Taught programmes (MA)

The School of Modern Languages offers the following Master's programmes, which can be taken either full-time (one year), part-time (two years). Translation students also have the option of part-time study over three years:

• ‌PG DIP/MA in Translation
• ‌MA in Chinese-English Translation
• MA in Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation
• ‌MA in Comparative Literatures and Cultures
• ‌MA in Black Humanities

What is the MA in Comparative Literatures and Cultures?

Research programmes (MPhil, PhD)

The School of Modern Languages welcomes applications for postgraduate degrees by research. In addition to research topics focusing on single language areas, we actively encourage interdisciplinary research that cuts across languages or other intellectual disciplines in the Faculty of Arts. Joint supervision may be provided.

Research degrees can be taken in the following subjects:

• French
• German
• Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
• Italian
• Linguistics
• Russian and Czech
• Translation
• Comparative Literatures and Cultures

Research clusters

See our school research clusters for more information on how our research activity is focused within Modern Languages.

Skills training

As an Arts student at Bristol, you will also benefit from a postgraduate skills training programme, which allows you to extend your range of academic and professional skills. You may also be given the chance at an appropriate stage to teach undergraduates, and you will be offered training for this purpose, leading to formal accreditation.