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Schools & Universities for Translation and Interpreting Studies

02/06/2018
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Translation and Interpretation Programs Worldwide

Studying translation today means preparing for a profession in flux. As AI reshapes the industry at breakneck speed, students face a paradoxical challenge: they’re training for careers where raw translation output is increasingly automated, yet human expertise has never been more critical for navigating nuance, culture, and context.

Many graduates still struggle to bridge the gap between academic training and professional reality—earning degrees but failing to establish sustainable careers in a market transformed by machine translation.

Translation schools can no longer teach translation as it was practiced a decade ago. To remain relevant, programs must urgently reimagine their curricula around three pillars:

  1. Mastering human-AI collaboration — Students need hands-on training in machine translation post-editing (MTPE), prompt engineering for generative AI, and knowing when to trust—or override—algorithmic output.
  2. Championing irreplaceable human skills — Double down on what machines still struggle with: cultural adaptation, idiomatic expression, creative transcreation, and ethical judgment in sensitive contexts.
  3. Preparing for evolving roles — Tomorrow’s translators won’t just translate—they’ll curate, edit, quality-assure, and specialize. Curricula should integrate project management, domain expertise (legal, medical, tech), and client communication alongside linguistic mastery.

The schools that thrive will be those that stop positioning AI as a threat and start treating it as the essential tool it has become—training translators not to compete with machines, but to command them.

International Translation Programs by Country

Algeria

Australia

  • Department of Linguistics, School of Modern Languages, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sidney

Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

  • Intérprete/Traducción, Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje, Facultad de Filosofía y Educación, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

China

Colombia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

  • Translation school Babel University Tokyo, Japan. They offer Japanese/English Master degree translation courses with administration office located in Honolulu Hawaii USA

Jordan

  • MA Translation, Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman
  • Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU) – AAU started providing academic services in 1990 as the first private university and pioneer of private education in Jordan. AAU has been accorded institutional and programmatic accreditation and is a member of the International Association of Universities, Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, Union of Arab Universities and Association of Arab Private Institutions of Higher Education.

Latvia

Lebanon

Lithuania

Malta

Mexico

  • Iseti – Traducción de documentos de Derecho Societario, Actualización de gramática española para lingüistas, etc

Morocco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Pakistan

  • The University of Gujrat, a Public sector University, has established the first dedicated centre “Centre for Translation Studies” in Pakistan. The Centre is supposed to create awareness and to make the people aware of the significant role of the discipline of Translation Studies in this global situation especially in those countries who have colonial experience like Pakistan. Currently, the centre offers M. Phil program in “Applied Translation Studies”.
  • International Islamic University Department of Translation & Interpretation – The International Islamic University is a unique institution of higher learning which integrates the two parallel streams of religious and other education systems prevailing in the Muslim world. Facebook page

Palestine

An-Najah National University (ANNU) is a leading academic institution in Palestine, known for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and community service. With a rich history and a forward-looking vision, ANNU provides a dynamic learning environment that empowers students to achieve their goals and make meaningful contributions to society. Offering a wide range of programs across various disciplines, ANNU combines cutting-edge research, modern facilities, and a supportive campus community to nurture talent and foster creativity. The university actively engages in national and global partnerships, striving to address challenges and drive sustainable development. Discover more about An-Najah National University and its transformative impact by visiting www.najah.edu.

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

South Africa

South Korea

Andalucía

Córdoba

★ Universidad de Córdoba

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Multiple double degree options:
  • Traducción e Interpretación + Filología Hispánica
  • Traducción e Interpretación + Turismo
  • Traducción e Interpretación + Estudios Ingleses
  • Type: Public university

Granada

✓ Universidad de Granada

  • Departamento de Traducción e Interpretación
  • Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Doble Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés) + Turismo
  • Top-ranked program (often #1 in El Mundo rankings)
  • Website | Faculty Website

Málaga

✓ Universidad de Málaga

  • Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Doble Grado en Turismo + Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Sevilla

✓ Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés, Francés, Alemán)
  • Multiple double degree programs:
  • Traducción e Interpretación (Francés) + Relaciones Internacionales
  • Traducción e Interpretación (Alemán) + Relaciones Internacionales
  • Humanidades + Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Aragón

Zaragoza

✓ Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza

  • Translation and interpretation programs
  • Type: Private university
  • Website

Cantabria

Santander

★ Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander

  • Translation and interpretation programs
  • Type: Private university

Canarias

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

✓ Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  • Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación
  • Departamento de Filología Moderna
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés-Alemán)
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés-Francés)
  • Doble Grado: Inglés-Alemán + Inglés-Francés
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Castilla y León

León

✓ Universidad de León

  • Departamento de Filología Moderna
  • Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Salamanca

✓ Universidad de Salamanca

  • Licenciatura/Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Facultad de Traducción y Documentación
  • Máster en Traducción y Mediación Intercultural
  • Doble Grado en Traducción e Interpretación + Derecho
  • Top-ranked program (consistently in top 3)
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Soria

✓ Universidad de Valladolid (Campus de Soria)

  • Licenciado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación de Soria
  • Máster en Traducción en Entornos Digitales Multilingües
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Castilla-La Mancha

Toledo

✓ Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

  • Escuela de Traductores de Toledo (historic institution)
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Cataluña

Barcelona

✓ Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra

  • Facultat de Traducció i Interpretació
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (multiple language combinations)
  • Top-ranked program (consistently in top 3)
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

✓ Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona

  • Facultat de Traducció i Interpretació
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Doble Grado en Traducción e Interpretación + Lenguas Aplicadas
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

✓ Universitat de Vic, Vic (Barcelona province)

  • Facultat de Ciències Humanes, Traducció i Documentació
  • Type: Private university
  • Website

★ Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (online)
  • Máster Universitario en Traducción y Tecnologías (online)
  • Type: Private university (distance learning)
  • Website

Lleida

★ Universitat de Lleida

  • Grado en Lenguas Aplicadas y Traducción
  • Double degree options:
  • Lenguas Aplicadas y Traducción + Estudios Ingleses
  • Lenguas Aplicadas y Traducción + Filología Catalana y Estudios Occitanos
  • Type: Public university

Comunidad de Madrid

Madrid

✓ Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

  • Escuela de Traducción e Interpretación
  • Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación y Tecnologías del Lenguaje
  • Doble Grado: Traducción e Interpretación + Comunicación Internacional (Bachelor in Global Communication)
  • Diploma en Tercera Lengua Extranjera
  • Máster Universitario en Interpretación de Conferencias
  • Type: Private university
  • Website

✓ Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

  • Instituto Universitario de Lenguas Modernas y Traductores
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Type: Public university
  • Website | Grado Website

✓ Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid

  • Licenciatura en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Facultad de Lenguas Aplicadas
  • Doble Grado: Traducción e Interpretación + Relaciones Internacionales
  • Type: Private university
  • Website

★ Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés, Francés)
  • Doble Grado: Traducción e Interpretación (Francés) + Lenguas Modernas, Cultura y Comunicación (Francés)
  • Type: Public university

★ Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Madrid

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

★ Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid

  • Translation and interpretation programs
  • Type: Private university

Alcalá de Henares

✓ Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)

  • Departamento de Filología Moderna
  • Grado en Lenguas Modernas y Traducción (Alcalá y Guadalajara)
  • Máster Universitario en Comunicación Intercultural, Traducción e Interpretación en los Servicios Públicos
  • Type: Public university
  • Website
  • Master Website

Comunidad Valenciana

Alicante

✓ Universidad de Alicante

  • Departamento de Traducción e Interpretación
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Máster Universitario en Traducción Institucional
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Castelló de la Plana

✓ Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana

  • Unitat Predepartamental de Traducció i Comunicació
  • Facultat de Ciències Humanes i Socials
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

Valencia

✓ Universidad de Valencia (Universitat de València)

  • Facultad de Filología, Traducción y Comunicación
  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Curso Intensivo de Formación de Intérpretes de Conferencia
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

★ Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU), Valencia

  • Translation and interpretation programs (distance learning)
  • Maestría Oficial en Traducción
  • Type: Private university (online)

★ Universidad Europea, Campus Valencia

  • Translation and interpretation programs
  • Type: Private university

Galicia

La Coruña

★ CESUGA, La Coruña

  • Translation and interpretation programs
  • Type: Private affiliated center (Centro Adscrito)

Vigo

✓ Universidade de Vigo

  • Departamento de Traducción, Lingüística e Teoría da Literatura
  • Facultade de Filoloxía e Traducción
  • Type: Public university
  • Website

La Rioja

Logroño

★ Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), La Rioja

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (online)
  • Máster Universitario en Traducción (online)
  • Type: Private university (distance learning)
  • Website

Región de Murcia

Murcia

★ Universidad de Murcia

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación (Inglés)
  • Máster Universitario en Traducción Editorial
  • Type: Public university

País Vasco

Bilbao

✓ Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao

  • Master’s Degree in Translation (English-Spanish)
  • Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas
  • Type: Private university
  • Website

Álava/Vizcaya

★ Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)

  • Grado en Traducción e Interpretación
  • Campus in Álava
  • Type: Public university

Comunidades WITHOUT Translation Programs

Based on comprehensive research, the following Comunidades Autónomas do NOT have universities offering undergraduate or graduate degrees in Translation and Interpretation:

  • Asturias – No programs found
  • Extremadura – No degree programs (only language services)
  • Islas Baleares – No programs found
  • Navarra – No translation degree programs (only language teaching)

Notable Specialized Programs

  • Escuela de Traductores de Toledo (UCLM) – Historic institution with medieval origins
  • Conference Interpretation – Specialized programs at Valencia, Comillas
  • Legal Translation – Specialized tracks at several universities
  • Editorial Translation – Master’s at Murcia
  • Institutional Translation – Master’s at Alicante
  • Public Service Interpreting – Master’s at Alcalá

Sources

This comprehensive list was compiled from the following sources:

Note: This list includes undergraduate degrees (Grado), master’s programs (Máster), and specialized certificates. Program availability and details should be verified directly with each institution, as offerings may change. Admission requirements (notas de corte) vary by university and year.

Sweden

Switzerland

  • Ecole de traduction et d’interprétation, Université de Genève
  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) – The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) has existed for a number of years now. The Department of Applied Linguistics has emerged from the former Interpreters’ School Zurich (DOZ), which was merged with another institute some 7 years ago. DOZ has produced a large number of professional interpreters and translators for decades.

Taiwan

Turkey

UK

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Unfortunately, there are no undergraduate translation degrees in Northern Ireland. However, you can start your academic career with an undergraduate language degree. Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University in Coleraine both offer great course programs for prospective language students.

Republic of Ireland

Postgraduate Translation Degrees (UK)

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Ukraine

Uruguay

USA – Translation and Interpretation Programs

Programs Organized by State

This document presents a comprehensive compilation of translation and interpretation programs across the United States. Programs include both established institutions and newly identified programs.

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona State University, Tempe

  • Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies
  • Transdisciplinary program with focus on translation practice and theory
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Spanish Translation also available
  • Website

University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation, Tucson

  • Translation and Interpretation programs
  • Website

California (CA)

Middlebury Institute of International Studies (formerly Monterey Institute), Monterey

  • MA in Translation and Localization Management
  • MA in Translation
  • MA in Translation and Interpretation
  • MA in Conference Interpretation
  • Languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish
  • Website

California State University Fresno, Fresno

  • Translation courses (Spanish)
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

California State University Long Beach, Long Beach

  • BA in Spanish with option in translation

California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles

  • Translation courses (French, Spanish)

California State University Sacramento, Sacramento

  • Translation courses (French)

Antioch University Los Angeles, Marina del Rey

  • Graduate course: Translation Seminar and Online Conference
  • MFA in Creative Writing Program

Colorado (CO)

Colorado State University, Fort Collins

  • Translation courses
  • Translation projects for MFA in Creative Writing
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut College, New London

  • BA Honors thesis translation option (Chinese)

District of Columbia (DC)

Gallaudet University, Washington

  • Department of American Sign Language, Linguistics and Interpretation
  • MA in Interpretation: Interpreting Research
  • Website

American University, Washington

  • Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate in Translation
  • Languages: French, German, Russian, Spanish
  • Department of Language & Foreign Studies
  • Website

Florida (FL)

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

  • Translation courses (Spanish)
  • Department of Languages and Linguistics

Georgia (GA)

Georgia State University, Atlanta

  • Graduate Translation Certificate Program
  • Languages: French, Spanish
  • Department of Modern and Classical Languages

Hawaii (HI)

University of Hawaii

  • Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies
  • Website

Babel University, Honolulu

  • Japanese/English Master degree translation courses
  • Administration office in Honolulu

Illinois (IL)

University of Illinois, Champaign

  • MA in Translation and Interpreting
  • Duration: 2 years, 32 credits
  • Specializations: Translation for the Professions, Literary and Applied Literary Translation, Conference and Community Interpreting
  • Available online or on-campus
  • Website

Bradley University, Peoria

  • Introduction to Translation (Spanish)

Indiana (IN)

Indiana University, Bloomington

  • Translation Studies
  • Department of Comparative Literature
  • Website

Iowa (IA)

University of Iowa, Iowa City

Maine (ME)

Bates College, Lewiston

  • Course: The Art of Translation (French)
  • Department of Classical and Romance Languages and Literatures

Maryland (MD)

University of Maryland, College Park

  • MPS (Master of Professional Studies in Interpreting)
  • Duration: 2 years, 44 credits
  • Tracks: Conference or Public Service Interpreting
  • Languages: Chinese, German, Spanish
  • Focus on simultaneous interpreting technologies

Massachusetts (MA)

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst

  • MA in Translation
  • Duration: 1-2 years, 33 credits
  • Focus on literary translation

Harvard University, Cambridge

  • Graduate courses and workshops in translation
  • Department of Comparative Literature
  • Longfellow Institute Seminar

Boston College, Chestnut Hill

  • Seminar: Art and Craft of Literary Translation
  • English Department

Elms College, Chicopee

  • Translation courses (French, Spanish)

Barnard College, New York

  • BA in Translation and Literature (French)

Michigan (MI)

Michigan State University, East Lansing

  • Translation Center
  • Programs in translation and interpretation

Minnesota (MN)

Century College, White Bear Lake

  • Language Interpretation and Translation program
  • Hybrid format with distance-education options

New Jersey (NJ)

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  • MA in Translation and Interpreting (Spanish)
  • Duration: ~2 years, 30 credits
  • Focus: legal, medical, technical, audiovisual, literary translation
  • Community, court, and medical interpreting
  • Website

Drew University, Madison

  • MFA in Poetry and Poetry in Translation (low-residency)
  • Two tracks: Poetry writing and translation; Translation of poetry

New York (NY)

City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York

CUNY Hunter College, New York

  • MA in Translation and Interpreting (launched Fall 2020)
  • Website

Binghamton University, Binghamton

  • MA or Ph.D. in Translation
  • Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP)
  • Duration: ~1.5 years (MA), 32 credits
  • Website

New York University (NYU), New York

  • MS in Translation
  • Duration: 12 months – 5 years, 36 credits
  • Languages: English-Spanish, Spanish-English, French-English, Chinese-English
  • Focus: legal and financial translation
  • Online and on-site options
  • Website

Columbia University, New York

  • Courses in literary translation
  • Creative Writing Center

City College of New York, New York

  • Graduate courses and workshops in literary translation
  • Department of English

Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn

  • Undergraduate and graduate translation courses
  • Languages: Comparative Literature, Spanish, French

Fordham University, Bronx

  • Translation courses (Italian, Spanish, French, German)
  • Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

International Institute of Buffalo, Buffalo

  • Interpreting and Translation Department

North Carolina (NC)

Wake Forest University, Winston Salem

  • Graduate Program in Interpreting and Translation Studies
  • Website

Ohio (OH)

Kent State University, Kent

  • Professional Translator Training Program, Institute of Applied Linguistics
  • MA or Ph.D. in Translation
  • Duration: 2 years (MA), 60 credits
  • Focus: translation research, CAT tools, localization, project management
  • Website

Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea

  • Techniques of Translation (French, German, Spanish)

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

  • Problems in Translation (French)
  • Translation workshops (French, German, Russian)

Oklahoma (OK)

Tulsa Community College, Tulsa

  • Translation and Interpreting programs

Oregon (OR)

University of Oregon, Eugene

  • Oregon Center for Translation Studies
  • Graduate Specialization in Translation Studies (18 credits)
  • Open to graduate students in any field
  • Website

Pennsylvania (PA)

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

  • Professional Translation Certificate Program
  • Website

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

  • MA in Global Communication and Applied Translation (GCAT)
  • Duration: Three semesters with professional summer internship
  • Focus: translation technologies and localization
  • Website
  • Contact: Dr. Kenya C. Dworkin (kdworkin@andrew.cmu.edu) or Ms. Vera Lampley (vl2p@andrew.cmu.edu)

Rhode Island (RI)

Brown University, Providence

  • Undergraduate and graduate degrees with concentration in translation
  • Department of Comparative Literature

South Carolina (SC)

University of Charleston, Charleston

  • Graduate Program in Bilingual Legal Interpreting
  • Website

Texas (TX)

University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas

  • Center for Translation Studies
  • MA and Ph.D. in Humanities with Translation Studies focus
  • Interdisciplinary approach combining Translation Studies with Literary Studies, History of Ideas, or Aesthetic Studies
  • Website

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville

  • Translation and Interpreting Programs
  • Department of Writing and Language Studies

Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas

  • MA in Applied Linguistics with concentration in Bible translation

Utah (UT)

Brigham Young University, Provo

  • Translation Research Group
  • BA in Spanish Translation
  • Website

Virginia (VA)

George Mason University, Fairfax

  • Undergraduate and graduate courses in translation
  • Languages: French, German, Spanish
  • Modern and Classical Languages

Washington (State)

Washington Academy of Languages

  • Translation and Interpretation Institute
  • Website

Central Washington University, Ellensburg

  • Translation courses (French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish)
  • Department of Foreign Languages

Wisconsin (WI)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee

  • MA and Graduate Certificate in Translation and Interpreting Studies
  • Website

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

  • Translation programs
  • HR Operations, Office of Human Resources

Summary Statistics

Coverage Overview

  • Countries represented: 100+ countries worldwide
  • US states represented: 27 states
  • Total programs identified: 400+ programs globally

Program Types

  • Bachelor’s degrees in Translation/Interpretation
  • Master’s degrees (MA, MS, MPS) in Translation/Interpretation
  • Doctoral programs (Ph.D.) in Translation Studies
  • Certificates and specialization programs
  • Diplomas and vocational training
  • Postgraduate specializations

Key Program Focus Areas

  • Literary Translation
  • Conference Interpreting
  • Community/Public Service Interpreting
  • Technical Translation
  • Medical Translation
  • Legal Translation
  • Audiovisual Translation
  • Sign Language Interpretation
  • Translation Technologies and CAT Tools
  • Localization

Note: Feel free to submit information about your school if you can’t find it in this list.

 

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