About this program
Translation
Our aim at the School of Modern Languages is to develop and educate our students to become ‘global citizens’. In addition to developing high-level language skills, our BA Translation programme allows you to gain an in-depth intercultural understanding that encompasses a specific knowledge of the culture of the language you are studying. You will develop high-level communication and critical-thinking skills, and foster resilience and independence through time spent in immersive foreign language contexts.
Translation is a major actor on the European and world stage. By studying Translation you will gain a wealth of transferable skills and knowledge beneficial to the world of employment, making you competitive and attractive in an increasingly global workforce and opening the doors to a variety of career paths.
We offer Translation for students with advanced language skills and for beginners. In terms of language acquisition, this course will enable you to develop your writing, oral and aural skills through a range of learning activities and audio-visual materials. In your first year, in addition to your language tuition, an introduction to Translation history and culture and Introduction to Translation Methods seek to provide a solid foundation for more specialised studies as you progress through your course.
You will continue to develop these key skills and competencies in Year 2.
In the final year, you have the opportunity to write either a dissertation, which stimulates initiative and can serve as a useful preparation for postgraduate study or an Annotated Translation Project, which are useful to showcase to future employers.
Admission requirements
Typical A level offer
ABB-BBB. If you have grade B in the relevant language A-level you will have access to the languages advanced pathways.
Extended/International Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the EPQ/IPQ will typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard A level offer. Please note that any subject specific requirements must still be met.
English language requirements
GCSE
Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.
IELTS (academic)
At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.
TOEFL iBT
At least 90 overall with minimum scores of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading and 20 for speaking.
PTE Academic
At least 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.
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Program content
The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2022/23 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2022.
Year one
- Introduction to Translation Methods
- Introduction to Translation Theory
Year two
- Principles of Translation Theory
- Introduction to Specialised Translation
Year three
Core modules
Translation as a Profession
Optional modules
- Catalan Language & Society
- Hispanic Cultures at the Margins
- High-Level Proficiency in Spanish Language
- Crime and Punishment in Latin American History and Culture
- Culture, Political Protest & Dissent in the 1960s
- European Cinema: Thinking the Real of Fiction
- Slavery, Abolitionism and the Black Atlantic: A Transnational Perspective
- Final Year Dissertation - Translation (in English/Welsh)
- High-Level Proficiency in Portuguese Language (BA Translation - Portfolio)
- Proficiency in Spanish Language (BA Translation - Portfolio)
- High-Level Proficiency in Italian Language (BA Translation - Portfolio)
- High-Level Proficiency in German Language (BA Translation - Portfolio)
- High-Level Proficiency in French Language (BA Translation - Portfolio)
- High-Level Proficiency in Portuguese Language
- High-Level Proficiency in French Language
- France and Africa: Power, Scandal, Genocide
- The German Idea of History
- High-Level Proficiency in German Language
- United but Divided? Exploring German Unification
- Italian Women's Writing
- High-Level Proficiency in Italian Language
Scholarships & funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the university website.
Tuition
- Tuition fees for UK and Ireland Students:£9,000 per year
- Tuition fees for International Students:£19,450 per year
For more information about tuition fee, please visit the university website.
Qualification
What skills will I practise and develop?
Knowledge & Understanding:
On successful completion of the Program you will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to speak, write, and understand one or more foreign languages to a high level of competency
- An in-depth intercultural understanding including specific knowledge of other cultures, allied to the ability to navigate and mediate between more than one culture
- The ability to translate different types of texts and convey their meaning in a professional manner.
Intellectual Skills:
On successful completion of the Program you will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively in writing and speech, in English, and a modern foreign language.
- Applying a range of strategies to initiate and undertake analysis of information.
- Reaching conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of views and arguments, justifying these with sound reasoning and detailed interpretations of source material.
- Relevant and effective research techniques to plan and write an academic essay, using the correct referencing conventions.
- Critical evaluation of ideas and arguments, through the coherent presentation of information and ideas using a plethora of written and oral skills.
Professional Practical Skills:
On successful completion of the Program you will be able to demonstrate:
- Using a range of IT programs and digital media, where appropriate.
- Resilience and independence through time spent in immersive foreign language contexts.
- Communication and critical-thinking skills.
- Working to deadlines and priorities, managing a range of tasks at the same time.
- Working as part of a team, developing a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
Transferable/Key Skills:
On successful completion of the Program you will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to grasp complex issues with confidence.
- The ability analyse complex texts.
- The ability to interpret and apply relevant data.
- Practical research skills.
- Imaginative solutions of your own that are rooted in evidence.
- Learning from constructive criticism and incorporate its insights.
- Taking responsibility for your own learning program and professional development.
- Critical skills (reasoning, evaluating evidence, problem-solving, relating theory to practice).
- Creativity and innovative thinking.
- Leadership, teamwork and self-management skills.
- Identifying, recording and communicating your relevant career attainments.
Career paths
Graduate careers
- Translator
- Teaching
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Cardiff University
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