Master's in

Interpretation

Specialist Focus
  • Schedule
    Daytime schedule
  • ECTS Credits
    120
  • Language
    French

Description

Description 

During their studies, future graduates of the Master’s in Interpretation will acquire the strategies and skills required for the different types of interpreting: consecutive, liaison and simultaneous. The speeches to be interpreted, which may be highly technical, cover a wide range of fields, and therefore require a high level of linguistic and cultural competence in at least two foreign languages, as well as the use of technological tools, such as online terminology databases. 

Access conditions

Do you already have a higher education qualification obtained in the French Community? Use our search tool to check whether your qualification grants you admission onto this Master’s degree and, if so, under what conditions. 

Program and structure

A comprehensive study programme is available in Danish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. Block 1 introduces students to the three main types of interpreting (consecutive, simultaneous, liaison). In Block 2, students choose between the conference interpretation option, covering simultaneous interpretation into French, and liaison interpretation/PSI (Public Service Interpreting), which requires an excellent active command of both foreign languages. A dissertation and a professional placement in a company, a multilingual administration or the interpreting department of an international organisation are part of the second year of the Master’s programme. 

Teaching profile

The programme description defines the expected learning outcomes at the end of the cycle (Bachelor's, Master's, etc.). The programme description defines the expected learning outcomes, i.e. what the student should know, understand and be able to achieve at the end of a learning activity, a teaching unit or a study cycle (Bachelor's, Master's, etc.). Learning outcomes are defined in terms of knowledge, expertise and soft skills. 

At the end of the course, students will have: 

  • Linguistic skills - apply linguistic knowledge to translation or interpreting 
  • (Inter)cultural skills - use intercultural knowledge relevant to the understanding, analysis and contextualisation of translation activities. 
  • Thematic skills - develop and apply thematic knowledge in the fields in which translation/interpreting activities are carried out 
  • Cognitive skills - master the theoretical knowledge specific to translation and interpreting, applying it to professional practice and developing it independently 
  • Ethical and professional skills - master the professional context of interpreting 
  • Relational and communication skills - use and develop communicative skills 
  • Professional skills specific to conference interpreting - master the professional delivery of an interpretation 
  • Professional skills specific to liaison interpreting - master the professional delivery of an interpretation. 

 

For more information, consult the programme description for this study cycle below (In French). 

PROF-ENS-M2-INCONF.pdf

About this training

Sector
Human and Social Sciences
Field
Languages, Literatures and Translation Studies
Location
Mons

Contact us for more info

Secrétariat des études
+32 (0)65 37 36 01