About this program
Translation
The degree in Translation aims to:
- obtain the methodological instruments of research and analysis, in order to develop learning skills, critical choice and reflection that allow an adequate application of acquired knowledge in practical situations;
- develop plurilingual communication skills, deepening knowledge of foreign languages, focusing on one of these and on the mother tongue;
- acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of Translation Studies;
- develop intensive practice of translation into the mother tongue and into the foreign language in specific areas of knowledge;
- develop skills aimed at professionalization in the field of translation, whether in specialized companies or as independent work;
- to develop the capacity of linguistic and cultural mediation of information, ideas, problems and solutions in the most diverse communicative situations;
- to develop competences in the application of new methodologies to Translation.
Admission requirements
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1st year
- Foreign Language A (1st level)
- Foreign Language B (1st level)
- Computer for Translation
- Terminology
- Introduction to Language Sciences
- Foreign Language A (2nd level)
- Foreign Language B (2nd level)
- Linguistics for Translation
- Portuguese grammar
- History of Translation
2nd year
- Foreign Language A (3rd level)
- Foreign Language B (3rd level)
- The practice of Translation of Social Sciences and Humanities (from language A to Portuguese)
- Literary Translation Practice (from language A to Portuguese)
- The practice of Technical-Scientific Translation (from language A to Portuguese)
- Foreign Language A (4th level)
- 1 optional subject
- Literary Translation Practice OR Technical-Scientific OR Business Affairs OR Social and Human Sciences (from language B to Portuguese)
- Literary Translation Practice OR Technical-Scientific OR Business Affairs OR Social and Human Sciences (from language B to Portuguese)
- The practice of Translation of Business Matters (from language A to Portuguese)
3rd year
- Foreign Language A (5th level)
- The practice of Translation of Social Sciences and Humanities (from Portuguese to language A)
- The practice of Technical-Scientific Translation (from Portuguese to language A)
- English Linguistics OR Spanish Linguistics OR German Linguistics OR French Linguistics
- Translation Theory
- Foreign Language A (6th level)
- The practice of Translation of Social Sciences and Humanities OR Technical-Scientific (from Portuguese to language B)
- Translation Seminar (from German OR Spanish OR French OR English)
- 1 optional subject
Program delivery
Duration: 3 years/6 semesters.
The student has to take 180 credits: 42 credits taken in the compulsory subjects program, 126 credits in the conditional options framework, and 12 credits taken in free options.
Semestrally, the student must not enroll for more than 30 credits, respecting the precedence when these have been defined. At the beginning of each semester, the student will be advised on the curricular units to be taken, most appropriate to his/her academic path.
Undergraduate students can also benefit from the different mobility programs in which NOVA FCSH participates, such as Erasmus+, Almeida Garrett, among others, and participate in research work within the research units that make up the Faculty.
Tuition
Tuition Fees
- Foreign students: 697 €/year
- Foreign students: 3500 €/year
Career paths
Outputs Professionals
- Translation and Proofreading Companies
- Subtitling and Dubbing
- Online and offline content production
- Marketing and Advertising
- Media Organs
- Advice and Secretariat
- International Relations Divisions
- Community and Diplomatic Institutions
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - SUPERNOVA Foundation Programme
SUPERNOVA was designed for students who have recently finished high school and plan to apply to Higher Education at European Institutions. SUPERNOVA will assist students from different countries in adapting to the European education system, developing language and academic skills...
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