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Human-Sciences - VOCATIONAL-DIPLOMA-IN-TRANSLATION

  • Degree: Diploma
  • Campus: Beirut
  • Faculty: Human Sciences
  • Department: English Language and Literature

Program Description

In a world of cultural and linguistic diversity, translation has always played a major role in bridging gaps, enabling interaction and exchange, and bringing people closer together. Launched in 2005, the Translation Diploma at the English Department aims to provide students with a liberal, state-of-the-art education in translation, that stresses on sharpening students' skills and fosters self-development in the field of translation. The Diploma promotes students’ vocational knowledge and skills to enhance their potential on the job-market both as translators and as editors of translations. With an emphasis on professionalism, the Translation Diploma seeks to provide students with new job-opportunities and career-development. The Translation Diploma at the English Department is a one-year program that falls into two semesters. The diploma consists of 30 credit hours, which upon successful completion, grants the candidate a BAU Vocational Diploma in Translation.


Study Plan:

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours Distribution Course Type
First Semester
TRAN501 TRANSLATION OF GENERAL CONTEMPORARY TEXTS (ARABIC/ENGLISH) 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD
TRAN503 TRANSLATION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS: (LEGAL, BUSINESS, MEDICAL, LITERARY, CULTURAL, ETC… ENGLISH/ARABIC) 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) MD
TRAN505 TRANSLATION THEORY & TERMINOLOGY 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD
TRAN507 CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD
Second Semester
TRAN502 TRANSLATION INTERNSHIP (TRAINING IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING) 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD
TRAN504 TRANSLATION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS: (LEGAL, BUSINESS, MEDICAL, LITERARY, CULTURAL, ETC…. ARABIC/ENGLISH) 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) MD
TRAN506 TRANSLATION OF GENERAL CONTEMPORARY TEXTS (ENGLISH/ARABIC) 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD
TRAN508 LEXICOGRAPHY 2 (2Cr.:2Lec) MD

Elective Department (ED)

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours Distribution Course Type
TRAN511 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (ENGLISH/ARABIC) 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN512 ENGLISH/ARABIC VOCABULARY 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN513 ARABIC DICTIONARIES 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN514 LITERARY APPRECIATION 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN515 MORPHOLOGY AND LEXICOGRAPHY (IN ARABIC) 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN516 FILM TRANSLATION AND DUBBING 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN517 MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN518 SEMANTICS 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN519 TRANSLATION EDITING AND PROOF READING 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED
TRAN520 PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION 3 (3Cr.:3Lec) ED