Master Traduction Et Interpretation — Traduction littéraire

Aix-Marseille University is the largest multidisciplinary French-speaking university, hosting 80,000 students and 8,000 staff across five large campuses. It is a research-intensive institution known for its international outlook and commitment to academic excellence.

Traduction littéraire (literary translation) is a track of the Master Traduction Et Interprétation at Aix-Marseille Université, based in Aix-En-Provence Cedex 01, France. Literary translation is the practice and study of rendering literary works, such as novels, poetry, and drama, from one language into another while preserving style, voice, and meaning as closely as possible. Typical subjects include translation theory, comparative literature, stylistics, and extensive practical translation workshops in which students work on literary texts and discuss the choices involved in moving them between languages. Students in this field develop close reading skills in both the source and target languages, along with an understanding of how cultural context, idiom, and literary form shape what counts as a faithful or effective translation. Because literary translation requires more than linguistic accuracy, coursework often examines questions of authorial voice, rhythm, and the translator's own creative choices, treating translation as an interpretive and often creative practice rather than a purely mechanical one. Workshops are typically central to this kind of training, with students producing and revising their own translations under close feedback, sometimes working alongside published translators. Graduates from literary translation programs commonly pursue careers as literary translators, editors, publishing professionals, or work in cultural and international organizations that require strong bilingual and literary skills, and some continue toward research in translation studies or comparative literature. The program is a master's degree lasting 2 years, taught in French, with an inferred start date in September, with yearly tuition of 250 EUR.