Translation Studies

Do you want to be part of a stimulating research environment? Join the Translation Studies degree at the University of Birmingham.

Translation is a fast-changing profession and at the  Translation Studies Translation Studies degree at the University of Birmingham University of Birmingham  you’ll join translators at the forefront of innovative training and research. 

Key facts

You’ll be supervised by leading academics in the field, and our broad research interests mean we can support a variety of translation areas.

• Access translation software, including translation memory tools, corpus and text analysis tools and post-editing tools, plus SDL Studio Freelance licences.

• Get ready for your future career – develop key transferable skills including communication, collating information and independently managing your time.

• Conduct your PhD research from anywhere in the world through our online distance learning option.

Research topics include:

• Literary translation and reception

• Translation history

• Translation stylistics

• Corpus-based translation studies

• Translation and language change

• Adaptation