is considered a sine qua non knowledge (level C1 or higher) of the two languages involved in the translation-process (Spanish and foreign language chosen as translation source) and having an appropriate academic or professional profile for the Master’s are considered sine qua non requirements. Both aspects, like all the merits that the candidate claims on his curriculum, will be certified in a documentary form and if the Admission Committee deems it appropriate, through a personal interview.

To assess the suitability of candidates, the Committee will especially consider the academic record in relation to the Master’s profile, professional experience, as well as having passed other relevant postgraduate courses.