
Courses for beginners
These courses are made as an introduction to the field of Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT) in Spanish, English and Chinese. They deal with a broad variety of sectors within PSIT such as social services and healthcare, administrative offices, police stations, schools, courts, etc.
The courses are available in an open and free format. They have been designed as groundbreaking tools for self-training and support for people who are not familiar with the field of PSIT and feel intrigued by it. These courses are also targeted to NGO staff, bilingual people or volunteers who work with foreign people who are unfamiliar with the country's language (Spanish). Its flexible schedule allows an adequate and personalised follow-up of the needs of each student.
Free online course. You can access it from anywhere and do the activities at your own pace.
Important: You have to register on OpenEducation first and then enrol on this course.
Have you ever wondered how communication takes place between foreign population and linguistic services providers in public institutions? Are you curious about the work of translators and interpreters in these contexts?
If you want to learn more about these topics, enrol in this free MOOC and plunge into the fascinating world of PSIT with the help of a great variety of videos and interactive activities.
More information available at traduccion.online@uah.es
- Access: OpenEducation (It is necessary to register beforehand)
- Introductory video on Youtube
FREE ONLINE COURSE AVAILABLE – you can access it from anywhere and do the activities at your own pace.
Important: register in Open Education first and then enroll in this course.
Have you ever wondered how communication is enabled between the foreign population and the service providers in public institutions such as courts, police stations, hospitals, and schools? Are you curious about the job interpreters and translators carry out in this field?
If you would you like to know more about these topics enroll in this MOOC course and get immersed in this fascinating world through a series of videos and interactive activities.
Further information: traduccion.online@uah.es
- Acceso: en la plataforma de OpenEducation (Necesario registrarse antes)
- Video de presentación en Youtube
在线精品免费课程–你在任何地方都可以上线并且做课后练习
重要提醒:需要先在开放教育平台上注册账户,之后登录并报名本慕课。
你有没有想过外国人在法院,警察局,医院和学校等公共机构的服务提供者之间如何进行沟通? 你是否对这个领域的翻译和翻译工作感到好奇? 你想知道自己是否可以从事公共服务的翻译工作吗? 如果你对这些问题的回答都是肯定的,那么你不能错过这个机会! 那就是西班牙阿尔卡拉大学的FITISPos和FITISPos网络学习研究小组设计并承办的慕课“让我们共同开启公共服务事业的口笔译吧!”的课程. 通过一系列视频,论坛上的互动活动,社交媒体和自我评估,沉浸在这个迷人的世界中。 要访问该课程,你只需在此处创建一个开放教育帐户,并在登录后单击“注册”。
更多详情请致邮件:traduccion.online@uah.es
- Acceso: en la plataforma de OpenEducation (Necesario registrarse antes)
- Video de presentación en Youtube

Advanced Training Courses
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Master's Degree
Master’s Degree in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services (PSIT)
The Master’s Degree in Intercultural Communication, Interpreting and Translation in Public Services is unique to the field in Spain and it centres around public service interpreting and translation from an intercultural and interlinguistic perspective, since the contents are divided into different specialities in different linguistic combinations.
More information is available in our web page
Master’s Degree in Conference Interpreting for Business
The Master’s Degree in Conference Interpreting for Business centres around conference interpreting in the field of business.
This Master’s degree is based on specialised teaching that combines traditional teaching in classrooms with new technologies and online teaching. The goal is to train future professionals and specialists of the field by providing them with the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to act as a linguistic and cultural link between the speaker and a public who is unfamiliar or not fluent in Spanish.
More information is available in our web page

Doctorate courses
Doctoral School (UAH)
Here you will find all the information related to doctoral education at the University of Alcalá (dates, pre-registration and admission, registration)
Doctorate Course in Arts and Humanities (UAH)
Here you will find information about the different doctorate courses in the branch of Arts and Humanities.