Studying Languages at the Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies

At our faculty – the Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies (FTSK) – you can turn your passion for languages into a profession, and you can choose from a large number of foreign languages to study:

Your Benefits when Studying Languages at Our Faculty

You can be part of one of the world's most renowned and largest university faculties for translation and interpreting.
For your degree program, you can choose from 13 foreign languages.
As around a third of our students come from around 70 countries, you can dive into this international atmosphere on our campus.
You can use our state-of-the-art equipment for interpreting and translating.
You profit from personal support to ensure your academic success.
You study on a compact campus where everything is just a short walk away.

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Translating and Interpreting – The Right Choice for You

Imagine yourself as a competent expert for languages and cultures after completing your degree program. If this feels right, then our faculty is the right place for you! You can choose between the following degree programs:

Bachelor of Arts Translation: In this program, you start your translation career by developing your foreign language skills and gaining experience translating your first texts.
Master of Arts Translation: In this program, you hone your foreign language skills and choose your own focus in the areas of translation or interpreting.

All Details about our Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts TranslationBitte Button klicken, um Inhalt zu erweitern bzw. zu reduzieren

Duration:

6 semesters

Start:

Usually winter semester

Requirements:

English and French: at least B1 level; German: at least B2 level; all other languages: no prior knowledge

Languages:
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

You can enroll in the Bachelor of Arts Translation studying either one or two foreign languages. A central part of your degree program are numerous foreign language and translation classes. To best be prepared for your professional life, you attend classes related to translation as a profession, e.g. classes in translation, linguistics and cultural studies and classes focussing on communication, media and technologies.

You can find further information on the Bachelor of Arts Translation here.

Master of Arts TranslationBitte Button klicken, um Inhalt zu erweitern bzw. zu reduzieren

Duration:

4 semesters

Start:

Usually winter semester

Requirements:

C1 level for all languages

Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish

You can enroll in the Master of Arts Translation studying either one or two foreign languages. You can choose one of the following specializations:

Community Interpreting − Social Settings, Healthcare, Legal Interpreting
Specialised Translation, Language Management, and Artificial Intelligence
Conference Interpreting
Translation − Literature, Media, Culture

You can find further information on the Master of Arts Translation here.

At our faculty, you can turn your passion for languages into a profession!

There are many good reasons for studying translation or interpreting at our faculty. Our students name the most important ones.

From 1 June 2023 to 1 September 2023 you can apply for a degree course that starts in the winter semester 2023/24.

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For students whose native language is other than German, we offer the unique opportunity of studying our degree programs in the "German as a foreign language" variant. In addition to German as the first foreign language, you can chose other foreign languages.