Overview

About the Programme

The Translation Studies programme from University of Nottingham can offer expert supervision for projects involving English and the following languages:

French

German

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

Arabic

Russian

Serbian

Croatian

Dutch

Particular research strengths include:

audio-visual translation

cultural transfer

comparative cultural studies

translation during the Enlightenment and Romanticism

translation theory

translation of literary and philosophical texts

translation between Asian (especially Chinese) and Western contexts

We also welcome projects in the broad areas of post-colonial studies and transcultural and transnational studies.

Programme Structure

Assessment may be either through submission of a thesis (which should be not more than 100,000 for the case of PhD or 60,000 words in the case of MPhil), or through a combined extended translation and thesis option.

Recent theses include:

Translating English-language Christian-themed fiction in Taiwan

Non-localisation: a semiotic, economic and media investigation into Apple’s localisation strategy and its impact on Chinese translation traditions.

Translating early Soviet fiction: the impact of source text foreignisation on translation theory and practice: a case study of Evgenii Zamiatin and Andrei Platonov.

Supply-driven translation in a small nation context: Slovene literature in English 1991-2016.

Balancing education, training and the market: a comparative analysis of current curricula for Master's programmes in translation between English and Chinese in China and the UK.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

International students should apply as early as possible to ensure you have enough time to apply for your student visa and submit any documentation

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Translation & Interpreting View 29 other PhDs in Translation & Interpreting in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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7

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Other requirements

General requirements

UK students:

2:1 (or international equivalent). We would usually expect you to hold, or be working towards, a masters degree in a relevant subject.

EU / International students:

2:1 (or international equivalent) We would usually expect you to hold, or be working towards, a masters degree in a relevant subject. Whilst no formal language qualifications are necessary, applicants would normally be expected to have the ability to translate proficiently between two languages, one of which must be English.

IELTS: 7.0 (6.5 in each element)

Tuition Fees

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25750 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5260 GBP / year

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Living costs

Nottingham

United Kingdom

583 - 978 GBP / month

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