Certificate in French Translation
The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers a Certificate in French Translation. This program targets students who seek training in translation without having to complete the full major or minor in French, who wish to include the certificate as part of their major or minor, and/or who plan to pursue a career in translation. The objective of students in the certificate program will be to master the core principles and techniques of text analysis and translation strategies as they pertain to specific fields such as legal, business, financial, technical, and medical translation. Our objective is to provide students with the building stones that will lead to rewarding employment in the discipline.
The certificate requires nine semester credit hours of advanced French coursework preceded by up to four lower-division prerequisite courses—between zero and 14 credit hours—or testing equivalency with credit optional.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Testing equivalency or the following: | 0-14 | |
| Beginning French I | ||
| Beginning French II | ||
or FR 1421 | Beginning French for Speakers of Spanish | |
| Intermediate French I | ||
or FR 2311 | Intermediate French for Speakers of Spanish I | |
| Intermediate French II | ||
or FR 2321 | Intermediate French for Speakers of Spanish II | |
| FR 3308 | French Translation I | 3 |
| FR 4308 | French Translation II | 3 |
| Choose three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Translation | ||
| Advanced Grammar in French | ||
| Business French | ||
FR 4330B | ||
| French Composition and Stylistics | ||
| Total Hours | 9-23 | |
