Program Details
The online Master of Arts in Translation and Localization Management is designed to focus on two key areas of training: localization technology and management.
Employers across this rapidly growing industry rely on the Middlebury Institute as their go-to source for finding localization management talent. To meet this need, we have created an advanced-entry online degree.
You’ll learn the software applications that enable localization, gain the skills to manage complex projects with virtual teams, develop lifelong employability, and be exposed to the real-world experience of working in a translation agency for actual clients.
Learning Goals
See the curriculum for details on the program learning goals.
Learning Paths for Non-Degree Students
Take courses as a non-degree student in our online MA in Translation and Localization Management. We group related courses in localization learning paths to guide you in building your expertise in a specific area of localization management. Explore our non-degree learning paths.
Prepare for Your Program
To help you prepare for the program, check out the TLM department website and pay particular attention to the getting started resources.
Careers
Our professional online master’s degree can boost your career. Our graduates are hired as localization project managers, program managers, global program directors, operations managers, directors of vendor services, and solutions architects at leading technology firms, including Apple, Netflix, Google, and eBay, and at language service providers, including TransPerfect, RWS Moravia, and Welocalize, among many other businesses.
Tuition
We have designed this program to allow you to continue working as you earn your online master’s. The degree is part-time and fully asynchronous so you can engage each lesson on your own schedule. We also encourage you to contact your Human Resources department to take advantage of tuition benefits available to you from your employer or from your state.
Scholarships and financial aid are available and the sooner you apply, the more likely you are to receive scholarship support. Your personal enrollment advisor can help you plan this important investment in your career.
- The per credit rate is $1,600 for the 2022–23 academic year.
- The per credit rate is $1,664 for the 2023–24 academic year.
The online TLM program is 32 credits and most courses are two credits.