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Youll be supported by a lead supervisor with expertise in your chosen language-pair. Our Modern Languages department includes a variety of languages, offering you flexibility for your choice of translation.
We also offer a traditional PhD in Translation Studies without the practice-based element.
At Birmingham, translation studies sits in the Department of Modern Languages, which is a world top 100 Modern Languages department ...
**Put your passion for translation into practice and produce your own original work of translation alongside a research thesis.**<br/><br/>Youll be supported by a lead supervisor with expertise in your chosen language-pair. Our Modern Languages department includes a variety of languages, offering you flexibility for your choice of translation. <br/><br/>We also offer a traditional PhD in Translation Studies without the practice-based element. <br/><br/>At Birmingham, translation studies sits in the Department of Modern Languages, which is a world top 100 Modern Languages department (QS World University Rankings 2024).<br/><br/>Our staff are members of the European Society for Translation Studies and the International Association of Translation and Interpreting. Youll be supervised by leading academics who are also active translators, so youll be fully supported in both elements of the PhD. <br/><br/>Access translation software, including translation memory tools, corpus and text analysis tools and post-editing tools, plus SDL Studio Freelance licences.<br/>Benefit from our dedicated facilities including software and library resources, including e-resources.<br/>Conduct your PhD research from anywhere in the world through our online distance learning option.
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
6 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Edgbaston Campus
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Course Code
Unknown
Institution Code
B32
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