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Translation (BA) Translation (BA)

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz • Germersheim

Degree
Bachelor of Arts Translation
Teaching language
  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Other teaching language
Languages

German (70%), English, and other languages (30%)

Full-time / part-time
  • full-time
Programme duration
6 semesters
Beginning
Winter and summer semester
Application deadline

1 September for the following winter semester
1 March for the following summer semester

Tuition fees per semester in EUR
None
Joint degree / double degree programme
No
Description/content
  • Language and translation competence in your languages of study
  • Multilingual communication, media, and text production for specific target audiences
  • Orientation in the professional fields of translation and multilingualism
  • Basics of academic research
  • Translation technologies and processes
  • Theories, methods, and issues in linguistics; and cultural studies
  • Semi-selective modules (e.g. introduction to interpreting, intercultural communication, regional competence)
Course organisation

https://studium.fb06.uni-mainz.de/files/2022/11/Modulverzeichnis-Bachelor-Translation_EN.pdf

A Diploma supplement will be issued
Yes
Certificates for specific modules are awarded
Yes
International elements
  • International comparisons and thematic reference to the international context
Course-specific, integrated German language courses
Yes
Course-specific, integrated English language courses
Yes
Tuition fees per semester in EUR
None
Semester contribution

175.80 EUR per semester

Funding opportunities within the university
No
Academic admission requirements

General university entrance qualification ("Hochschulzugangsberechtigung", HZB) or certificate of recognition for foreign diplomas

Language requirements
  • At least a B1 level to study English or French
  • At least a B2 level to study German
  • No prior knowledge of the other languages is required when studying these other languages in combination with a language of study at a B1 level (or German B2).
Application deadline

1 September for the following winter semester
1 March for the following summer semester

Submit application to

https://jogustine.uni-mainz.de/

Accommodation

https://studium.fb06.uni-mainz.de/interessiert-an-einem-studium-am-ftsk/studentisches-leben-am-ftsk/

Career advisory service

https://studium.fb06.uni-mainz.de/im-studium/einstieg-ins-berufsleben/

Support for international students and doctoral candidates
  • Support with registration procedures
General services and support for international students and doctoral candidates

https://studium.fb06.uni-mainz.de/internationales-uebersetzen-dolmetschen-studieren/

Supervisor-student ratio
Excellent

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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