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Overview
What you will study
At a time when increasing automation is reshaping the Language Services Industry into one of the fastest growing industries nationally and globally, the ‘technological turn’ in translation/interpreting has created a wealth of opportunities, but it requires fresh approaches to research in order to understand all dimensions of its impact, mitigate drawbacks and derive innovative solutions.
We are therefore particularly interested in PhD projects investigating how professional translators/interpreters interact with, and adapt to, emerging technological ecosystems, how this is changing professional practice and the products of this practice, and how human knowledge combined with natural language processing and machine learning approaches can help design sustainable technology-enhanced solutions in translation/interpreting.
It normally takes three years of full-time study or six years of part-time study to complete the Translation and Interpreting programme at the University of Surrey. You will take a confirmation viva at 12-15 months (or 24-30 months part-time) and will then be assessed by a thesis and viva examination.
You will be assigned two supervisors, who will guide you through your PhD, meet with you monthly to discuss your progress, and give you feedback and advice on your work. You will also have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with other researchers from CTS and across the University who work on topics relevant to your research.
As a doctoral student in CTS, you will receive a structured training programme covering the practical aspects of being a researcher, including grant writing, publishing in journals, and applying for academic jobs.Programme Structure
Research themes- Translation technologies, incl. computer-assisted translation, translation memories, machine translation and post-editing
- Interpreting technologies, esp. video-mediated interpreting, distance/remote interpreting
- Audiovisual translation incl. subtitling, audio description, re-speaking and other modalities
- Collaborative translation
- Translation and natural language processing
- Bilingual lexicography, corpora and translation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- Part-time
- 96 months
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 58
TOEFL® IBT 88
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Translation & Interpreting Linguistics View 15 other PhDs in Translation & Interpreting in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 58
TOEFL® IBT 88
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are expected to hold a good Bachelors degree and/or Masters degree (2:1 or equivalent) in translation studies (translation, audiovisual translation, interpreting. For other topics, a good Bachelors degree and an MA in a relevant topic is required.
- IELTS Academic: 6.5 or above (or equivalent) with 6.0 in each individual category and at least 7.0 in the writing component.
Tuition Fee
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International
17600 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17600 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
4500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4500 GBP per year during 48 months.
Part time:
- UK: £2,250
- Overseas: £8,800
Living costs for Guildford
660 - 1140 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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