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The University of Alcalá offers courses leading to official university degrees valid all over Spain and where applicable, throughout the territory of the European Union.

In its official studies, the University of Alcalá promotes training that is balanced in theoretical and practical aspects, promoting freedom of opinion, based on a command of content to grasp the scientific, technical or artistic methods needed to achieve the social return on the public resources invested in the training process in productive activity of future graduates.

These studies include Undergraduate Degrees, Master's Degrees and Doctorates courses.

  

Official Studies

Qualification

Master's Degree in Conference Interpreting for Business (M178)
  • Specialisation in Spanish-Chinese
  • Specialisation in Spanish-English

Information leaflet

Participating Universities

University of Alcalá

Organising Centre, Department or Institute

Department of Modern Philology

Teaching centre(s)

San José de Caracciolos Building
Colegio de Málaga
Colegio de los Trinitarios

Year Course Started

2019-20 (RD 1393/2007)

Credits

60 ECTS

Official Duration

One academic year, full-time

Minimum number of ECTS by type of registration and course

60 ECTS for full-time students and 30 ECTS for part-time students

Type of teaching

Face-to-face classes

Language/s

Spanish and the language of the chosen specialisation.

Level of qualification

Level 3 leading to the title of Master's Degree. Level 3 (Master's) of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES) corresponds to level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 22/2015, of 23rd January (BOE 07/02/2015).

Professional qualification

This is not a degree title qualifying with ministerial approval for the exercise of regulated professional activities.

Orientation

Professional and research

Directors

Dra. Elena Alcalde Peñalver

e.alcalde@uah.es

Dra. Ingrid Cáceres Würsig                                                                                                                                                                         

ingrid.caceres@uah.es

Academic Committee

  • Elena Alcalde (Master`s Director)
  • Carmen Valero (Coordinator and academic staff member)
  • Ingrid Cáceres (academic staff representative)
  • Juan Luis Cobano Jiménez (academic staff representative)
  • Yi Zhang (academic staff representative)
  • Isabel San Vicente (administrative staff representative)
  • Víctor Vidal Meng (students representative Spanish-Chinese) 
  • Fernando Castillejo López  (students representative Spanish-English) 

Contact

Academic issues:

Aula de Interpretación
aula.interpretacion@uah.es

Administrative issues:
info.posgrado@uah.es

Goals and competencies

The goals of this Master's degree are in line with the stipulates of the Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (MECES) and ensure the achievement of the basic competencies required to obtain a master's degree, following article 3.3, Appendix I of R.D. 1393/2007.

Fulfilment of the goals means students have achieved competencies that must be consistent with the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, with the principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for the disabled, and with the values proper to a democratic and peace-loving culture.

Micro-Master`s Degrees

This Master's offers any student the possibility to study a selection of subjects compounding a Micro-Master's, which will enable the student, if requested at the end of the course, to obtain an Own Studies Degree title from the University of Alcalá.

After finishing the subjects, the student could apply, paying the corresponding fees, for a Certificate of the Micro-Master's. Besides, if the student wants to complete the Master's in the future, the subjects finished in the Micro-Master's will automatically be incorporated into the student's academic record at no cost.

Pre-registration and matriculation for these Micro-Master's Degrees will follow the usual procedure of pre-registration and matriculation.

The Micro-Master's included in the Master's are:

Registration information

Number of places for new students

Total number of places available: 20

Minimum number of places for a specialisation to be taught: 5

Reserved places: 5% for students with a certified disability of 33% or more.

General access conditions

Specific admission conditions

Requirements and admission criteria

1. Applicants must provide proof of proficiency in the working languages at the following levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or equivalent (see levels recommended by CRUE) with an official certificate of international recognition:

  • Spanish native speakers (Spanish – language A):
    • first foreign language (language B) with level C1
    • second foreign language (language C) with level B2.
  • Non-native Spanish speakers:
    • languages A and B with level C1
    • second foreign language (language C), among those offered with level B2.

2. The student's previous training and experience in the field of interpreting and related areas will be an asset.

3. The curriculum vitae of applicants and their academic records will be assessed.

4. Candidates must pass an entrance test to determine their level of proficiency in the working languages and their aptitude for interpreting.

Student information and guidance

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Programme

Subjects, academic staff, competences, teaching guides and final project regulations

Credit recognition

Continuance

Collaboration agreements and programmes

Registration

Fees

Fees: 1st matriculation: nationals and residents: xxx € first year, xxx € second year; non-EU non-residents: xxx € first year, xxx € second year (approximate information).

Grants

Calendar

Curso 2023-24.

El curso comenzará el  2 de octubre y finalizará el 30 de junio.

Curso 2024-25.

El curso comenzará el  1 de octubre de 2024

Timetable

  • Specialisation Chinese-Spanish: Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 13:00 (provisional)

Occasionally, joint sessions will be organised in the afternoons or on Fridays.

  • Specialisation English-Spanish:  Monday to Thursday from 16:00 to 20:00 (provisional)

Occasionally, joint sessions will be organised in the mornings or on Fridays.

Venue

Edificio San José de Caracciolos

C/ Trinidad 3-5

28801. Alcalá de Henares

 

Colegio de Málaga

C/ Colegios 2

28801. Alcalá de Henares

 

Colegio de los Trinitarios

C/ Trinidad 3-5

28801. Alcalá de Henares

Material resources

Installations, services and plans
(Computer rooms, bibliographic resources, libraries, study rooms...):

Material resources available to course participants

External Practicums

Documentos de los procesos de calidad

Quality guarantee system

Quality committee

  • Elena Alcalde (directora del MA)
  • Carmen Valero (coordinadora y PDI)
  • Ingrid Cáceres (representante PDI)
  • Gabriel Cabrera (representante PDI)
  • Chiara Uliana (representante PDI)
  • Isabel San Vicente (responsable PAS) 
  • Víctor Vidal Meng (representante de estudiantes, especialidad español-chino)
  • Fernando Castillejo López (representante de estudiantes, especialidad español-inglés)

Complaints and Suggestions

Work placements of graduates

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