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Preparing Theoretically Grounded Professional Translators and Interpreters
Your degree from Illinois draws on the rich resources available across this world-class university to offer:
- Faculty with expertise in many languages and a wealth of professional experience
- A multilingual approach that integrates theory with practice
- Coursework that reflects the latest advances in the T & I profession
- A state-of-the art interpreting facility with ISO standard booths.
- We’re excited to share that Dr. Renée Desjardins from Saint Boniface University in Canada will be giving a talk at the TIS Colloquium 2026 on May 6 from 10:00–11:00 a.m.: “To Adapt or Get Left Behind: How the History of the Social Internet Can Help Translators and Interpreters... Read full story
- We are excited to welcome Hadi Umayra (TIS Alumnus, Class of 2018) as the speaker for our upcoming TIS Career Talks session. Talk Title: Translating Across Worlds: Literary Practice, Professional Pathways... Read full story
- The annual World Poetry in Translation, a celebration of poetry across languages and cultures, hosted by The Literatures and Languages Library, will take place on Thursday, Apr. 9, 3-5pm, in Main Library 106!Participants can read an original, published poem in any language, along with its... Read full story
Student testimonial: Tiffany Lunsford
Conference InterpreterThe online M.A in Translation and Interpretation program in University of Illinois is wonderful because it gives me the opportunity to pursue the exact degree that I want but I can work on it at my own convenience. As a military spouse who has to move around,I really appreciated the online M.A. program's availability. I can closely work with on-campus students as well as my professors because I can always get their connections and immediate feedback. The program opened up my eyes to the possibilities in conference interpreting, translating for the professions and...