Official Master's Degree in Editorial Translation

Editorial translation includes all translations requested by agents or editors, intended to be published, with the particularity of being able to combine any type of text and even translation modalities.

• Spanish
• Modality: Online
• Credits: 60 ECTS
• Start date: October 2021

Definition of the program

The translation of books and texts in various formats is a very important part of editorial production in the current Spanish and Latin American market. This master's degree, developed in collaboration with Grupo Editorial Planeta, will allow you to acquire the skills and knowledge with which to develop a professional career in editorial translation, allowing you to know and relate safely with all the actors involved in the sector. For this, the study plan has been designed distinguishing two complementary blocks: the first of a theoretical and transversal nature focused on providing you with a general training in the sector; and the second one with a practical approach and focused on more specific training by literary genres.

Thanks to this comprehensive design, and the exclusive access to the resources and experience of Grupo Planeta, the main publishing group in Spain and Latin America, this master's degree will allow you to develop the skills that characterize the literary translator: linguistic-communicative competence in both languages ( includes contrastive linguistic analysis, textual analysis and interpretation of texts in different genres); transfer competence (reception of the source text and production competence); extralinguistic competence (theoretical knowledge about literary translation, cultural knowledge); and professional and instrumental competence (labor market, knowledge and use of documentation sources and new technologies). In short, you will become the specialized professional that the editorial translation sector needs and seeks.

What makes this master unique?

• You will study with the innovative methodology of the International University of Valencia: multi-device, live classes that are recorded, and a campus awarded as the best in Spain in user experience. You can study where, when and how you want.
• The degree includes the completion of curricular internships that can be done in person or online
• During the internships, you will be assisted by a professional tutor who will focus on monitoring the execution of tasks and assignments in a real work environment.
• You will have a faculty made up of outstanding professionals and academics who will transmit their experience and know-how, allowing you to obtain a unique perspective on all aspects of the publishing sector.
• You will have subjects that will allow you to expand your professional possibilities within the publishing world: editorial proofreader, reader, text editor. The focus and versatility of the degree will allow you to specialize in the field of your interest.
• You will have subjects that develop literary creative thinking so that you can make translations that are faithful to the original text and that preserve all the nuances and interpretations that could be made of it.
• As part of the evaluation of the different subjects, you will build your own dossier and translation portfolio, which will serve as a cover letter in the world of work
• Your training will be given by a faculty made up of outstanding active professionals, including award-winning translators and writers such as Dr. Carlos Fortea Gil, Abraham Gragera López or Nuria Barrios, among others.

* Master's degree in the process of officialization

“This title delves in a distinguished way into the translation of literary works and other broad spectrum publishing genres. The student will acquire a key training in a field that occupies a very relevant place in the field of translation ”.



Dr. Iris Serrat Roozen



Director of the Master