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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
MVK.KL.310
Introduction to Translation in Creative Industries, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
MVK.KL.310Language of instruction
English, FinnishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mattia ThibaultResponsible teacher:
Eliisa PitkäsaloResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Language Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
Employability skills
Sustainable development goals
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
The course unit explores the various areas, contexts, and practices of translation in the context of the creative industries and reflects on how images, words and sound interplay in translation. The course touches topics ranging from practical to theoretical in the field of translation studies, covering areas such as multimodality, transcreation and intersemiotic translation.
Learning outcomes
Compulsory prerequisites
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
09.01.2025 – 30.04.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Completion option 2
Independent study
No scheduled teaching