Duration

Four academic years

Fee

Price for EU citizens (*): €1.520,74

Price for non EU citizens or non residents (*): € 8.798,14
 

(*) Includes the charges for handling the registration and transcription, publications and academic forms and student insurance.

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Places

15

Admissions

Access to programme

Branch of knowledge

Arts and humanities

Schedule

Both the subjects of the degree in Translation and Interpreting and those of the Degree in Applied Languages ​​are taken in the morning.

Academic year

From September to June

Credits

240 ECTS credits
Basic subjects: 62 (16 of which correspond to a study period abroad); compulsory subjects: 122; optional subjects: 48; bachelor's degree final project: 8

Languages

Catalan, Spanish and English + French, German or CSL.

Recommended level at start of programme: at least B1 in English and A1+ in French, German or Catalan Sign Language.

Venue

Poblenou Campus

Organizer

Translation and Language Sciences Academic Coordination Unit

 

Presentation
Talent Awards: The Translation and Language Sciences School provides for 8 Talent Awards to the best students enrolling for the first time in 2025-2026.


The double bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting and Applied Languages combines the two qualifications. These are two qualifications that share a common interest regarding language knowledge and its application in different areas of society. However, their approach is different in that they place the emphasis on certain theoretical and practical elements which set them apart from one another. The bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting is focused primarily on translation and language mediation; while the bachelor’s degree in Applied Languages emphasises the application of language in different professional spheres. They are, therefore, two different study programmes that complement one another in terms of the training they offer. The double bachelor’s degree thereby provides training that gives access to a broad range of career prospects in widely diverse professional, social or institutional settings in which an advanced knowledge of languages and their applications can offer a response to the changing needs of a globalised world.

The two bachelor’s degrees that are combined in this double qualification have new syllabuses (as of the beginning of the academic year 2019-2020). The training offered on this double degree course has thereby been updated to meet the demands of the new needs of the employment market.


The double bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting and Applied Languages and me at Pompeu because...

  • I will achieve higher levels of English and another language —French, German or Catalan Sign Language—, with compulsory placements at a prestigious foreign university.
  • I will be able to work as a specialised translator in the cultural and creative industries, audiovisual and biomedical sectors, public administration, corporations, legal firms, the media, etc.
  • I will be able to work as language mediator as a simultaneous, liaison or consecutive interpreter.
  • I will be able to obtain the qualification to practice as a sworn translator.
  • I will learn to resolve problems of text editing, revision and correction in Catalan, Spanish and my chosen languages, in the traditional and new media.
  • I will master the use of computer-assisted tools and translation systems that are most commonly required by translation agencies.
  • I will be able to use and get the most out of the most up-to-date machine translation systems.
  • I will reflect on the theoretical bases of translation and cultural intermediation with internationally renowned researchers.
  • I will be able to answer fundamental questions such as: what is language? How do you define a language? How can it change depending on its use? and How does it relate to culture, society and psychology?
  • I will learn about the science of language teaching or the development of software applications that understand human language.
  • The case study method will allow me to learn, through real examples, about the different relationships between language and education, business, technology and society.

 

The objectives of the double bachelor’s degree are those of the individual degrees in Translation and Interpreting and Applied Languages.

The bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting aims to give translation and language mediation professionals a very strong command of their own languages (Spanish and Catalan) and two foreign languages. Students further their mastery of their working languages (their native and non-native languages), as well as their techniques and strategies for general and specialised translation and the application of this knowledge in diverse professional settings in language mediation.

Students must choose two languages from those offered (English, German, French and Catalan Sign Language); there is also the chance to begin learning a third language.

The bachelor’s degree in Applied Languages aims to give linguistics and language professionals a sound understanding of the human capacity for language and the relationships that exist between language, discourse, culture, society and technology, with the ultimate aim of applying this knowledge to solving problems in a diverse range of professional settings.

The competences acquired on the double degree are:

  • An excellent command of students’ own language(s) both in terms of writing and speaking
  • A receptive and productive command of two foreign languages, in terms of both writing and speaking and in different academic and/or professional areas
  • A knowledge of the cultures of the foreign languages being studied
  • The ability to reflect on the mechanisms of language
  • The ability to reflect on the translation process
  • Translation of texts of a general nature
  • Interpreting oral texts in simulated situations (the basics in conference interpreting; mastery of the techniques for liaison interpreting)
  • A knowledge of the diverse areas of specialised translation
  • The ability to translated texts in at least one specialist field
  • An understanding of the terminology in at least one specialist field in at least one language combination
  • The ability to use software tools applied to language mediation, including the mastery of techniques in assisted translation and localisation
  • The ability to search for and manage information and documentation needed to carry out a translation
  • Master the professional, legal and financial aspects of the professional spheres of translation
  • The ability to design and manage translation and mediation projects
  • A knowledge of the cultures of the foreign languages being studied
  • An ability to describe and analyse the structure, meaning and use of the working languages
  • An ability to identify language needs in business and institutional environments, and apply this knowledge accordingly
  • An ability to identify language needs in society and apply this knowledge accordingly
  • An ability to identify language needs in the area of education and first and second-language learning, and apply this knowledge accordingly
  • The ability to analyse acts of communication (in all their complexity and with the necessary detail)
  • The use of data collection and analysis in the area of linguistics
  • The use of software tools applied to natural language processing
  • The ability to search for and manage information and documentation to resolve language problems
  • Rigor when it comes to revision and quality control in language mediation
  • The ability to reflect on cultural diversity and multilingualism
  • An understanding of the terminology in at least one specialist field in at least one language combination
     

Optional.

 

 

The curricular work placements are an optional subject of between 10 and 20 credits. There are also extracurricular, paid work placements of up to 800 hours per year.

Compulsory in third, optional fifth.

 

There is a compulsory placement in the third year, in the framework of the student exchange agreements of the Erasmus network and other agreements undersigned by UPF. You can apply for a grant to fund this placement during the second year. There is also the chance to undertake a second placement abroad in the fifth year.
 

The career prospects are those that apply to each bachelor’s degree.

Applied Languages:

  • Linguist in the area of consultancy and language management and technology applied to language in multilingual settings
  • Language teaching
  • Language mediation in professional and social settings
  • Text editing and proofreading in both first and second languages
  • Writing and proofreading specialised texts and audiovisual content
  • Administrative and documentary work in multilingual settings
  • Lexicography and terminography
  • Language planning
  • Software development


Translation and Interpreting:

  • General translation, as freelance or in specialised agencies and companies
  • Translation in specific professional fields: legal, financial, scientific, the humanities, literary and audiovisual, among others
  • Text revision and correction
  • Interpreting in professional and social settings
  • Catalan Sign Language interpreting
  • Localisation of software and other IT products
  • Administrative and documentary work in multilingual settings
  • Work in the area of applied linguistics, consultancy and language management and technology applied to language in multilingual settings
     

The double bachelor’s degree in Translation and Interpreting and Applied Languages is characterised by:

  • The use of active learning methods: learning based on case studies, practical seminars for all subjects, collaborative work, etc.
  • The importance given to learning practical skills and the emphasis on creativity.
  • Tutorised teaching: each student has a tutor throughout the degree.
  • Complete training tracks in the four working languages, both for general and specialised translation.
  • Practical training in the use of the most up-to-date software tools.
  • A teaching team recognised internationally for its research and teaching quality.
  • An extensive offer of curricular and extracurricular placements in companies and institutions.

The double bachelor’s degree allows students to attain the qualification in these two specialities in five years, with a morning timetable.
 

The optional subjects revolve around the following training profiles of the two degrees:

  • Interpreting
  • Catalan Sign Language interpreting
  • Reflection on translation
  • Translation and the media
  • Specialised legal-financial translation
  • Specialised scientific-technical translation
  • Specialised literary translation
  • Translation technologies
  • Linguist in the area of consultancy and language management and technology applied to language in multilingual settings
  • Management of multilingualism in professional and social settings
  • Language teaching
  • Language mediation in professional and social settings
  • Lexicography and terminography
  • Text editing and proofreading in both first and second languages
  • Writing and proofreading specialised texts and audiovisual content
  • Administrative and documentary work in multilingual settings
  • Language planning
  • Language management and consultancy in businesses, institutions and organisations
     
  • Continuació d’estudis: crèdits a superar

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  TRADUCCIÓ I CIÈNCIES DEL LLENGUATGE LLENGÜES APLICADES DOBLE GRAU EN TRADUCCIÓ I INTERPRETACIÓ I LLENGÜES APLICADES
Cal superar el 50% dels crèdits d’assignatures de formació bàsica i obligatòries de 1r curs 30 31 38
 

 

 
  • Progressió en els estudis: crèdits a superar

 

    TRADUCCIÓ I CIÈNCIES DEL LLENGUATGE LLENGÜES APLICADES DOBLE GRAU EN TRADUCCIÓ I INTERPRETACIÓ I LLENGÜES APLICADES
Accés a 2n curs Cal superar el 50% dels crèdits d’assignatures de formació bàsica i obligatòries de 1r curs 30 crèdits 31 crèdits 38 crèdits
Accés a 3r curs Cal superar el 90% de 1r curs i el 50% dels crèdits d’assignatures de formació bàsica i obligatòries de 2n curs 54 crèdits de 1r curs 55 crèdits de 1r curs 115 crèdits de 1r curs
30 crèdits de 2n curs 30 crèdits de 2n curs 35 crèdits de 2n curs
Accés a 4t curs Cal superar tot el  1r curs, el 90% de 2n curs i el 50% dels crèdits d’assignatures de formació bàsica i obligatòries de 3r curs 54 crèdits de 2n curs 54 crèdits de 2n curs 90 crèdits de 2n curs
30 crèdits de 3r curs 30 crèdits de 3r curs 30 crèdits de 3r curs
Accés a 5è curs Cal superar tot el  1r i 2n curs , el 90% de 3r curs i el 50% dels crèdits d’assignatures de formació bàsica i obligatòries de 4t curs     76 crèdits de 3r curs
    36 crèdits de 4t curs

 

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