BA in Applied Language and Translation Studies

The BA in Applied Language and Translation Studies (ALTS) is a unique degree in Irish higher education that aims to prepare a new generation of translators and language professionals for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. You will study two foreign languages with exciting combinations that include Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish, as well as many stimulating modules on translation. It allows you to explore the principles behind language, culture, translation and intercultural communication. You will work with multi-modal and digital literacies, and you will develop critical and creative thinking.

The degree is delivered by experts in the field and has been running successfully for over 30 years. It will equip you with the skills needed to communicate effectively across cultures and languages. The skills you will develop are in demand in modern industry and make our future graduates highly employable in an increasingly competitive, technologically driven, international marketplace.   

Why do this course?

• Allows you to become proficient in two languages with an applied focus on translation skills.
• Delivered successfully by specialists in the field and with a tradition of over 30 years.
• Offers exciting language combinations.
• Includes a year abroad at one of our partner universities.
• Helps you to acquire humanistic skills as well as more technical skills through work with multimedia texts and software applications.
• Offers an ideal platform to develop a career in the national and international labour markets while promoting a passion for languages.