Schools & Universities for Translation and Interpreting Studies

BeTranslated has been compiling this list of universities and schools offering translation degrees since 2002. This list contains translation schools and universities throughout the world which have a website. These institutions mostly provide full degrees while some have shorter translation programs.

Michael BastinFebruary 6, 2018Updated September 6, 202630 min read

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:

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.
Championing irreplaceable human skills - Double down on what machines still struggle with: cultural adaptation, idiomatic expression, creative transcreation, and ethical judgment in sensitive contexts.
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 key tool it has become - training translators not to compete with machines, but to command them.

How Translation Schools Are Adapting to AI

In September 2026 we checked 44 translation and interpreting programs across eight Asia-Pacific countries and territories, to see what each university publishes about adapting its teaching to AI and machine translation. We looked only at each university's own website, and counted a statement only where it carried a publication date.

Seven of the 44 met that bar. That number understates what is actually happening, and the gap between the two is the more useful finding.

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is the clearest example. Its master's in translation and interpretation teaches four AI courses, including one on pre-editing and post-editing and another on subtitling in the AI era.

None of those pages carries a date, so NTU counts as a zero while teaching more AI content than almost any program in the region.

The pattern splits by region rather than by effort. Hong Kong universities are rebuilding curricula and saying very little about it, and four of the five we checked publish substantial machine translation and AI coursework.

Vietnamese universities are the mirror image. They hold conferences on AI and the future of the profession, while their published curricula name no machine translation or AI module at all.

India was a clean zero across seven universities, including the national open university that runs an entire School of Translation Studies and Training. The Philippines was the same across six.

What the Strongest Programmes Are Doing

Lingnan University, Hong Kong, is renaming its MA in Translation Studies to Language, Communication, and Technology from the 2027-28 academic year, and introduced a course called Translation and AI Industries in 2024-25.
Thammasat University, Thailand, launched a bachelor's in Translation and Interpretation in the Digital Age in 2023, and issues every student a licensed CAT tool during its translation technology course. Dr Sanooch Segkhoonthod Na Thalang, writing on the university's own site in December 2024, put the reasoning plainly: AI adds speed, but it does not understand cultural context, so teaching has to prepare students for what AI cannot do.
Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta trains its Arabic-Indonesian translation students in machine translation post-editing and AI workflow integration.
The University of Hong Kong runs five AI-focused courses inside its MA, including critical post-editing and AI-assisted translation of Hong Kong case law.
Hong Kong Baptist University, the territory's only CIUTI member, teaches machine-learning fine-tuning and evaluation alongside neural machine translation and large language models.
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, added a translation technology course covering CAT tools, corpora and post-machine-translation editing, and made it compulsory in the graduate diploma it introduced in 2025.

Two cautions on reading any of this. A course list is a promise about teaching, not evidence of what graduates can do. And a university that publishes nothing about AI is not necessarily ignoring it, as NTU shows.

We also found no evidence that AI is closing translation programs. Where programs have contracted, the published reasons are enrolment, resources and staffing. Universitas Airlangga's translation track is suspended, and its program chair attributes that to staff retirements and staff away on further study.

International Translation Programs by Country

Algeria

Département de Traduction - Université d’Alger

Australia

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

Brazil

Departamento de Letras Estrangeiras Modernas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Departamento de Letras, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Canada

Université du Québec en Outaouais in Gatineau, Canada
Université de Sherbrooke
Concordia University
Université Laval
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Département de traduction et des langues, University of Moncton
Département de linguistique et de traduction, Université de Montréal
French, Foreign Languages and Translation Studies, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
School of Interpretation and Translation, University of Ottawa
Baccalauréat, certificat de traduction (cours par Internet), Faculté des arts, Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, (Manitoba)
School of Translation, Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Translation Studies - Centre for Continuing Education, McGill University, Montreal
Brown +1: UPF Masters in Translation & Language Sciences

Chile

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

China

English Department, Peking University
Department of Chinese, Translation & Linguistics, City University of Hong Kong
Department of Translation, Faculty of Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Degree in Bilingual Business Communication and Higher Diploma in Translation and Interpretation, Caritas Francis Hsu College, Hong Kong

Colombia

Czech Republic

Institute of Translation Studies, Charles University, Praha

Denmark

MA in Translation and Interpretation, Copenhagen Business School

Egypt

Arabic and Translation Studies Division, Centre for Adult & Continuing Education, American University in Cairo

Estonia

College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
School of Humanities, Tallin University, Tallin, Estonia

Finland

Department of Modern Finnish and Translation, University of Vaasa, University of Joensuu
Department of Translation Studies at Kouvola, University of Helsinki
Department of Translation Studies, University of Tampere
English Translation Studies, University of Turku
Savonlinna School of Translation Studies, University of Joensuu

France

Centre de Formation de Traducteurs, Terminologues & Rédacteurs, Université de Haute Bretagne (Rennes 2), Rennes
Ecole Supérieure d’Interprètes et de Traducteurs (ESIT), Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III
Institut de Traducteurs, d’Interprètes et de Relations Internationales, Université de Strasbourg
ISIT - Institute of Intercultural Management and Communication, Paris

Germany

BA-Studiengang Internationale Kommunikation und Übersetzen, Universitä Hildesheim
Diplom-Fachübersetzerin/Fachübersetzer, Fachbereich Fachkommunikation, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
FASK-Germersheim
Institut für Sprach- und Übersetzungswissenschaften, Universität Leipzig
Institut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen (IUeD), Universität des Saarlandes
Institut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
Institut für Deutsche Gebärdensprache, Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaften, Universität Hamburg
Studiengang Technikübersetzen, Fachhochschule Flensburg
Studiengang Übersetzen und Dolmetschen, Fachhochschule Köln

Greece

Department of Foreign Languages Translation and Interpreting, Ionian University, Corfu
Metafrasi School of Translator Training - Athens, Greece
SCG - Scientific College of Greece

Hong Kong

Department of Translation, Lingnan University - BA and MA. The MA in Translation Studies is being retitled Master of Arts in Language, Communication, and Technology from AY2027-28, subject to approval. Courses include Translation and AI Industries, added in 2024-25.
Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University - BA, MA with a dedicated Technology Stream, MPhil and PhD. The only CIUTI member in Hong Kong, and the deepest published AI curriculum in the territory.
Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - BA, MA and doctoral. Its Computer-augmented Translation Stream covers post-editing for machine translation, terminology management and game localization.
MA in the field of Translation, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong - five AI-focused courses, including critical post-editing and AI-assisted translation of Hong Kong case law.
Faculty of Humanities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - BA in Linguistics and Translation, which can be combined with a secondary major in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, plus a revamped MA in Translation and Language Technology.
Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong - translation and interpreting now sit inside the BA in Linguistics and Language Applications rather than a standalone degree.

Hungary

India

Department of Translation Studies, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad - postgraduate diploma and PhD.
Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, University of Hyderabad - MA and PhD in Translation Studies.
Centre of German Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - MA in translation and interpreting alongside literature.
School of Translation Studies and Training, Indira Gandhi National Open University - MA in Translation Studies and a PG Diploma in Translation, by distance learning.
Anuvad Adhyayan Vibhag (Translation Studies), Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha - MA and PG Diploma in Translation.
School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar - doctoral study in comparative literature and translation.
Department of Hindi, Tezpur University, Assam - PG Diploma in Translation (Hindi).

Indonesia

Program Studi Tarjamah, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta - a bachelor's degree in Arabic-Indonesian translation, running since 1999. Students are trained in machine translation post-editing and in integrating AI into translation workflows.
Magister Ilmu Linguistik, minat Penerjemahan, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta - master's and doctoral study, and the reference program for translation studies in Indonesia.
Program Magister Linguistik, Universitas Indonesia, Depok - master's with a translation specialization.
Magister Linguistik, Translation Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta.
S1 Sastra Inggris, Bidang Minat Penerjemahan, Universitas Terbuka - a distance-learning bachelor's with a digital translation laboratory.
Magister Ilmu Linguistik, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya - the translation track is currently suspended, which the program chair attributes to staff retirements and staff on further study.

Ireland

Israel

Department of Poetics and Comparative Literature, Faculty of the Humanities, Tel Aviv University
Translation and Interpreting Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan

Italy

Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori (SSLiMIT), Università di Bologna - Forlì
Scuola Superiore di Lingue Moderne per Interpreti e Traduttori (SSLMIT), Università di Trieste
Scuola Superiore Europea per Interpreti e Traduttori, Perugia University
Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Milano
Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Roma
Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma - UNINT
Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Vicenza
Scuola Superiore Universitaria per Interpreti e Traduttori, Regione Trentino Alto Adige
Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Mantova
Istituto Universitario per Interpreti e Traduttori di Trento, Trento
Scuola superiore per mediatori linguistici Vittoria - Piazza vittorio veneto, 13 - 10124 TORINO

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

Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Faculty of Translation Studies, Venstpils University of Applied Sciences, Ventspils, Latvia
Faculty of Humanities, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia
Faculty of E-Learning Technologies and Humanities, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Lebanon

Ecole de Traducteurs et d’Interprètes de Beyrouth (ETIB), Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut

Lithuania

Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies, Kaunas Faculty, Vilnius University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Faculty of Pedagogy, Vilnius University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania
Faculty of Humanities and Institute of Foreign Languages, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Malaysia

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Translation and Interpretation, Universiti Sains Malaysia - the country's only bachelor's degree in translation and interpreting, taught in Malay, alongside a master's for professionals and a PhD.
Master of Arts (Translation and Interpretation), Universiti Putra Malaysia - by research.
Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya - translation studies is taught as an elective within the Master of English Language Studies.
Bachelor in Islamic Studies (Arabic for Translation), Universiti Islam Selangor - a three-year degree built around translation as the core of Arabic study.
Diploma Profesional Penterjemahan, Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia - the national translation institute, offering a professional diploma plus short courses in machine translation post-editing and AI ethics.

Malta

University of Malta - Translation, Terminology & Interpreting Studies

Mexico

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

Morocco

Ecole Supérieure Marocaine de Traduction et d’Intrépreratiat
ILCS Rabat - Accredited School of Marketing, Journalism and Translation in Rabat, Morocco

Netherlands

Steunpunt Literair Vertalen
Vertaalacademie Maastricht, Hogeschool Zuyd
Specialisatie Vertalen, Faculteit der letteren, Universiteit van Utrecht
ITV Hogeschool voor Tolken en Vertalen, Utrecht
Hogeschool West-Nederland voor Vertaler en Tolk, Den Haag
SNEVT - Stichting Nationale Examens Vertaler en Tolk (Nederlands <-> Duits, Engels, Frans, Italiaans, Russisch of Spaans)
VERTOL, beroepsopleidingen voor tolken en vertalers Spaans, Amsterdam
LOI - HBO Vertaler Engels

New Zealand

Translating and Interpreting, School of Languages, Auckland Institute of Technology
Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland

Norway

Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand, Norway (look under Humanistiske fag)

Pakistan

The University of Gujrat, a Public sector University, has established the first dedicated center “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 center 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 advanced 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 far-reaching impact by visiting www.najah.edu.

Philippines

Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, University of the Philippines Diliman - MA and PhD in Filipino with a translation specialization, the country's clearest standalone translation degree.
Bachelor in Sign Language Interpretation, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - reported by the college as the first sign language interpreting degree in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia, first admitting students in 2022.
Departamento ng Filipino, De La Salle University Manila - MA and PhD in Filipino studies, with translation taught inside them and supported by the university's SALITA translation center.
Sentro sa Salin at Araling Salin, University of Santo Tomas - a translation center established in 2018 with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, running training rather than degrees.
Batsilyer ng Artes sa Filipinolohiya, Polytechnic University of the Philippines - a four-year degree with translation among its stated outcomes and career paths.
Kagawaran ng Filipino, Ateneo de Manila University - translation is accepted as a thesis mode within its Filipino literature degrees.

Poland

Postgraduate School for Translators and Interpreters, Jagiellonian University, Kraków
School of Translation, Interpreting and Languages, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
Centre for Modern Translation and Interpretation Studies, University of Lód
Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Center for Translation Studies, University of Warsaw Institute of Applied Linguistics
Programs leading to M.A. degrees in Conference Interpreting and Translation, Adam Mickiewicz, University in Pozna, School of English

Portugal

Departamento de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, ULHT - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa
Curso de Especialização em Interpretação de Conferência, Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade do Minho

Romania

Sapientia University, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Department of Applied Linguistics

Russia

College of Basic Professional Studies, National University of Science and Technology, Staryj Oskol, Russia
Institute of Philology and Journalism, Lobachevsky University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication, Naberezhnye Chelny Institute, and Yelabuga Institute, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
Institute for the Humanities, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
Institute of Foreign Languages and Institute of Philology, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
Institute of Humanities, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersbourg, Russia
Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia
Institute of Linguistics and International Communications and Institute of Media, Social Sciences and Humanities, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
Faculty of Philology and Journalism, Samara University, Samara, Russia
Faculty of Philology and Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Faculty of Russian Language and General Educational Disciplines and Philological Faculty, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
Faculty of Humanities, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
School of Philological Studies and School of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
School of Philology and Language Communication, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
School of Humanities, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
School of Core Engineering Education, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
The Institute for the Humanities, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal Universities, Kaliningrad, Russia
Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Singapore

MA in Translation and Interpretation, Nanyang Technological University - an English-Chinese master's launched in 2016, teaching AI and machine translation, pre-editing and post-editing, translation technology, and subtitling in the AI era.
BA in Translation and Interpretation, Singapore University of Social Sciences - a part-time English-Chinese degree, alongside specialist certificates in professional and digital translation.
Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore - minors in translation and in interpreting rather than a full degree.

South Africa

Graduate School for Translators and Interpreters, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Department of Translation Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria

South Korea

Interpretation and Translation, Global Campus in Yongin, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Graduate School of Translation & Interpretation, Seoul, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Advanced Interpretation and Translation Program (AITP), Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, Chung Ang University
The Graduate School of Translation & Interpretation, Ewha Womans University
Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation, Busan University of Foreign Studies
Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation, Pyeongtaek university
Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation, Seoul University of Foreign Studies

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 thorough 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 full list was compiled from the following sources:

Your original list (provided document)
MBA Traducciones: Universidades de Traducción e Interpretación
Y Ahora Qué: Dónde estudiar Traducción e Interpretación
Alta Lingua: Dónde estudiar Traducción en España
Individual university websites and program pages
El Mundo university rankings

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.

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)

The Bachelor’s Degree in Translation and Interpreting at UCAM offers translation and interpreting studies in a multicultural environment in Murcia.

Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (UAX)

UAX offers a Degree in Translation and Intercultural Communication, combining translation practice, language study, and intercultural communication.

Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU)

VIU offers an online Grado en Traducción e Interpretación for students who prefer distance-learning options in Spain.

Sweden

Institute for Interpretation and Translation Studies, Stockholm University

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

Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei
Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation, National Taiwan Normal University
National Changhua University of Education - Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation (no English version)
National Taiwan Normal University - Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation

Thailand

Chalermprakiat Center of Translation and Interpretation, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University - an MA in translation and interpretation revised in 2023 and a graduate diploma introduced in 2025. Its translation technology course covers CAT tools, corpora and post-machine-translation editing.
BA in Translation and Interpretation in the Digital Age, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University - launched in 2023, with a licensed CAT tool for every student and an elective strand in translation tool development. Thammasat also runs an MA in French-Thai translation.
MA in Chinese-Thai Translation and Interpretation, School of Sinology, Mae Fah Luang University - includes study at Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Translation and Interpretation Center, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Mahidol University - translation training, translator examinations and occupational standards.
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University - translation is a research strand inside its applied language degrees.

Turkey

Atilim University - Translation and Interpretation Department in Ankara - Provides an assertive education for Turkish and International students. It has both BA (4 years) and MA (Thesis or non-thesis, 1-2 years) programs.
Department of Translation and Interpreting, Hacettepe University, Ankara
Translation and Interpretation, Vocational Program in Translation, Bilkent University
Department of Translation and Interpreting, School of Foreign Languages, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul
Beykent University (Beykent Univertesi) in Istanbul, Turkey

UK

England

City St George’s University of London
University of East Anglia
University of Leicester
Newcastle University
University of Westminster
London Metropolitan University
University of Essex
Royal Holloway, University of London
Aston University, Birmingham
University of Nottingham
MA Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia
The University of Roehampton in London, UK - Provides full time and part-time master’s programs in translation

Scotland

Wales

Swansea University
Cardiff University

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

Dublin City University

Postgraduate Translation Degrees (UK)

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Ukraine

Translation Department of Odesa National Mechnikov University, Odesa, Ukraine

Uruguay

Traductor Publico, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de la República, Montevideo

Vietnam

University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi - translation and interpreting is a specialization track inside its eight language degrees. ULIS hosted an international conference on artificial intelligence and the future of translation and interpreting in 2025.
Faculty of English, Translation and Interpreting Division, Hanoi University - translation and interpreting orientation within the BA in English, with training also offered across its other language faculties.
Ngon ngu Anh, chuyen nganh Bien phien dich, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Ho Chi Minh City.
University of Foreign Language Studies, University of Da Nang - translation and interpreting competence is an explicit outcome of its English degree, with English-Chinese and English-French tracks.
Faculty of English, University of Foreign Languages and International Studies, Hue University - has a named Translation-Interpretation Division.

USA - Translation and Interpretation Programs

Programs Organized by State

This document presents a full 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

Translation Program
Website

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

Translation Studies
Website

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

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