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Course unit, curriculum year 2021–2022
MVK.KL.310

Introduction to Translation in Creative Industries, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)
Course code
MVK.KL.310
Language of instruction
Finnish, English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mattia Thibault
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Language Studies 100 %

The course unit explores the various areas, contexts, and practices of the translation in the context of the creative “industries”. The course toughest topics ranging from practical to theoretical in the wide field of translation studies, covering areas such as multimodality, transcreation and intersemiotic translation.

Learning outcomes
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The assessment will focus on three key factors: the ability of students to understand and remember key concepts and fields of application of translation in the creative industries, their ability to apply such methods to create insightful analysis or discussion, and their ability to evaluate their peers work.

Participation in teaching

10.01.2022 28.03.2022
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Completion option 2

Independent study

10.01.2022 31.07.2022
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Active in period 5 (16.5.2022–31.7.2022)