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Postgraduate study in Modern Languages
Are you ready to explore the connection between people and cultures? On our postgraduate programmes in Modern Languages, you'll develop your career in translation and interpreting and conduct research in your chosen specialism.
We offer expertise in French, German, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Sexuality and Gender Studies.
On the industry ready MA in Translation Studies you'll discover the art of translation and join a global community of translators. Our MA in English-Chinese Interpreting with Translation is ideal for anyone looking to embark on careers as professional interpreters - with teaching taking place in a state-of-the-art Interpreting Suite.
You'll benefit from world-leading research in each of these areas and become part of a vibrant research environment. Our postgraduate researchers and academic staff constantly develop innovative research projects with a regular programme of research seminars.
Why study Modern Languages at Birmingham?
- Top 100
Modern Language departments in the world
(QS 2025 World University Rankings)
My career goal is to become a professional business translator. My MA Translation Studies has equipped me with CAT tool proficiency (SDL Trados, MemoQ), enabling efficient multilingual projects.
Our postgraduate degrees
- Translation Studies MA
- Translation Studies MA (by Distance Learning)
- English-Chinese Interpreting with Translation MA
- Comparative Literature and Critical Theories MA
- Sexuality and Gender Studies MRes
- Arabic Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- French Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- German Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Hispanic Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Italian Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Russian Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Comparative Literature PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Sexuality and Gender Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Translation Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
- Translation Studies Practice-Based PhD (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
Postgraduate scholarships available
Learn more about our scholarshipsThe College of Arts and Law is offering a range of scholarships for our postgraduate taught and research programmes to ensure that the very best talent is nurtured and supported.
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