Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation
The BA (Hons) in Translation Programme has the following aims:
- Providing professional translation training in a liberal arts and whole-person education environment;
- Helping students develop intellectual and critical skills as well as the capacity for life-long learning; and
- Helping students train themselves to perform communicative tasks professionally in bilingual/trilingual and bicultural settings.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
I) | Major Courses | 54 units |
II) | Honours Project | 6 units |
III) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
IV) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
V) | Free Electives | 37 units |
128 units |
Requirements
I. | Major Courses | 54 units |
Major Required Courses (30 units) | ||
TRAN2005 Principles and Methods of Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN2006 Linguistics for Translators | 3 units | |
TRAN2027 Practical Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN3007 Culture and Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN3016 Professional Studies | 3 units | |
TRAN3036 Beginning Interpreting | 3 units | |
TRAN4005 Theories and Philosophies I | 3 units | |
TRAN4007 Translation Criticism | 3 units | |
TRAN4037 Translation and Intercultural Studies | 3 units | |
TRAN4046 Placement Portfolio I | 3 units | |
Major Elective Courses (24 units) | ||
Eight of the following courses, of which at least three must be at Level 3 or above: | ||
TRAN1005 Introduction to Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN2007 Research Methods for Translation Studies | 3 units | |
TRAN2015 Communication and Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN2016 English for Translators II: Written Genres | 3 units | |
TRAN2017 Reading Chinese Literature in Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN2025 Translating Across Media | 3 units | |
TRAN2026 Contrastive Language Studies: English and Chinese | 3 units | |
TRAN2035 Translation, Museums and Intercultural Representation | 3 units | |
TRAN2036 Introduction to Tibetan Culture and Language | 3 units | |
TRAN2037 English for Translators I: Grammar, Structure and Style | 3 units | |
TRAN3026 Media Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN3027 Spanish/Chinese Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN3035 Introduction to Translation Technology | 3 units | |
TRAN3037 Intermediate Interpreting | 3 units | |
TRAN3045 Drama and Film Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN3046 Introduction to Localization | 3 units | |
TRAN3047 Religion and Translation Across Time and Space | 3 units | |
TRAN4006 Theories and Philosophies II | 3 units | |
TRAN4015 Gender and Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN4025 Legal and Government Document Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN4026 Literary Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN4027 Special Topic(s) in Translation | 3 units | |
TRAN4035 Translation of Scientific and Technological Texts | 3 units | |
TRAN4036 Translation, Publishing and Global Circulation | 3 units | |
TRAN4045 Intersemiotic Translation, Adaptation and Intertextuality | 3 units | |
TRAN4047 Translation Workshop | 3 units | |
TRAN4055 Comparative Topics in Chinese/Hispanic Cultures | 3 units | |
TRAN4056 Community Interpreting | 3 units | |
TRAN4057 Conference Interpreting | 3 units | |
TRAN4066 Placement Portfolio II | 3 units | |
II. | Honours Project | 6 units |
TRAN4898 Honours Project (Translation/Thesis) | 3 units | |
TRAN4899 Honours Project (Translation/Thesis) | 3 units | |
III. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
IV. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
V. | Free Electives | 37 units |
128 units |