University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Audiovisual Translation

A unique academic programme that will aid you in becoming a specialist in translation and audiovisual accessibility, offered by lecturers of renowned national and international prestige 

 

Official Master's Degree in Audiovisual Translation

Ideal student profile

The ideal profile of students wishing to access the master’s program is that of a graduate in the fields of Translation, Philology, Humanities, East Asian Studies, and Audiovisual Communication.

Students should have a good general cultural background, especially regarding the audiovisual world, as well as an interest in other cultures and new technologies.

Knowledge

  • Identify the characteristics of audiovisual and multimodal texts, and the modalities of audiovisual transfer and accessibility services to adapt to different audiences.
  • Recognise the specific translation problems of the different audiovisual products and content in order to apply the knowledge acquired.
  • Distinguish the different specialised resources for learning about the thematic aspects of audiovisual translation and accessibility.
  • Identify the possibilities and limitations of the use of technologies for the profession, in order to use them in an ethical, critical and transparent manner.
  • Identify the specificity of different theoretical and methodological approaches in audiovisual translation and accessibility to apply them in professional practice and research in these fields.

Skills

  • Critically analyse the structural, thematic, and linguistic aspects of audiovisual and multimodal texts, as well as the principles of accessibility to information and communication.
  • Translate audiovisual and multimodal texts by applying cultural and thematic knowledge and using technological and documentation resources.
  • Create accessible audiovisual and multimodal texts by applying guidelines, using the relevant tools and complying with professional standards.
  • Evaluate the use of tools and technologies in an efficient, ethical, critical and transparent manner to translate and make audiovisual content (such as films and video games) accessible.
  • Manage audiovisual translation, accessibility, multimedia, website and video game localisation projects.
  • Apply specific methodologies, techniques, standards and guides to generate innovative and competitive proposals in the professional activity and in research in the field of audiovisual translation and accessibility.

Competences

  • Defend their own ideas, knowledge and supporting arguments, taking into account the principles of accessibility, sustainability and gender perspective.
  • Manage projects, working individually or in a unidisciplinary or multidisciplinary team, with critical thinking and creativity, being able to analyse, interpret and summarise the data and information generated.
  • Demonstrate an ethical attitude and behaviour, in accordance with the deontological principles of the profession.
  • Produce an academic work in the field of audiovisual translation and accessibility, in an enterprising way, applying the methodological bases of research design and planning, and addressing the principles of sustainability and the gender perspective.