Earn a Master’s in Translation, Interpretation, or Localization Management
Launch your career in the language services industry
Online MA in Translation and Localization Management
Continue to work while you complete this part-time, fully online degree on a schedule that works best for you. You may also take individual courses in this program as a nondegree student.
MA in Translation and Localization Management (TLM)
Expand your career opportunities through this STEM designated master’s program. Develop the language, business, and technology skills you need for success in this rapidly growing field.
MA in Translation, MA in Translation and Interpretation, and MA in Conference Interpretation
Explore both translation and interpretation during your first year, then work with advisors to finalize your degree choice. Your faculty combine academic expertise with years of professional experience.
Joint MA in Translation and Interpretation/Translation and Localization Management
Launch a flexible career in the language services industry—earn two master’s degrees in three years by combining translation, translation and interpretation, or conference interpretation with TLM.
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Translation and Localization Management (TLM)
The in-person TLM program is a STEM-designated degree at our Monterey, California campus. The online TLM program is a part-time degree that gives you the flexibility to keep working while you earn your degree. You can also take individual courses as a nondegree student, allowing you to build expertise in specific localization areas and market yourself for career advancement.
Translation and Interpretation
The Middlebury Institute offers the world’s leading programs in the fields of translation and interpretation. These four-semester programs have a strong foundation in cross-cultural understanding, communication, and exposure to the latest technologies shaping the language services industry. You’ll study full-time at our Monterey, California campus.
Why Study at the Middlebury Institute?
Advance Your Career
Your career and academic advising are coordinated, so your courses will align with your career goals.
Gain Professional Experience
Be fully immersed in the field through real-world class projects, internships, and professional conferences.
Build Global Proficiency
Customize your degree with intercultural competence, policy, and management electives to develop expertise and adaptability.
Learn Real Solutions for Today’s Communication Challenges
World-Renowned Training in Translation and Interpretation
“The faculty here at the Institute are very helpful and very accessible. They are working in the field, so they are translators and interpreters. So whenever we have a question related to the profession, they have the answer, and they are willing to help us become one of them, one of their colleagues.” – Anna Suedas Vall (student)
Work With Professors Who Are Also Professionals
“I chose the Middlebury Institute because I thought the Translation and Localization Management program was unique in many ways. It was very career focused and very practical. We got to understand from professionals in the industry how their day-to-day works, what are the things that they do in their companies.” – Martiño Prada (alumnus)