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Master of Science (Applied) in Multilingual Digital Communication
The first degree of its kind in Canada, the online M.Sc.(A) in Multilingual Digital Communication has been designed to respond to the increasing demand for versatile professionals who can connect the language/translation, communication, and tech/AI industries.
The interdisciplinary curriculum comprises a core module, a final internship or applied research project, and a choice of two interrelated streams:
- A communication-oriented stream focusing on the competencies needed to create, optimize, measure, and manage multilingual digital content as part of a larger global communication strategy
- A technology-oriented stream focusing on the competencies needed to design and manage multilingual communication processes by critically evaluating, selecting, and leading the implementation of relevant language technologies, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence鈥揹riven machine translation and other AI-based applications
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Key Features
An innovative interdisciplinary program that:
- Responds to the growing market demand for professionals who are adept at navigating the language, communication, and technology industries
- Caters to mid-career professionals with education and/or experience in the language or communication fields, as well as professionals with a STEM-related degree and academic or industry exposure to these fields
- Features a branched program design based on a 鈥渃hoose-your-own-adventure鈥 approach that allows learners to opt for differentiated pathways
- Provides learners with opportunities to interact with local, national, and international thought leaders, practitioners, industry experts, and scholars
- Includes an applied research option that helps prepare learners to contribute to solving complex and pressing real-world problems and promotes critical reflection on the latest advances in human鈥揷omputer interaction as it relates to multilingual digital communication
Career Opportunities
Industry reports confirm that language and communication professionals鈥 career paths and workflows are undergoing profound transformations. Recent advances in AI, including GenAI and the LLMs on which it is based, are not only changing existing roles but also giving rise to emerging tasks and skillsets that require a combination of translation and AI expertise.
Graduates of the M.Sc.(A) program will be uniquely equipped to lead the renewal and hone the competitiveness of the increasingly tech-driven Canadian language and communication industries. They will be especially well positioned for roles such as the following:
Communication stream
Bilingual/Multilingual Community Engagement Manager
Editor of Multilingual AI Content
Global Communication Strategist
Language Strategist
Localization Strategy Consultant
Multilingual Social Media and Website Specialist
Source Language AI Copy Editor
Speech AI Output Editor
Transcreator
Translation AI Reviser
Technology stream
AI Integration Specialist
Director of Language Technology Solutions
Expert in Linguist-AI Interaction
Language Technical Product Manager
Language Technology Implementation Manager
Language Technology Solutions Architect
Machine Translation Specialist
Multilingual AI Ethicist and Compliance Expert
Multilingual Data Curator
Multilingual Prompt Engineer
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Message from the Graduate Program Director
When I consider the nature, goals, and future impact of the M.Sc.(A) in Multilingual Digital Communication, three terms come immediately to mind: 鈥渃onnect,鈥 鈥渋ntegrate,鈥 and 鈥渋ncubate.鈥
The program connects and integrates industries that currently operate in silos鈥攕pecifically, the language, communication, and tech industries, which are all key to the Quebec/Canadian ecosystem. In this regard, the M.Sc.(A) is intended to contribute to the development of a new industry cluster. The program also, and necessarily, connects the (inter)disciplines underlying these industries and practices (translation, localization, communication studies, and applied computer science), thereby generating a new academic field that integrates deep expertise in multilingual communication with the latest advances in human鈥揷omputer interaction.
The M.Sc.(A) is also an incubator for new approaches to learning, emerging areas of practice, applied research, and future-ready workforce development. By welcoming learners from diverse professional and disciplinary backgrounds, the M.Sc.(A) fosters the kind of interprofessional education and know-how needed to support communication between and within multilingual and multicultural societies in our increasingly digitalized world. The ongoing interaction between learners from different contexts, professions, and industries creates a constant source of bottom-up creative renewal.
Likewise, and in keeping with 看片视频鈥檚 commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the M.Sc.(A) incorporates both official and non-official languages鈥攁 significant departure from other programs. Without question, the future of tech needs to be linguistically diverse. For this reason alone, our program places as much emphasis on developing linguistically aware professionals employed in technical roles as it does on developing computationally aware language and communication professionals.
By embracing an integrated approach to multilingual digital communication, this program will enable the professionals of today and tomorrow to efficiently, strategically, and responsibly contribute to the revitalization, growth, and sustainability of the multilingual digital communication industry, here in Canada and around the world.
Mar铆a Sierra 颁贸谤诲辞产补 Serrano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
M.Sc.(A) in Multilingual Digital Communication
Who Should Apply
The M.Sc.(A) is primarily intended for working professionals with diverse profiles seeking to either upskill or pivot to emerging roles in the multilingual digital communication industry. These include:
- Translators and other language professionals
- Communication professionals operating in bilingual/multilingual environments
- Professionals with a STEM background (i.e., computational linguistics, computer science, or a related discipline) who are interested in positions in the language and communication industries in technical product management, data analysis, or software development
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, and depending on which stream is chosen, learners should be able to:
- Design and manage workflows, taking into account key stakeholders and relevant language technologies to facilitate effective multilingual digital communication processes
- Evaluate language technologies, select the most appropriate multilingual digital communication solution for both organizational and functional needs, and lead a responsible implementation plan
- Create and manage multilingual digital content using a variety of practices, including global copywriting, translation, transcreation, localization, and postediting
- Design an integrated multilingual digital communication strategy as part of a broader global communication plan
- Leverage existing research to make evidence-informed recommendations, and, when relevant, conduct research to solve applied problems related to multilingual digital communication
- Evaluate, critique, and articulate arguments to influence changes in policies that affect the multilingual digital communication industry and related professions
Delivery Format
The M.Sc.(A) is a fully online, asynchronous program with live sessions.
Curriculum
The program has three components:
- A core module that focuses on transversal competencies in translation, research, project management, global copywriting, and multilingualism management
- A choice of two streams, one of which focuses on communication and the other on technology
- A final internship or applied research project
The communication stream aims to strengthen the relevance of language professionals to the digital communication industry and to train global communication specialists in localization.
The technology stream aims to prepare qualified professionals able to bridge the gap between users and management, sales and technology development teams, and language service clients. These professionals can also be instrumental in giving feedback to and assisting development teams in designing user-friendly technologies that language and communication professionals, as well as other users, can easily embrace.
Courses
Core (breadth) |
Required courses (students select 5 out of 6 based on previous background): |
Streams听(depth) |
Localized Global Communication
Multilingual Communication Technologies
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Capstone |
CMDC 694 Practicum 1 (6 credits) |
Faculty
- Lynne Bowker听(Adjunct Professor)
- Vicent Briva-Iglesias (Adjunct Professor)
- Mar铆a Sierra听颁贸谤诲辞产补听Serrano听(Associate Professor &听Graduate Program Director)
- Ren茅e Desjardins听(Visiting Professor)
- Alejandro听Guti茅rrez听L贸pez听(Faculty Lecturer)
- Julie McDonough Dolmaya (Visiting Professor)
- Nicolette Papastefanou (Faculty Lecturer)
- Cecily Raynor听(Associate Professor)
- More to come
Admission Requirements
- A bachelor鈥檚 degree (or equivalent, as recognized by 看片视频 University) is a minimum requirement, preferably in translation, localization, communication studies, linguistics, or modern languages. Applicants must otherwise have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in any discipline, including STEM fields, with coursework in a language- or communication-related discipline, or with at least two years of language- or communication-related industry experience.
- A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 is required, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time studies.
- An interview-based assessment will be conducted to determine whether the program is a good fit for the applicant.
- Applicants will also be required to present a written statement of purpose (1,000 words) in English, as well as a summary in French or another language (choice of language is subject to faculty availability). In their statement, applicants should explain why their background and experience makes them an ideal candidate for the program, and how success in the program will enable them to achieve their professional goals.鈥疉 current curriculum vitae should accompany the statement.
- Letters of reference:听Applicants are requested to provide the names and email addresses of two referees familiar with their academic or professional work who are willing to provide letters of reference in support of their application.
- Applicants with a bachelor鈥檚 degree from outside Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 100 for the Internet-based TOEFL exam test (iBT; 600 for the paper-based test, PBT) with each component score not less than 20 is required. Please use the 看片视频 code 0935 when writing the exam.
- Applicants may write the IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) instead of the TOEFL exam. A minimum overall band of 7.0 is required, with each component score not less than 7.0. IELTS test scores must be sent electronically by IELTS directly to 看片视频 University using the 看片视频 code 0935.
Tuition
Tuition for online programs is calculated based on your residency status and whether you are physically located inside or outside Quebec. You will have to self-declare your physical location each term.
The table below shows an estimated tuition (excluding non-tuition fees) based on the 2024 fee scale. Rates change based on government policies and the University may adjust fees without notice.
Physical Location While Studying | Residency Status | Estimated Tuition Per 1 Credit 鈥 Excluding Fees Note: This program is 45 credits |
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In Quebec | Quebec resident (see eligibility criteria) | $98.91 |
In Quebec | Non-Quebec Canadian resident | $412.00 |
In Quebec | International student | $992.67 |
Outside Quebec | Any | $992.67 |
A fee calculator is also available to help you determine approximate tuition and fees (select Master鈥檚 Non-Thesis Programs).
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For any questions about tuition and fees:
Please contact 看片视频 Student Accounts directly at student.accounts [at] mcgill.ca.
News & Articles
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November 25, 2024 |
How to Apply
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Know your deadlines
Given that we review applications on a rolling basis, we strongly recommend that you apply as quickly as possible, as cohorts may reach capacity before the stated deadlines.
Cohort Intake Applications Open Application Deadline FALL 2025 September 15 April 1 WINTER 2026 February 15 September 15 -
Prepare to apply
Review the admission requirements and gather any applicable supporting documents listed in the 看片视频 Requirements section above.听Because of the time it can take to obtain and process documents, get started well in advance with all aspects of your application.
Ensure you have a credit card (Visa or Mastercard) for the non-refundable application fee of $136.89
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Submit your application
Note: Select Graduate Studies in the admissions portal to find the MSc(A) in Multilingual Digital Communication program.
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Submit supporting documents
Once your application is submitted, wait 30 minutes while the system processes the payment. Go to the in the top menu, select your active applications, and begin uploading your supporting documents.
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Interview
An interview-based assessment will be conducted for eligible applicants to determine whether鈥痶he鈥痯rogram is a good fit.
Cohort Interview-Based Assessment Dates FALL 2025 November 13 to 15, 2024
March 10 to 12, 2025
WINTER 2026 March 10 to 12, 2025
May 12 to 14, 2025
Need help applying?
Please reach out to msca-mdc.scs [at] mcgill.ca.