Graduate School | Department of Translation and Interpretation | Master of Arts (MA) in German Translation and Interpreting

Last Updated: 21/09/2026

The Master’s Program in German Translation and Interpreting brings practice and theory together in order to enable graduates to gain expertise in various types of translation and competence in Translation Studies research.

The program inherently admits students from different educational backgrounds. In the Turkish higher education system, three different programs offer education in German language and culture at the undergraduate level: German language teaching, German language and literature, and German translation and interpreting. Students graduate from the departments of German Language Teaching and German Language and Culture with a good background in German language and culture. The Master’s Program in German Translation and Interpreting enables these graduates to receive professional training in translation, and thus to contribute to meet the need for qualified translators in the market. Further, the graduates of Departments of Translation and Interpreting may study in this master’s program in order to enhance their knowledge in language and culture and improve their translation skills. By doing this, they will have a chance to be employed in the society as competent translators or prefer pursuing an academic career. Students with an undergraduate degree in programs apart from the abovementioned three, e.g. economics, communication, law and so on, are expected to have a field of expertise and adequate command of a foreign language. In our program, these students add translation skills to their field-specific expertise and foreign language competence. Thus, they will meet the need for competent specialized translators in the market.

Admission to graduate programmes is governed by the relevant legislation on graduate education, the Anadolu University Regulation on Graduate Education and Examinations, and the admission requirements announced by the relevant Graduate School. Depending on the programme, admission decisions may take into account the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) score, foreign language proficiency, undergraduate or graduate grade point average, written scientific assessment examination, interview, portfolio, and/or other programme-specific selection criteria.
Candidates who are offered admission must complete their registration within the deadlines announced by the relevant Graduate School and submit all required documentation. Admission through horizontal transfer is carried out in accordance with the Anadolu University Regulation on Graduate Education and Examinations and the procedures established by the relevant Graduate School. The application and admission procedures for international applicants are conducted in accordance with the admission requirements and supporting documentation approved by the Senate of Anadolu University.

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the relevant higher education legislation, the University's regulations governing education, examinations and assessment, and the institutional principles for exemption and credit transfer. Students may apply, within the specified deadlines, for exemption and credit transfer based on courses successfully completed at another higher education institution or on equivalent prior learning. Applications are evaluated by the relevant board or commission with due consideration of course content, credit/ECTS values, grades obtained, and their compatibility with the curriculum and learning outcomes of the relevant programme.

All students enrolled at Anadolu University are assigned a faculty academic advisor to provide guidance and support throughout their studies. Academic advisors offer counselling from the beginning of the student's academic programme until graduation, assisting students with academic, administrative, and other matters related to university life. In particular, advisors provide guidance during course registration and course selection processes, monitor students' academic progress, and support them in making informed decisions regarding their educational pathways.
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The programme is delivered in face-to-face / blended mode. Students are enrolled on the programme as (full-time / part-time) students. Teaching and learning activities are conducted in accordance with the programme curriculum, including the semester structure, scheduled class hours, practical components, and, where applicable, online learning environments.

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0

A student is required to successfully complete a minimum of 7 courses, not less than 52,5 ECTS credits, take the required seminar and the Field Specialization courses and write and defend a Master’s Thesis, have a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00 and no letter grades lower than CC, YT and no YZ, DZ grades.

To be awarded a Master's Degree with Thesis, students must successfully complete at least seven courses, a seminar course, specialisation courses, and a master's thesis, corresponding to a minimum of 120 ECTS credits. To qualify for graduation, students must obtain a grade of Satisfactory (YT) or CC or above in all courses, achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale, successfully defend their thesis before an examination committee, publish at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal or one paper in a peer-reviewed conference related to their field of study, and satisfy all other graduation requirements prescribed by the programme.

Students who successfully fulfil all programme requirements are awarded a Master's Degree Diploma in Master of Arts (MA) in German Translation and Interpreting.. Graduates obtain a Level 7 (Master's Degree) qualification within the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF).

The graduates of the program may find employment in various ministries, public institutions, private corporations and translation companies. The graduates that specialized especially in literary translation may be employed in publishing houses as translators or editors.

The program aims to train translators not only for the Turkish but also for the German market. Turkish has been an indispensable language for many public and private institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany, where approximately 2.7 million Turkish immigrants live. However, in Germany, there are very limited translators whose working languages are German and Turkish. In the German higher education system, there is only one master’s program offering translation education in this language pair (opened in 2008). It is the same for other German-speaking countries, i.e. Austria and Switzerland. There is one undergraduate program in German-Turkish translation and interpreting in Austria, and there is no such program in Switzerland. Therefore, the program is expected to contribute to the fulfillment of the German-Turkish translator need in these countries.

Graduates of Master's Degree programmes with a thesis are eligible to apply for Doctoral (PhD) or Proficiency in Arts programmes in accordance with the relevant legislation governing graduate education.


PROF. DR. FATIMA BETÜL ÜYÜMEZ