As we are currently reforming the program to best meet our participants’ needs and requirements, the new training cycle (CAS-DAS-MAS) will start up again in the fall of 2026.
More information will be communicated in 2026. On behalf of the MASIT executive board, Prof. Kilian Seeber

Overview

Objectives

  • Acquire the comprehensive skillset required for successful training of interpreters at university level.

Audience

Professional interpreter wanting to acquire the comprehensive skillset required to train the next generation of interpreters using systematic teaching methods

Programme

4 thematic modules build on the skills acquired during the DAS in Interpreter Training enriching them with knowhow in areas required for university-level training of consecutive and simultaneous interpreters. In particular, the testing of aptitude as well as performance, but also feedback and assessment during (extended) training courses, alongside with the main ethical issues encountered in various types of interpreting. Finally, this Master’s degree provides participants with a basic grounding in research methodology necessary to supervise academic student work.

  • Assessment: Potential and Performance
  • Feedback: Content and Form
  • Ethics: Teaching Professional Demeanor
  • Supervising theses: Basic research methods

Registration

Registration deadline

Contact coordinator

Fees:

CHF 6'000.-

Admission criteria

Successful completion of the DAS IT.

Number of participants

The number of participants is adapted to the pedagogy chosen.

Curriculum

Period

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Credits

60 ECTS credits

Director(s)

Prof. Kilian SEEBER, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI), University of Geneva

Coordinator(s)

Joëlle FRETZ, Université de Genève

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