Carnegie Mellon University Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

Maestría en Comunicación Global y Traducción Aplicada

Plan de Estudios - Máster en Comunicación Global y Traducción Aplicada

Languages

Students may pair any of the available target languages with English translation:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

Students may study translation from their native language (or language of highest proficiency) into English as the Target Language. Or, students may study translation from English as the Source Language into one’s native language as the Target Language.

Courses

Los cursos de Maestría en Comunicación Global y Traducción Aplicada combinan una colección de clases básicas que se centran en la teoría y la práctica del trabajo de traducción, así como una selección de materias optativas.

Fall Semester I

• Introduction to Translation: Theories and Approaches - 9 Units
• Translation Technologies (taught by a professional translator who is an expert in using translation technologies and keeps up with new technologies) - 9 Units
• Translation Workshop I (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 9 Units
• List A Elective (in the target language) - 9 Units
• Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Spring Semester I

• Cultural Adaptability Course (Language and Culture, or Communicating in a Global Marketplace, or Language, Diversity and Cultural Identity, or Theories of International Relations) - 9 Units
• Style or Rhetorical Grammar or Argument or approved toolkit course - 9 Units
• Translation Workshop II (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 9 Units
• List B Elective (in the topic area: technical and scientific, literary, business, audiovisual and media, or healthcare) - 9 Units
• Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Summer Semester

• Translation Internship

Fall Semester II

• Translation Workshop III: Issues in Large Scale Translation (project course, client-based, multilingual projects that support skill development in supervision and coordination (core workshop + language-specific meetings + breakout sessions on translation areas of specialization) - 18 Units
• List A Elective (in the target language) - 9 Units
• List B Elective (in the topic area: technical and scientific, literary, business, audiovisual and media, or healthcare; in a cultural context) - 9 Units
• Translation as a Profession (career preparation seminar) - 3 Units

Los traductores son actores clave en equipos multiculturales diversos, facilitadores de transferencias de conocimiento para la resolución de problemas clave y comunicadores en situaciones altamente sensibles. Nunca ha habido un momento más importante para ofrecer este innovador programa de maestría.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rapid growth is predicted for the translation, localization, and interpretation industry in the coming years, with a projected employment increase of 17% for 2016-2026, much faster than the average.

In a rapidly globalizing world, professionals capable of bridging gaps and facilitating interactions among different cultures, languages, and fields are more needed than ever. The M.A. GCAT program provides students with the tools, both theoretical and practical, for careers helping organizations navigate this dynamic marketplace.

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