Master of Arts in Audiovisual Translation

The MA in Audiovisual Translation (MAAT) program, delivered by TII, is designed to train specialists in the mediation of audiovisual texts, both for foreign language viewers and sensory-impaired audiences.

The flourishing field of audiovisual translation opens itself to fundamental and applied research in a wide range of domains. Taking audiovisual text as its focus area, research can address technical and technological issues, as well as linguistic and/or cultural and ideological issues. In audiovisual translation, socially oriented scholars will find ample space for applied research with an impact in domains such as television, the arts, cultural, and educational contexts.

In 2021, the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI) of the University of Geneva officially granted validation for the MAAT program.

Graduates of the program are equipped to:

Master the practical and technological skills required for a career in subtitling, dubbing, voiceover, subtitling for the hard of hearing and audio description.
Use their enhanced analytical skills in a practical setting.
Pursue careers in translation or opt for advanced research at the PhD level.

Structure:

Students are taught by CHSS faculty who are leading scholars and researchers in their fields, and by distinguished visiting professors and experts working in the field of translation.
The program, which includes work placement experience, is taught in state-of-the-art computer labs equipped with the latest professional subtitling and voicing software.
The program is benchmarked against the highest international standards.

Curriculum:

A two-year full-time program, or a three-year part-time program, that requires 39 credits with eight required courses, two electives, an internship, and a thesis.
All courses are conducted face to face and are classroom-based. They are taught in English and take place on campus at HBKU.

List of Courses:

Total of 39 credits

Eight core courses (24 credits)

Code	Course
Code: AVT 621	Course: Current Trends in Audiovisual Translation
Code: AVT 624	Course: Subtitling
Code: AVT 627	Course: Voicing
Code: AVT 636	Course: Intersensory Translation for Access
Code: AVT 645	Course: Research Methods in Audiovisual Translation
Code: TR 611	Course: Introduction to Translation Studies
Code: TR 612	Course: Pragmatic Translation
Code: TR 613	Course: Arabic Stylistics for Translators

2 Elective Courses (6 credits)

Code	Course
Code: AVT 654	Course: Advanced Subtitling
Code: AVT 655	Course: Advanced Dubbing
Code: AVT 658	Course: Special Topics in Audiovisual Translation
Code: AVT 659	Course: Introduction to Audiovisual Translation
Code: DHS 660	Course: Digital Disinformation and Propaganda in the Middle East and North Africa
Code: DHS 661	Course: Digital Writing
Code: SS 600	Course: Thinking and Practicing Interdisciplinarity in the Humanities and the Social Sciences
Code: TSD 624	Course: Translation Technologies
Code: TSD 628	Course: Terminology
Code: TSD 652	Course: Commercial Translation
Code: TSD 653	Course: Media Translation
Code: TSD 655	Course: Literary Translation
Code: TSD 656	Course: Intercultural Translation
Code: TSD 657	Course: Legal Translation
Code: TSD 658	Course: Special Topics in Translation Studies
Code: WSD 662	Course: Women and Gender in the Literature and Cinema of the Middle East and North Africa

Internship (3 credits)

Code Course

Code: AVT 691 Course: Internship
Thesis (6 credits)

Code Course

Code: AVT 695 Course: Master's Thesis Hours
Non-Course Requirements

Code Course

Code: 699 Course: Thesis Defense