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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
MVK.KL.310

Introduction to Translation in Creative Industries, 5 cr

Tampere University
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.310
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Miia Santalahti
Responsible 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

08.01.2025 14.05.2025
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