Award Title:
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Translation
Curriculum Structure (effective for students entering the Major from 2019/20)
| Major |
60 units |
| Major Required Courses |
30 units |
| Major Elective Courses | 24 units |
| Honours Project |
6 units |
| General Education Programme | 18 units |
| University Core |
13 units |
| Free Electives |
37 units |
| Total number of units for graduation |
128 units |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)
Upon successful completion of the Programme, students should be able to:
- Deploy proficiency in the Chinese and English languages, as well as the bilingual and bicultural competence needed for translating from and into English and Chinese, in speech and in writing.
- Reflect on the relationship between translation and other liberal arts courses, and the affinity of translation with the liberal aims of a university education.
- Apply knowledge of translation theories and methods as well as dynamic approaches to solving problems in interlingual and intercultural communication.
- Conduct independent academic research and translation projects.
- Undertake jobs with competence and skill in translation and/or interpreting and/or jobs in related professional fields, with the ethical awareness and operational ethos necessary for a chosen career.
- Meet the challenges of higher education and display academic preparedness for further studies in translation and/or interpreting, and other related disciplines.
