Languages courses

About Applied Language And Translation Studies in Dublin City University

You’ll select from two language choices that include French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese, as well as foundation modules in linguistics, translation and intercultural studies. You’ll take either two intermediate languages, or one intermediate and one beginner level language. Chinese and Japanese are offered at beginner level only; French is offered at intermediate level only; German and Spanish can be taken at either intermediate or beginner levels.

Year Three is spent studying at one of our partner universities abroad and provides an opportunity to experience the culture of another country and greatly enhance your language, social and academic skills. The year’s study includes a significant body of work taken in the target language.

Careers

• Translation in various industries: localization, gaming, banking, tourism, literature, subtitling, dubbing;
• Language editor, terminologist, project manager;
• Liaison interpreter (you can pursue further training and become a professional simultaneous or conference interpreter);
• Multinationals and SMEs: sales department, marketing, import/export;
• International Organisations: United Nations, European Parliament, European Commission;
• International affairs and non-governmental organisations (NGO): translator, public relations, recruitment, advisor in crisis situations;
• Education Sector: you can pursue further education and become a translator trainer or a foreign language(s) teacher;
• Further education at Master’s level: MSc in Translation Technology, MA in Refugee Integration, Speech Therapy, International Relations;
• Researcher: you can pursue a career as an academic in university or work for governmental agencies.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Standard 12 through a recognised awarding body with average grades of 80% or above. Please note an average of all subjects studied will be taken. Mathematics and English must be included. 

English language requirements (one of the below):

•  IELTS for Undergraduate Programmes: Overall score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one  skill.
• TOEFL: Total Score of 92. DCU Business School additionally requires all section scores 21 or above.
• PTE Academic: Minimum score of 63, with no section score below 59

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Foreign students who wish to enrol at Dublin City University must be aware of the associated costs in order to budget appropriately and apply for scholarships when needed. The tuition costs for well-known programmes and other expenses related to studying in Ireland are covered below.

Tuition Fee for Dublin City University

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