Translation and Interpretation - Graduate studies

Why choose this program

Studying Translation and Interpretation is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced bilingual communication skills and gain expertise in one of the most demanding language professions. The program provides intensive training in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, sight translation, note-taking techniques, discourse analysis, and terminology research. You will strengthen your ability to work accurately and confidently in both French and English while mastering the tools and technologies used by professional interpreters. Through workshops, seminars, and practical experience, you will learn to communicate effectively in high-pressure environments, analyze complex information quickly, and adapt to a variety of speaking styles and contexts. The program also emphasizes professional ethics, Canadian political and parliamentary affairs, critical thinking, and lifelong learning, preparing you for a successful career in interpreting and multilingual communication.

Program structure

Get a glimpse into how uOttawa’s Translation and Interpretation program is structured and the courses you’ll have the opportunity to take.

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Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)	Learning outcomes By the end of this program, you will be able to:	Development and assessment of learning outcomes During the program, you will achieve these through:
Depth and breadth of knowledge	Identify a wide range of relevant documentation and other resources useful for interpreters Identify appropriate concepts and terms to prepare for interpreting tasks Demonstrate a solid grasp of the Canadian political context, parliamentary and current affairs, as well as broad general knowledge Demonstrate a solid grasp of Canadian political, parliamentary and government terminology Demonstrate knowledge of issues relating to professional ethics for interpreters Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques and strategies used in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (with and without text) Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques and strategies in consecutive note taking Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques in sight translation Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and tools of discourse analysis Demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical concepts and approaches in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting Describe a range of technological tools used by interpreters	Seminars: readings, in-class discussions and critical synthesis assignments Workshops: contextualization of practice within scholarship in the field
Research and scholarship	Interpret a wide range of literature in the field Analyze resources in Interpreting Studies rigorously and critically Carry out effective and efficient terminological and documentary research	Seminars: readings, in-class discussions and critical synthesis assignments Workshops: contextualization of practice within scholarship in the field
Level of application of knowledge	Develop useful term, concept and other language databases/files Apply an effective and consistent personal note-taking system Effectively apply sight translation, consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting techniques (with and without text) Apply discourse analysis concepts and techniques to effectively identify and reproduce important elements in speeches Apply appropriate technological tools for specific tasks in interpreting Create innovative solutions to challenging interpretation problems	Seminars: application of scholarship to inform practice Workshops: interpreting practice, implementing principles from readings and scholarship Practicum: interpreting practice Final exam
Professional capacity/autonomy	Effectively manage stress Demonstrate good booth etiquette Demonstrate effective time management skills Apply highly developed cognitive and memory skills required for consecutive and simultaneous interpreting	Seminars, Workshops: Assignments Practicum: Interpreting practice
Level of communications skills	Demonstrate a clear, concise and convincing manner of speaking Produce high-quality, correct, clear, precise, fluent and idiomatic French and English Reproduce in another language a range of speaker styles and registers Apply effective reformulation and synthesis strategies	Seminars: in-class discussions, critical synthesis assignments Workshops: interpreting practice Practicum: interpreting practice Final exam
Awareness of limits of knowledge	Evaluate accurately and constructively your and others’ performance Implement a lifelong learning approach in the field and its tools	Seminars: in-class discussions, critical synthesis assignments Workshops: interpreting practice Practicum: interpreting practice Final exam

Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

Development and assessment of learning outcomes

During the program, you will achieve these through:

Depth and breadth of knowledge

Identify a wide range of relevant documentation and other resources useful for interpreters

Identify appropriate concepts and terms to prepare for interpreting tasks

Demonstrate a solid grasp of the Canadian political context, parliamentary and current affairs, as well as broad general knowledge

Demonstrate a solid grasp of Canadian political, parliamentary and government terminology

Demonstrate knowledge of issues relating to professional ethics for interpreters

Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques and strategies used in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (with and without text)

Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques and strategies in consecutive note taking

Demonstrate knowledge of key techniques in sight translation

Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and tools of discourse analysis

Demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical concepts and approaches in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting

Describe a range of technological tools used by interpreters

Seminars: readings, in-class discussions and critical synthesis assignments

Workshops: contextualization of practice within scholarship in the field

Research and scholarship

Interpret a wide range of literature in the field

Analyze resources in Interpreting Studies rigorously and critically

Carry out effective and efficient terminological and documentary research

Seminars: readings, in-class discussions and critical synthesis assignments

Workshops: contextualization of practice within scholarship in the field

Level of application of knowledge

Develop useful term, concept and other language databases/files

Apply an effective and consistent personal note-taking system

Effectively apply sight translation, consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting techniques (with and without text)

Apply discourse analysis concepts and techniques to effectively identify and reproduce important elements in speeches

Apply appropriate technological tools for specific tasks in interpreting

Create innovative solutions to challenging interpretation problems

Seminars: application of scholarship to inform practice

Workshops: interpreting practice, implementing principles from readings and scholarship

Practicum: interpreting practice

Final exam

Professional capacity/autonomy

Effectively manage stress

Demonstrate good booth etiquette

Demonstrate effective time management skills

Apply highly developed cognitive and memory skills required for consecutive and simultaneous interpreting

Seminars, Workshops: Assignments

Practicum: Interpreting practice

Level of communications skills

Demonstrate a clear, concise and convincing manner of speaking

Produce high-quality, correct, clear, precise, fluent and idiomatic French and English

Reproduce in another language a range of speaker styles and registers

Apply effective reformulation and synthesis strategies

Seminars: in-class discussions, critical synthesis assignments

Workshops: interpreting practice

Practicum: interpreting practice

Final exam

Awareness of limits of knowledge

Evaluate accurately and constructively your and others’ performance

Implement a lifelong learning approach in the field and its tools

Seminars: in-class discussions, critical synthesis assignments

Workshops: interpreting practice

Practicum: interpreting practice

Final exam

Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)	Learning outcomes By the end of this program, you will be able to:	Development and assessment of outcomes During the program, you will achieve these through:
Depth and breadth of knowledge	Describe a variety of approaches to the study of translation Integrate and critique the literature related to your field of research	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers Thesis or major research paper
Research and scholarship	Review the literature associated with your topic Apply established theories or methods to a body of literature or an area of investigation Develop and support a sustained argument in written form Explain the contribution of your research to Translation Studies	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers Thesis or major research paper
Level of application of knowledge	Apply an existing body of knowledge in the analysis of a new question or the investigation of a new topic in the broad field of Translation Studies	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers Thesis or major research paper Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies
Professional capacity/autonomy	Exercise personal responsibility in organizing your work and fulfilling your obligations Interact respectfully if at times critically in discussions in contexts of learning and teaching Understand and respond to administrative and academic procedures	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions Thesis or major research paper Completing academic and program requirements on schedule
Level of communications skills	Communicate ideas, issues and conclusions clearly Engage in discussions about translational phenomena subject to multiple and disputed interpretations	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions Thesis or major research paper Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies
Awareness of limits of knowledge	Recognize limits of your own work and discipline, the complexity of knowledge, and the potential contributions of other interpretations, methods and disciplines	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions Thesis or major research paper

Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

Development and assessment of outcomes

During the program, you will achieve these through:

Depth and breadth of knowledge

Describe a variety of approaches to the study of translation

Integrate and critique the literature related to your field of research

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers

Thesis or major research paper

Research and scholarship

Review the literature associated with your topic

Apply established theories or methods to a body of literature or an area of investigation

Develop and support a sustained argument in written form

Explain the contribution of your research to Translation Studies

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers

Thesis or major research paper

Level of application of knowledge

Apply an existing body of knowledge in the analysis of a new question or the investigation of a new topic in the broad field of Translation Studies

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers

Thesis or major research paper

Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies

Professional capacity/autonomy

Exercise personal responsibility in organizing your work and fulfilling your obligations

Interact respectfully if at times critically in discussions in contexts of learning and teaching

Understand and respond to administrative and academic procedures

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions

Thesis or major research paper

Completing academic and program requirements on schedule

Level of communications skills

Communicate ideas, issues and conclusions clearly

Engage in discussions about translational phenomena subject to multiple and disputed interpretations

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions

Thesis or major research paper

Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies

Awareness of limits of knowledge

Recognize limits of your own work and discipline, the complexity of knowledge, and the potential contributions of other interpretations, methods and disciplines

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis and practical assignments; final papers; in-class discussions

Thesis or major research paper

Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)	Learning outcomes By the end of this program, you will be able to:	Development and assessment During the program, you will achieve these through:
Depth and breadth of knowledge	Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the literature related to your field of study and research Demonstrate critical awareness of advances or debates in your field of study and research Articulate the relevance of your research to the current state of Translation Studies	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis
Research and scholarship	Comprehensively and critically review the literature related to your research Design original research according to standards and quality required to satisfy peer review Conduct original research	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis
Level of application of knowledge	Contribute new knowledge of scholarly significance to Translation Studies Assess and respond to critical questions related to your specific field of study Communicate the approach, insights, and results of your research to the wider scholarly community	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis Opportunities to present at conferences (within and outside of courses), co-publish with professors (on your work or research assistantships) Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies
Professional capacity/autonomy	Exercise personal responsibility in organizing your work and fulfilling your obligations Interact respectfully if at times critically in discussions in contexts of learning and teaching Understand and respond to administrative and academic procedures Undertake the professional responsibilities of an instructor or researcher in an academic, governmental, or private setting	Coursework: regular assignments and in-class discussions; final papers Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis Opportunities to assume research assistant and part-time teaching roles Completing academic and program requirements on schedule
Level of communications skills	Communicate ideas, issues and conclusions clearly Engage in discussions about translational phenomena subject to multiple and disputed interpretations	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers; presentations; in-class discussions Comprehensive exam: essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies
Awareness of limits of knowledge	Recognize limits of your own work and discipline, the complexity of knowledge, and the potential contributions of other interpretations, methods and disciplines	Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam Thesis proposal and thesis

Degree-level expectations (OUCQA)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

Development and assessment

During the program, you will achieve these through:

Depth and breadth of knowledge

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the literature related to your field of study and research

Demonstrate critical awareness of advances or debates in your field of study and research

Articulate the relevance of your research to the current state of Translation Studies

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers

Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

Research and scholarship

Comprehensively and critically review the literature related to your research

Design original research according to standards and quality required to satisfy peer review

Conduct original research

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers

Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

Level of application of knowledge

Contribute new knowledge of scholarly significance to Translation Studies

Assess and respond to critical questions related to your specific field of study

Communicate the approach, insights, and results of your research to the wider scholarly community

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers

Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

Opportunities to present at conferences (within and outside of courses), co-publish with professors (on your work or research assistantships)

Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies

Professional capacity/autonomy

Exercise personal responsibility in organizing your work and fulfilling your obligations

Interact respectfully if at times critically in discussions in contexts of learning and teaching

Understand and respond to administrative and academic procedures

Undertake the professional responsibilities of an instructor or researcher in an academic, governmental, or private setting

Coursework: regular assignments and in-class discussions; final papers

Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

Opportunities to assume research assistant and part-time teaching roles

Completing academic and program requirements on schedule

Level of communications skills

Communicate ideas, issues and conclusions clearly

Engage in discussions about translational phenomena subject to multiple and disputed interpretations

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments; final papers; presentations; in-class discussions

Comprehensive exam: essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

Opportunities to present at the regularly organized School “Brown Bag seminars” and to obtain funding for external conference participation from the university’s Graduate Students’ Association and other bodies

Awareness of limits of knowledge

Recognize limits of your own work and discipline, the complexity of knowledge, and the potential contributions of other interpretations, methods and disciplines

Coursework: regular readings and critical synthesis assignments

Comprehensive exam: reading list and essay-format exam

Thesis proposal and thesis

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After your studies

After completing graduate studies in Translation and Interpretation, you can pursue careers as a conference interpreter, parliamentary interpreter, government interpreter, international organization interpreter, freelance language professional, or multilingual communications specialist. The program prepares you to work in demanding professional environments by developing advanced skills in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, terminology research, public speaking, and cross-cultural communication. Graduates are equipped to support communication in government institutions, international organizations, conferences, courts, businesses, and community settings, where accurate and effective interpretation between French and English is essential. The strong emphasis on professional ethics, analytical thinking, and lifelong learning also provides a solid foundation for leadership roles and continued professional development in the language services industry.

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Student Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA)

SAFA represents the interests of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Arts within the UOSU, the Faculty, the University, the community, and the provincial and federal governments. The students’ association also works to foster a sense of community through social, academic, and cultural events, while at the same time offering a variety of services to its members.

Graduate Student Association — STIGSA

The School of Translation and Interpretation Graduate Student Association (STIGSA) represents all students in the masters (Master of Arts in Translation Studies and Master in Conference Interpreting) and the doctoral programs offered at our school. We are affiliated with and receive funding from GSAÉD, the Graduate Students’ Association.

Our mandate is to respond to students’ questions and concerns, to keep students informed and to organize social and academic activities. A large proportion of the STI’s graduate students are international, and the Association makes an effort to reflect this variety in our operation.

Translation Student's Association —AETTSA

The AETTSA represents the students of the STI. It was formed to help students during their studies at the University. AETTSA can provide students with information on programs, courses and professors, and it organizes activities for STI students to have fun and make friends.

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