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  Honours BA French-Spanish-English Translation

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        Please note that the Honours BA in French-Spanish-English Translation (4yr program) is suspended until further notice.

        Did you know that millions of words are translated in Ottawa every week? That is why the region's many employers are eager to host our trainees and hire our graduates. The School of Translation and Interpretation and its teaching staff are internationally recognized for excellence in both training and research. The curriculum includes practical and theoretical seminars and courses in writing, editing, terminology and computer-assisted translation, thus providing you with comprehensive professional training in general, specialized and technical translation. The Honours BA includes the co-operative education option, which combines academic studies with paid experience in the workplace. With a degree from the School, you readily qualify for many well-paid positions, because you easily fulfill the demands of the language industry and of associations of professional translators.

        The School also offers an introductory course in interpretation, as well as translation courses into and out of Spanish, which aim to meet some of the needs generated by the globalization of business. In fact, you can graduate with a diploma as a trilingual translator. From 2017, the School will also include courses in Chinese-English translation. Honours students are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity of studying abroad for a year.

        The minor in translation (which must be combined with another program of study) introduces you to professional translation into your dominant language.

        Finally, students who already hold a university degree have the option of taking a two-year accelerated Honours BA program, which provides them with an invaluable professional degree.

        Courses in this program are taught in English, French or Spanish.

        Learn more about this program

        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2019-2020 calendars for the previous requirements.

      In order to register for this option, students must have completed the first two years of the Honours Bachelor with specialization in translation and have passed ESP 3992 or the equivalent.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                                  Units  
        Basic Skills                                                               
        ENG 1100              Workshop in Essay Writing                              3 Units
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          PHI 1101            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                               
          PHI 1301            Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments                               
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          ENG 1120            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                 
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          PHI 1102            Moral Reasoning                                               
          PHI 1103            Fundamental Philosophical Questions                           
          PHI 1104            Great Philosophers                                            
          PHI 1302            Philosophy: Themes and Texts                                  
        Total:                12 Units                                             
        
        Course List
          Code                  Title                                                           Units  
          Compulsory Courses                                                                  
          TRA 2110              General Translation from French into English (L1) I             3 Units
          TRA 2112              General Translation from French Into English (L1) II            3 Units
          TRA 2313              Problems in English (L1) for Translators I                      3 Units
          TRA 2314              Problems in English (L1) for Translators II                     3 Units
          TRA 2722              Traduction générale de l'anglais vers le français (L2) I        3 Units
          TRA 2788              Problèmes de français (L2) dans l'optique de la traduction I    3 Units
          TRA 2789              Problèmes de français (L2) dans l'optique de la traduction II   3 Units
          TRA 2988              Documentation and Lexicology                                    3 Units
          TRA 3112              Specialized Translation from French into English (L1) I         3 Units
          TRA 3114              General Translation from French into English (L1) III           3 Units
          TRA 3133              Technical Translation from French into English (L1) I           3 Units
          TRA 3155              Introduction to Terminology and Terminotics                     3 Units
          TRA 3190              Comparative Stylistics                                          3 Units
          TRA 3956              Translation Technologies                                        3 Units
          TRA 3313              Writing Techniques for Translators and Professional Writers I   3 Units
          TRA 4101              General Translation from Spanish into English I                 3 Units
          TRA 4102              Translation from English to Spanish                             3 Units
          TRA 4103              General Translation from Spanish into English II                3 Units
          TRA 4104              Specialized Translation from Spanish into English               3 Units
          TRA 4110              Specialized Translation from French into English (L1) II        3 Units
          3 course units from:  3 Units                                                       
            TRA 4112            In-House Practicum 2                                                   
            TRA 4136            External Practicum 2                                                   
          TRA 4133              Technical Translation from French into English (L1) II          3 Units
          TRA 4313              Writing Techniques for Translators and Professional Writers II  3 Units
          TRA 4975              Introduction to the Theory of Translation                       3 Units
          ESP 4991              Composition in Spanish                                          3 Units
          Total:                75 Units                                                      
          
          Course List
            Code                      Title     Units
            Elective Courses                  
            33 elective course units  33 Units
            Total:                    33 Units
            

            The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Microprogram(s), and/or elective units.

            Note(s)

            1

            This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.

            2

            Course to be replaced by 3 optional course units in translation (TRA) for co-op students.

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