General information
| Study programme title | Master’s degree (M.A.) programme in Translation Studies |
| Type of study programme | University |
| Duration | 2 years (4 semesters) |
| ECTS points | 120 |
| Academic qualification | Master of Art in Translation Studies (univ. mag. transl.) |
| Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register | 2643 Translator (2016) |
| Study completion requirements | Passing all the exams and successfully completing the master’s thesis. |
| Possibilities of continuing education | This qualification provides the opportunity for students to continue their education on specialist translation study programmes, and also on postgraduate doctoral studies in linguistics and related postgraduate and specialist studies. Students can enrol on Postgraduate specialist translation studies (University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka; specialist translator). |
| Employment possibilities | Activities in the public and private sector (mediation in the international framework, economy, culture, politics, tourism, media, research…). Due to the high interest of economic partners from the European Union, it is believed that this programme can create personnel who will be able to respond to the increasingly complex demands of an European-oriented social reality, as well as to the specific needs of certain market segments. Competences in the field of translation are acquired through university graduate translation studies, which are desired in business, economics, art, communication, modern technologies, legal professions, institutional contexts, and international relations. There is the possibility for employment in jobs that involve written translation – from companies that operate in international contexts to international institutions such as those of the European Union. |
Course list
| Year 1 | GENERAL MODULE AND ENGLISH STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Text and Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Croatian Language in Translation | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Professional languages (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (English) | 5 ECTS | Idiomatic Expressions and Stylistics of the Croatian Language | 5 ECTS |
| Semantics | 5 ECTS | Foreign language of General Module II | 5 ECTS |
| Foreign language of General Module I | 5 ECTS | Elective course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 1 | GENERAL MODULE AND GERMAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Text and Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Croatian Language in Translation | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (German) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (German) | 5 ECTS | Idiomatic Expressions and Stylistics of the Croatian Language | 5 ECTS |
| Semantics | 5 ECTS | Foreign Language – General Module II | 5 ECTS |
| Foreign Language – General Module I | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 1 | GENERAL MODULE AND ITALIAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Text and Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Croatian Language in Translation | 5 ECTS | Language and culture (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (Italian) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (German) | 5 ECTS | Idiomatic Expressions and Stylistics of the Croatian Language | 5 ECTS |
| Semantics | 5 ECTS | Foreign Language – General Module II | 5 ECTS |
| Foreign Language – General Module I | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 1 | ENGLISH AND ITALIAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Norms and Croatian Language Use 2 | 5 ECTS |
| Norms and Croatian Language Use 1 | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (English) | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (Italian) | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 1 | ENGLISH AND GERMAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Norms and Croatian Language Use 2 | 5 ECTS |
| Norms and Croatian Language Use 1 | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (English) | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (German) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (German) | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 1 | GERMAN AND ITALIAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Translation Theory | 5 ECTS | Norms and Croatian Language Use 2 | 5 ECTS |
| Norms and Croatian Language Use 1 | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (German) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (German) | 5 ECTS | Language and Culture (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Languages for the Professions (Italian) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 2 (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 1 (Italian) | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Year 2 | GENERAL MODULE AND ENGLISH STUDIES | ||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Pragmatic Aspects of Translating | 5 ECTS | Computer-Assisted Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Translator Training – English | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 4 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 3 (English) | 5 ECTS | Foreign Language – General Module IV | 5 ECTS |
| Translation in culture | 5 ECTS | ||
| Foreign Language – General Module III | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 5 ECTS | Master’s Thesis | 10 ECTS |
| Year 2 | ENGLISH AND GERMAN STUDIES | ||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Norms and Croatian Language Use 3 | 5 ECTS | Computer-Assisted Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Translator Training – English | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 4 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translator Training – German | 5 ECTS | ||
| Translation Exercises 3 (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 4 (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 3 (German) | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 5 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 5 ECTS | Master’s Thesis | 10 ECTS |
| Year 2 | ENGLISH AND ITALIAN | ||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Norms and Croatian Language Use 3 | 5 ECTS | Computer-Assisted Translation | 5 ECTS |
| Translator Training – English | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 4 (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Translator Training – Italian | 5 ECTS | ||
| Translation Exercises 3 (English) | 5 ECTS | Translation Exercises 4 (Italian) | 5 ECTS |
| Translation Exercises 3 (Italian) | 5 ECTS | 5 ECTS | |
| Elective Course | 5 ECTS | Elective Course | 10 ECTS |
| Elective Courses (The offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year) | |
| Bilingualism (English) | 5 ECTS |
| The Translation of Multimodal Literary Texts (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Literary Translation (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Intercultural Communication (German) | 5 ECTS |
| Metatextuality in the Croatian Novel | 5 ECTS |
| Translating Literature (English) | 5 ECTS |
| Literature in Translation and Digital Humanities | 5 ECTS |
| Croatian Dialects in Translation | 5 ECTS |
Learning outcomes
Core learning outcomes
- Describe the main translation theories.
- Recognise and describe basic lexicological theories.
- List the basic terminological principles (in a lexicographical sense).
- Possess the analytical tools for describing bilingual lexicography.
- Distinguish types and techniques of written translation.
- Apply translation knowledge and skills.
- Use the acquired thematic knowledge.
- Apply the skills of searching sources (info-mining).
- Translate the text from the source language into the target language in accordance with the requirements and needs of the target user.
- Apply appropriate translation strategies and procedures.
- Justify the choice of applied translation procedures and strategies.
- Evaluate the translated text from linguistic and cultural perspectives.
- Distinguish, follow, and respect differences when mediating between languages and cultures.
- Accept and respect the relations of multilingualism and multiculturalism in the European and wider contexts and adapt to them.
- Critically review and re-read the translated text.
- State, describe, explain, and apply the ethical codes of professional translation.
Elective learning outcomes
- Encourage, evaluate, and connect individual and team responsibility for strategic decision-making and the successful implementation and execution of tasks in unpredictable conditions.
- Point out social and ethical responsibility when undertaking tasks and when evaluating and analysing them, encourage others, and do the same.
- Apply and follow the ethical principles of the translation profession.
- Be aware of, and effectively approach, problem solving in translation work.
- Adapt and act in new situations.
- Apply the acquired knowledge and skills in independent work and teamwork.
- Develop an interest for lifelong learning and further training in the field of one’s activity.
- Apply the principles of rational decision-making.
- Develop and apply ethical codes in one’s own work.
- Formulate, develop, and use criteria for assessing and maintaining the appropriate level of quality in the work process and in its results.
- Develop the ability to permanently motivate your work environment as a stimulating environment.
- Analyse and synthesise already found and appropriately processed information obtained