Translation Hellenic American College

Overview

At Translation from the Hellenic American College, combining rigorous translation training with a well-rounded education in translation theory, the Translation program of the Hellenic American College will help you acquire the analytical and technical skills, as well as linguistic and cultural competence that will be asked of you as a professional translator.

Strengths of the MAT Program

• Committed faculty who are teachers, researchers and professional translators

• Extensive practice on a wide range of texts such as technical, business, legal, EU texts and fiction

• Hands-on experience in Computer-Assisted Translation, Community Interpreting and Audiovisual Translation

• Small class size that ensures individual attention from your instructors

• Attention to terminology and terminography as an integral part of the translation competence

• Integrated approach to your professional development, including attention to technical skills, language proficiency, professional ethics and project management skills

• Strong links with the translation industry and class visits from project managers of translation firms

• Cooperation with the Terminology Coordination Unit of the European Parliament on terminology projects

Career Paths

As a graduate of the program, you’ll acquire the credentials needed to begin a career in the fields of translation, audiovisual translation and editing. You can reasonably expect to be employed as a freelance or in-house translator in translation agencies, multinational companies, law firms both in the public and private sector.