Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	(Laurea magistrale in Lingue Moderne per la Comunicazione e la Cooperazione Internazionale  )
Course code	IF0314/000ZZ/2024

Tuition fee	€2,642 per year For more information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) is required, with proven skills in Linguistics and in two modern languages among English, French, Spanish, German, Russian that you intend to further study in the Master’s degree. Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English German French Spanish Russian English: C1 Level (CEFR) or equivalent French, or Spanish, or German: B2+ (CEFR) or equivalent Competence can be self-assessed on the basis of proper academic, work or personal experiences. It is possible, but not mandatory, to include a language certification for the required level. Russian: B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent

Other requirements	French, or Spanish, or German, or Russian language requirement B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 12

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Overview

The Master’s Degree in Modern Languages for International Communication and Cooperation at the University of Padova is a two-year course that covers five main areas of competence: translation, language, literature and culture, translation technology, special languages and translation/language service provision. Lectures and classes are held in a variety of languages, including Italian, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish.

Career opportunities

A Master graduate in Modern Languages for International Communication and Cooperation

- has a high level of language-specific linguistic, sociolinguistic, communicative, cultural and transcultural knowledge in at least two working languages over and above her/his first language(s);

- can not only handle the actual meaning transfer phase between two languages, but also masters all the strategic, methodological and thematic competences that come into play before, during and following the transfer phase – from document analysis to final quality control procedures;

- has the knowledge and skills to implement present and future translation technologies within the translation process;

- has the methodology and skills to translate special language texts in areas s/he has studied in detail such as science and technology, law, economics and sociology;

- is in a position to offer translation and, more generally, language services at a professional level from client-provider relationships through project management to quality assurance.