Master in Professional English-Spanish Translation

The Master’s Degree in Professional English-Spanish Translation seeks to train translation professionals capable of adapting to market needs, meeting clients' expectations and successfully managing their own business.

The master’s program includes subjects aimed at developing a broad range of professional skills in technical, legal and literary translation, and providing a functional introduction to new translation technologies.

The University Master's Degree in Professional English-Spanish Translation is a member of the European Masters in Translation (EMT) network.

The national quality agency has accredited this program:

To be admitted to the master programme, you must have a Certified English/Spanish competence above C1.

External practices

Work placements are an obligatory part of the Masters. They are designed to give the student real-world experience in a language-based company or institutional service where they can apply and extend the skills they have learned.

The work placements are in the second semester and are of variable duration. In all, each student should complete the placement of 60 hours.

We have signed work-placement agreements with translation companies in Tarragona, Reus, and Barcelona, and with the various university services that require expertise in foreign languages. In principle, the work is unpaid and the student receives detailed feedback from the employers.

Students are also invited to arrange work placements outside of Spain, although they must ensure that all the appropriate agreements are signed prior to the actual placement. In the past, we have had such arrangements with translation companies in the United Kingdom, India, and Germany.

URV Presentation

The public university of Southern Catalonia

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili is located in the province of Tarragona, close to Barcelona, in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. We are a young and dynamic university serving the needs of society, open to the world and, at the same time, closely connected to its social and economic surroundings.

The URV has twelve faculties and schools throughout the region, as well as affiliated centres, all of which are equipped with modern teaching and research facilities. The courses on offer cover all areas of knowledge. There are nearly 60  undergraduate programmes  and 60  master's degrees , an extensive  doctoral programme and a wide variety of lifelong learning courses so that professionals can constantly update their knowledge and improve their skills.

Every year, 15,000 students are trained in all areas of knowledge (engineering and architecture, arts and humanities, health, and social and experimental sciences), so that they can respond to the demands of society and the needs of the environment.

The URV is an institution that is academically and socially committed to human rights, to institutions and the rights and democratic ideals of citizens.

Our aim is to provide you with the best training. With your motivation and our experience, you can stay ahead in your personal and professional development and reach your goals.

How can we help you to stay ahead?

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• Personalised treatment
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• 36% of all our master's and doctoral students are international

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• All official degrees meet the standards of the national quality evaluation agencies
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