Master of Studies in Creative Translation

1. All candidates must follow a course of instruction in Creative Translation at Oxford for a period of three terms. 

2. All candidates shall be required to offer A, B, C, and D as defined in 3 below. 

All assessment is to be formatted and submitted electronically as specified in the course handbook. All assessment must be submitted in English. 

3. Candidates are required to complete the following: 

(A) The Core Course, Issues in Translation. 

Candidates are required to submit an essay of between 5,000-7,000 words. The essay must be submitted by noon on Thursday of Week 10 of Hilary term.  

(B) Special Subject 1 

For Special Subject 1, candidates must select a non-language specific paper addressing a translation topic broadly defined from those listed in the Course Handbook.

Candidates are required to submit either: 

[i] an essay, or a portfolio of essays, of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Or 

[ii] a comparative critical analysis of existing translations of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Or 

[iii] a translation and self-reflective piece of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Details of allowed submission content for each Special Subject are specified in the course handbook. 

Special Subject 1 must be submitted by noon on Thursday of Week 10 of Michaelmas term. 

(C) Special Subject 2 

For Special Subject 2, candidates must select from those listed in the Course Handbook. 

Candidates are required to submit, depending on the chosen Special Subject, either: 

[i] an essay, or a portfolio of essays, of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Or 

[ii] a comparative critical analysis of existing translation of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Or 

[iii] a translation and self-reflective piece of between 5,000-7,000 words 

Details of allowed submission content for each Special Subject are specified in the course handbook. 

Special Subject 2 must be submitted by noon on Thursday of Week 0 of Trinity term. 

(D) Independent Translation and reflective prose 

Candidates must submit an independent translation project with a piece of reflective prose on creative practice of between 8,000-10,000 words. The detailed assessment requirements are specified in the course handbook. The translation project and reflective prose must be submitted by noon on Thursday Week 7 of Trinity term.  

4. In order to pass the degree, a student must pass all of assessments A-D. A candidate who has failed to satisfy the examiners in any one of the assessments may enter again for that assessment and will be required to re-submit the relevant component(s) by noon of the final Monday of September following their first examination. Candidates may resubmit on one occasion only.