University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Conference Interpreting

This training program cannot be offered in the edition planned for the 2024-2026 academic year. Therefore the entrance tests are cancelled.

You will train to become a professional interpreter specialised in conference interpreting, capable of working in national and international multilingual environments in both the private and public sector

 

Content Official Master's Degree in Conference Interpreting

Study guides

Master description

The aim of this Master's degree is to train professional conference interpreters so that they can join the professional employment market in interpreting either at the local level or at the level of the international institutions.
On completing the Master's degree students should be able to carry out consecutive or simultaneous interpretations of professional level discourses in a range of registers from all their foreign languages (C languages) to their mother tongue (Language A). They will also understand the context of international and intercultural relations as well as their organisations and instruments, with the aim of contextualising communicative processes in which they will carry out their professional activity as interpreter.

Course begins on

12/09/2024

Official Master's Degrees in Conference interpreting. (Upd. 14/09/2023)
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Study plan structure

 

 

Type Credits
Compulsory 36
Optional 72
Master Thesis 12
TOTAL 120

 

Speciality 1: Spanish A, English C, French C and German C

 

Subject Credits Type
First year    
Contextualisation of the Discipline and Interpreting Techniques 9 OB
Introduction to Public Service Interpreting 6 OB
Profesionalization and International Organisations 9 OB
Consecutive Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: German-Spanish 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: German-Spanish 6 OT*

* Compulsory Specialty

 

 

 

Subject Credits Type
Second year    
Master's Degree Dissertation 12 OB
Mentoring, Economics and Law for Interpreters 6 OB
Mock Conference and Tutored Professional Practice 6 OB
Conference Interpreting I: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: German-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: German-Spanish 6 OT*

* Compulsory Specialty

 

Speciality 2: Spanish A, English C and French C or German C

 

 

Subject Credits Type
First year    
Contextualisation of the Discipline and Interpreting Techniques 9 OB
Introduction to Public Service Interpreting 6 OB
Profesionalization and International Organisations 9 OB
Consecutive Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Consolidation of Consecutive Interpreting Technique 6 OT*
Public Service Interpreting Practice 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT**
Consecutive Interpreting: German-Spanish 6 OT**
Consolidation of Consecutive Interpreting Technique 6 OT**
Public Service Interpreting Practice 6 OT**
Simultaneous Interpreting: English-Spanish 6 OT**
Simultaneous Interpreting: German-Spanish 6 OT**

* Compulsory Specialty English and French C
** Compulsory Specialty English and German C

 

 

 

Subject Credits Type
Second year    
Master's Degree Dissertation 12 OB
Mentoring, Economics and Law for Interpreters 6 OB
Mock Conference and Tutored Professional Practice 6 OB
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: English-Spanish 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: French-Spanish 6 OT*
Consolidation of Simultaneous Interpreting Technique 6 OT*
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting I: English-Spanish 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting I: German-Spanish 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting II: English-Spanish 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting II: German-Spanish 6 OT**
Consolidation of Simultaneous Interpreting Technique 6 OT**

* Compulsory Specialty English and French C
** Compulsory Specialty English and German C

 

Speciality 3: English A, Spanish C, French C and German C

 

 

Subject Credits Type
First year    
Contextualisation of the Discipline and Interpreting Techniques 9 OB
Introduction to Public Service Interpreting 6 OB
Profesionalization and International Organisations 9 OB
Consecutive Interpreting: French-English 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: German-English 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: French-English 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: German-English 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT*

* Compulsory Specialty

 

 

 

Subject Credits Type
Second year    
Master's Degree Dissertation 12 OB
Mentoring, Economics and Law for Interpreters 6 OB
Mock Conference and Tutored Professional Practice 6 OB
Conference Interpreting I: French-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: German-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: French-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: German-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: Spanish-English 6 OT*

* Compulsory Specialty

 

Speciality 4: English A, Spanish C and French C or German C

 

 

Subject Credits Type
First year    
Contextualisation of the Discipline and Interpreting Techniques 9 OB
Introduction to Public Service Interpreting 6 OB
Profesionalization and International Organisations 9 OB
Consecutive Interpreting: French-English 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Consolidation of Consecutive Interpreting Technique 6 OT*
Public Service Interpreting Practice 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: French-English 6 OT*
Simultaneous Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Consecutive Interpreting: German-English 6 OT**
Consecutive Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT**
Consolidation of Consecutive Interpreting Technique 6 OT**
Public Service Interpreting Practice 6 OT**
Simultaneous Interpreting: German-English 6 OT**
Simultaneous Interpreting: Spanish-English 6 OT**

* Compulsory Specialty English and French C
** Compulsory Specialty English and German C

 

 

 

Subject Credits Type
Second year    
Master's Degree Dissertation 12 OB
Mentoring, Economics and Law for Interpreters 6 OB
Mock Conference and Tutored Professional Practice 6 OB
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: French-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting I: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: French-English 6 OT*
Conference Interpreting II: Spanish-English 6 OT*
Consolidation of Simultaneous Interpreting Technique 6 OT*
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting I: German-English 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting I: Spanish-English 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting II: German-English 6 OT**
Conference Interpreting II: Spanish-English 6 OT**
Consolidation of Simultaneous Interpreting Technique 6 OT**

* Compulsory Specialty English and French C
** Compulsory Specialty English and German C

 

OB: Compulsory
OT: Optional

 

Additional information about the study plan


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