Intercultural Communication and Translation in the Oil and Gas Industry

Programme description

The oil and gas industry in Russia is the main source of state budget revenue and an international business. High calibre experts in intercultural communication and translation to carry out successful cooperation are always much-in-demand
The master’s programme "Intercultural Communication and Translation in the Oil and Gas Industry" is designed to train highly qualified specialists with an in-depth knowledge of English, as well as a second foreign language
The programme provides a unique opportunity to: receive intensive language training in the field of oil, gas and energy business; acquire comprehensive knowledge of intercultural business communication; master skills in translation management, creating term bases and translation localisation using the cutting-edge information technology; and improve skills in translation and consecutive and simultaneous interpreting
Graduates will be able to successfully apply their acquired skills in the following areas of research, applied and industrial activities: translation organisation and management; foreign trade; consecutive interpreting; use of computer-assisted translation; translation of technical and contractual documentation; their second foreign language in business; business writing; annotating; abstracting; and intercultural communication in foreign trade

Main courses

Tender Documentation Translation for Oil and Gas Projects
Features of Interpreting Startup Activities at the Site of an Oil and Gas Complex
Conference Interpreting of Technical Meetings in the Oil and Gas Industry
Translation of Technical Drawings in CAD
Creating Term Glossaries and Termbase Management
Fundamentals of Linguistic Expert Evaluation
Legal Support of Translation Activities
Translation of Scientific and Technical Texts and Pre-translation Text Assessment
Consecutive Interpreting
Fundamentals of Simultaneous Interpreting
Practical English in the Oil and Gas Industry
Spanish / Italian / French/ Chinese
Innovative Technologies in Translation (Computer-Aided Translation Tools)
Contract Documentation Translation
Business Writing, Abstracting and Annotations
Intercultural Communication in Crisis Situations
Introduction to Translation Theory
Introduction to Terminology
Introduction to Intercultural Communication Studies
Business Rhetoric and Standards of Business Speech
Stylistics of Business Communication Discourse
Petroleum Engineering: From Geology to Ecology
Fundamentals of Project Management
International Protocol and Fundamentals of Protocol Event Management
Graduation Project Preparation

Our advantages

The master's programme "Intercultural Communication and Translation in the Oil and Gas Industry" is designed to train highly qualified specialists in: intercultural communication; international commerce; and interpreting and translation with an in-depth knowledge of English, as well as a second foreign language
Graduates of the programme will be in demand in the market. They will feel familiar with the oil and gas and energy industries. They will be able to provide qualified services in organising and managing translation projects and protocol events, taking into account the cultural characteristics of foreign partners

Graduates are capable of:

carrying out professional intercultural communication in the oil and gas industry
being engaged in translation practice in the oil and gas industry
applying cutting-edge information technology and computer-assisted translation tools for translation projects in the oil and gas industry
successfully applying knowledge of the activities and structure of international organisations, diplomatic and consular missions, and chambers of commerce
creating, editing and proofreading bilingual documentation
providing advice and operational assistance on management issues such as documentation support for planning processes and control of production; and
conducting science education and research activities

Main areas of research

Сareer opportunities

Professions

Graduates are ready for professional activities as:

A translator/interpreter in the oil and gas and energy industry with knowledge of computer-aided translation tools and the skills of post-editing machine translation
A manager in linguistic business (management of translation projects and translation departments)
A specialist in international commerce and protocol
A specialist in organisational and document support for corporate management
A professional training teacher