{"id":22951,"date":"2025-07-15T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/?post_type=program&#038;p=22951"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:22:19","slug":"translation-interpreting-studies-ma","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/academics\/translation-interpreting-studies-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">MA<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starting Fall 2026, admissions to the following Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) programs will be temporarily suspended: Grad Certificate in Interpreting, Graduate Certificate in Translation, MA in TIS, coordinated TIS\/MBA, and coordinated TIS\/MLIS.<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<text>\n  \n<p><em>The Translation and Interpreting Studies MA has suspended admission effective Fall 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Translation and Interpreting Studies program offers programs of study in Research or Professional Translation, in three language pairs (French, German, and Spanish to English), and\/or in Interpreting. TIS offers two coordinated degree programs: a TIS\/MLIS degree with the College of Community Engagement &amp; Professions and its School of Information Studies and a TIS\/MBA with the Lubar College of Business.<\/p>\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ graduates who earn the MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies in any of the above formats reflect sufficient preparation for gainful post-graduation employment or admission to a Doctor of Philosophy program at a peer or aspirational institutions, and they will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n\t<li class=\"Numbers\">Be knowledgeable about the linguistic, literary, and cultural productions of their source and target communities in the past and present; be able to situate them within a historical, cultural and discursive (interdisciplinary and\/or cross-cultural) context; be familiar with several major tendencies in critical and theoretical analysis, and be able to apply them to the study of these texts.<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"Numbers\">Provide nuanced and sophisticated discussions (in writing and in conversation) of linguistic, literary, and cultural works in English, and when appropriate, in the target language of their field of study. This includes the ability to analyze and to incorporate critical\/theoretical frameworks into their written and oral discussions of literary or cultural works.<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"Numbers\">Be able to perform professional skills tied to the translation and interpreting field (e.g., translate\/interpret accurately in their area of specialization; create and maintain terminology database resources; efficiently and accurately conduct research related to T&amp;I; understand broad aspects of the T&amp;I industry).<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"Numbers\">Conduct independent research in Translation and Interpreting Studies. This includes the ability to develop and delimit a research question, to conduct a systematic investigation of the question, and to present or evaluate research according to standard models of analysis and argumentation.<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"NumbersLast\">Be aware of career and post-graduate opportunities that their degree makes possible, which includes knowing how to search and apply for professional opportunities or advanced study related to the MA, and participating in professional activities such as colloquia, conferences, and meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n  \n\n<\/text>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Master&#8217;s<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--2\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Format<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Online<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-mini-rfi uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--shadow\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Request Information<\/div>\n                    <div id='form_47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3'>Loading&#8230;<\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/graduates\/translation-interpreting-studies\/admissions\/translation-and-interpreting-studies-ma-program-admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Apply<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cost-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script async='async' src='https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3'>\/**\/<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t    <section id=\"program-highlights\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80 uwm-bg-gray-dark\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div id=\"program-highlights-content-image\" class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-to-milwaukee\">New to Milwaukee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Milwaukee is a bustling city and metro area with a smaller town vibe. 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Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/onestop\/dates-and-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">One Stop calendars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Admission<\/h3> <p class=\"p1\">Along with the Graduate School admission requirements, all applicants meet the program admission requirements. Admission is based in part on a reason statement,\u00a0a qualifying examination that consists of a 200-250-word translation from the source to the target language, and one 300- to 500-word essay in English.<\/p> <p class=\"p1\">Beyond the English proficiency required by the Graduate School, the following are required:\u00a0a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 83; TOEFL CBT score of 220; or IELTS score of 6.5.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-translating-interpreting-studies-academic-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Credits and Courses<\/h2>  <p>No credits carrying a grade below B- may be counted toward meeting the Translation and Interpreting Studies degree requirement of 30 credits.<\/p> <p>Students choose one of three tracks in the Translation and Interpreting, MA - Professional Translation Track, Research Translation Track, and an Interpreting Track.<\/p> <h3>Professional Translation Track<\/h3> <p>The Professional track consists of 30 credits at the graduate level.<\/p> <table class=\"sc_courselist\"> <caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption> <colgroup> <col class=\"codecol\"\/> <col class=\"titlecol\"\/> <col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/> <\/colgroup> <thead> <tr class=\"hidden noscript\"> <th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th> <th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th> <th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Credits<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody> <tr class=\"even areaheader  firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Core Seminars<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0709<\/td><td>Seminar in Literary and Cultural Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0820<\/td><td>Translation Theory<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Non-Language specific courses<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0710<\/td><td>Comparative Systems for Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0726<\/td><td>Computer-Assisted Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0730<\/td><td>Internship in Translation\/Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Language-specific courses (two courses in same language pair)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0706&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0716<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: French to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: French to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0708&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0718<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: German to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: German to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0707&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0717<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: Spanish to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: Spanish to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives <\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">9<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0530<\/td><td>Business and Professional Aspects of Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0700<\/td><td>Introduction to Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0711<\/td><td>Ethics in Translation and Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0727<\/td><td>Project Management in Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0728<\/td><td>Editing for Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0708<\/td><td>Advanced Professional Writing<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0709<\/td><td>Rhetoric, Writing, and  Information Technology<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">INFOST\u00a0511<\/td><td>Organization of Information<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">INFOST\u00a0571<\/td><td>Information Access and Retrieval<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Or other approved elective<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">30<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  <h3>Research Translation Track<\/h3> <p>The Research track consists of 30 credits at the graduate level.\u00a0<\/p> <table class=\"sc_courselist\"> <caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption> <colgroup> <col class=\"codecol\"\/> <col class=\"titlecol\"\/> <col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/> <\/colgroup> <thead> <tr class=\"hidden noscript\"> <th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th> <th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th> <th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Credits<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody> <tr class=\"even areaheader  firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Core Seminars<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0709<\/td><td>Seminar in Literary and Cultural Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0820<\/td><td>Translation Theory<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Non-Language specific courses<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0710<\/td><td>Comparative Systems for Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0730<\/td><td>Internship in Translation\/Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0790<\/td><td>Thesis<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">An approved course in Critical Theory<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Language-specific courses (two courses in same language pair)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0706&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0716<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: French to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: French to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0708&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0718<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: German to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: German to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0707&amp;\u00a0TRNSLTN\u00a0717<\/td><td>Introduction to Translation: Spanish to Englishand Seminar in Advanced Translation: Spanish to English<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives <\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">One Translation course in language other than the pair selected above<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\">One course in the literature of your chosen language pair<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">One of the following Interpreting courses:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0700<\/td><td>Introduction to Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0722<\/td><td>Advanced Interpreting<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">TRNSLTN\u00a0750<\/td><td>Community Interpreting and Translation<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">One course in Translation or other Critical Theory, such as one of the following: <\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0741<\/td><td>Approaches to the Modern II<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0812<\/td><td>Seminar in Theories of Composition and Rhetoric:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0877<\/td><td>Seminar in Film Studies:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd 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