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About
Being bilingual is not enough to be a successful translator. Professional translators must be experts in both source and target cultures, skilled readers of the source language and superb writers of the target language. In addition, they need expertise in an area of specialization and a solid grasp of the language-services industry.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Translation & Interpreting Studies program is housed in an accredited, Tier 1 Research institution and offers professional translator and interpreter training in a dynamic environment. Students collaborate with faculty and classmates from around the world to develop the skills they need to succeed in a thriving international market. Learn how to translate and/or interpret, and how to be a language professional through using leading industry computer-assisted translation tools and completing internships that often lead to employment. Our program can prepare you to:
- be an in-house translator
- be a freelancer
- be a translation company owner
- specialize in your area of interest
- pursue doctoral studies
- develop your professional skills without pursuing a degree
We offer *fully online* MAs and Graduate Certificates in both Translation and Interpreting from French, German, Spanish, and Russian into English.
More than one hundred language services professionals have graduated from Translation & Interpreting Studies. Our graduates go on to a variety of industry and academic positions. Most enter the language services industry. Many have launched successful freelance businesses in the US and abroad. Others have secured positions as CEOs, sales or project managers, editors, quality control specialists, or translators in translation companies across the globe.
We also have alumni active in academia, chairing or teaching in translation and/or interpreting programs across the nation. Approximately five per cent of our graduates pursue PhD studies, and many of them are employed in academic positions in the US and abroad. Read more about our graduates here: https://uwm.edu/translation-interpreting-studies/our-people/our-graduates/