Kent State University Catalog 207-208 TRANSLATION - B.S. College of Arts and Sciences Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies 09 Satterfield Hall Kent Campus 0-672-250 mcls@kent.edu www.kent.edu/mcls Description The Bachel of Science degree in Translation is a pre-professional program designed f students who are seeking the me professional focus and interdisciplinary breadth that the B.S. degree offers with the inclusion of a min double maj certificate to develop the skills needed to use feign language translation in a professional setting. It introduces the basics of translation they as it applies to the actual practice of translation. The requirement of a min, certificate second maj enables students to acquire a level of expertise in a specific field in which they can specialize as translats. This degree also enables students to have a maj and a min that make them me competitive and prepares them f a sect that the U.S. Department of Lab projects as one of the fastest-growing sects globally. Translation majs are strongly encouraged to undertake study in a country where their language concentration is spoken so that they can achieve the necessary proficiency level. Skills necessary include an excellent command of the source language, an excellent command of the target language, cultural knowledge, specialist knowledge, research competence, terminological competence, technological competence, an understanding of the translation industry and transfer competence. Graduates may enter graduate programs in translation (the professional degree) go on to wk f government, business industry, f translation agencies as freelance translats. The Translation maj comprises the following concentrations: French German Russian Spanish Many study abroad opptunities exist, including: France: Université Michel de Montaigne Bdeaux III, Bdeaux (all class standings, all majs/mins) Germany: Julius-Maximilian-Universität Würzburg, Würzbug (all class standings, all majs/mins) Germany: Universität Leipzig, Leipzig (intermediate German language proficiency required) Spain: Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid (all class standings, all majs/mins) Spain: Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia FULLY OFFERED AT: Kent Campus Admission Requirements The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opptunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three me years ago. Freshman Students on the Kent Campus: The freshman admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon the following: cumulative grade point average, ACT and/ SAT sces, strength of high school college preparaty curriculum and grade trends. The Admissions Office at the Kent Campus may defer the admission of students who do not meet admissions criteria but who demonstrate areas of promise f successful college study. Deferred applicants may begin their college coursewk at one of seven Regional Campuses of Kent State University. F me infmation on admissions, including additional requirements f some academic programs, visit the admissions website f new freshmen. Freshman Students on the Regional Campuses: Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, have open enrollment admission f students who hold a high school diploma, GED equivalent. Transfer, Transitioning and Fmer Students: F me infmation about admission criteria f transfer, transitioning and fmer students, please visit the admissions website. English Language Proficiency Requirements f International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL sce (7 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB sce, minimum 6.0 IELTS sce minimum 48 PTE Academic sce, by completing the ELS level 2 Intensive Program. F me infmation on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education s admission website. University Requirements All students in a bachel's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements f graduation. NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements f details. Requirement Destination Kent State: First Year Experience Course is not required f students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, age 2+ at time of admission. Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Ce. Experiental Learning Requirement (ELR) Students must successfully complete one course approved experience. Credits/ Courses 2 courses varies Kent Ce (see table below) 6-7 Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. course Upper-Division Requirement 9 ( 42) Translation - B.S.
2 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 Students must successfully complete 9 upper-division (numbered 0000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. Students in a B.A. and/ B.S. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 42 upper-division credit hours. Total Credit Hour Requirement 20 Some bachel's degrees require students to complete me than 20 credit hours. Kent Ce Requirements Requirement Kent Ce Composition (KCMP) 6 Kent Ce Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) Kent Ce Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) Kent Ce Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) 6 Kent Ce Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one labaty) 6-7 Kent Ce Additional (KADL) 6 Credits/ Courses Total Credit Hours: 6-7 Program Requirements Maj Requirements Maj Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) ENG 006 PROFESSIONAL WRITING MCLS 0420 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES TRST 20009 MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION LIFECYCLE TRST 020 APPROACHES TO TRANSLATION TRST 00 CROSS-LANGUAGE MEDIATION Additional Requirements (courses do not count in maj GPA) UC 0097 Min, Certificate Second Maj Electives 2 8 Kent Ce Composition 6 Kent Ce Mathematics and Critical Reasoning Kent Ce Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9 Kent Ce Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6 Kent Ce Basic Sciences (must include one labaty) 6-7 Kent Ce Additional 6 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 20 credit hours, including 42 upper-division credit hours) Concentrations Choose from the following: 28 French German Russian Spanish Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 is recommended f students pursuing a technologyrelated min, certificate second maj; ENG 006 is recommended f students pursuing a business-related min, certificate f second maj. 9 22 2 Students must declare and complete a minimum of 8 credit hours in a min, certificate a second maj subject to department faculty advis approval in a field related to business, technology, health, medicine, science, law, politics other field in which there is a currently high demand f translats. Graduation Requirements Minimum Maj GPA 2.000 2.000 Program Notes Minimum Overall GPA Some courses in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies are offered on a rotating basis, and course availability may change at any time. Visit the department's website f course offering projections and advising with course planning. Students are expected to start in a course appropriate to their language proficiency level. Students lacking in sufficient proficiency to take the first concentration course can reach it by taking courses in the prerequisite sequence based on their placement sce and high school training. One me of the prerequisites may be waived with demonstrated proficiency through the Kent State placement test, AP, CLEP, International Baccalaureate, official ACTFL Proficiency Rating another department-approved assessment. Students who fulfill the college language requirement in fewer than 8 credit hours as a result of proficiency, will complete remaining hours with general electives. Completion of first juni-level course completes the College of Arts and Sciences feign language requirements. French Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-TRNS-FR] FR 20 FR 202 FR 220 FR 2202 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I ELEMENTARY FRENCH II INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) FR 2 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: FRENCH FR 240 FR 420 PURPOSES: FRENCH ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE:FRENCH (WIC) FR 4240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS:FRENCH (ELR) French Upper-Division Electives (FR 0000 40000 level) 2 French Upper-Division Electives (FR 40000 level) 6 a minimum C grade in any of the language-specific advanced translation practice course a language-specific elective that is German Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-TRNS-GER] GER 20 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I GER 202 ELEMENTARY GERMAN II 2 Translation - B.S.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 GER 220 GER 2202 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) GER 2 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: GERMAN GER 240 GER 420 PURPOSES: GERMAN ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: GERMAN (ELR) (WIC) GER 4240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: GERMAN German Upper-Division Electives (GER 0000 40000 level) 2 German Upper-Division Electives (GER 40000 level) 6 a minimum C grade in any of the language-specific advanced translation practice course language-specific elective that is Spanish Upper-Division Electives (SPAN 0000 40000 level) 2 Spanish Upper-Division Electives (SPAN 40000 level) 6 a minimum C grade in any of the language-specific Advanced Translation Practice course language-specific elective that is Roadmaps French Concentration German Concentration Russian Concentration Spanish Concentration Russian Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-TRNS-RUSS] RUSS 220 RUSS 2202 RUSS 2220 RUSS 22202 ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN I ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) RUSS 22 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: RUSSIAN RUSS 2240 RUSS 4220 PURPOSES: RUSSIAN ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: RUSSIAN (ELR) (WIC) RUSS 42240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: RUSSIAN Russian Upper-Division Electives (RUSS 0000 40000 level) 2 Russian Upper-Division Electives (RUSS 40000 level) 6 a minimum C grade in any of the language-specific Advanced Translation Practice course language-specific elective that is Spanish Concentration Requirements [AS-BS-TRNS-SPAN] SPAN 820 SPAN 8202 SPAN 2820 SPAN 28202 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I ELEMENTARY SPANISH II INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II Concentration Requirements (courses count in maj GPA) SPAN 82 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: SPANISH SPAN 8240 SPAN 4820 PURPOSES: SPANISH ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: SPANISH (ELR) (WIC) SPAN 48240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: SPANISH Translation - B.S.
4 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 French Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed UC 0097 French Upper-Division Elective (FR 0000 40000 level) Credit Hours 6 French Upper-Division Elective (FR 0000 40000 level) ENG 006 PROFESSIONAL WRITING! TRST 00 CROSS-LANGUAGE MEDIATION French Upper-Division Elective (FR 0000 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! MCLS 0420 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES TRST 20009 MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION LIFECYCLE Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! FR 2 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: FRENCH FR 240 PURPOSES: FRENCH! TRST 020 APPROACHES TO TRANSLATION French Upper-Division Elective (FR 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective 6 Credit Hours 9 FR 4240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS:FRENCH (ELR) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective French Upper-Division Elective (FR 0000 40000 level) French Upper-Division Elective (FR 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective General Elective FR 420 Credit Hours 2 ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE:FRENCH (WIC) General Electives 0 Credit Hours Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 4 Translation - B.S.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 5 German Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed UC 0097 German Upper-Division Elective (GER 0000 40000 level) Credit Hours 6 German Upper-Division Elective (GER 0000 40000 level) ENG 006 PROFESSIONAL WRITING TRST 20009 MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION LIFECYCLE! TRST 00 CROSS-LANGUAGE MEDIATION German Upper-Division Elective (GER 0000 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! MCLS 0420 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! GER 2 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: GERMAN GER 240 PURPOSES: GERMAN! TRST 020 APPROACHES TO TRANSLATION German Upper-Division Elective (GER 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective 6 Credit Hours 9 GER 4240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: GERMAN Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective German Upper-Division Elective (GER 0000 40000 level) German Upper-Division Elective (GER 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective General Elective GER 420 Credit Hours 2 ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: GERMAN (ELR) (WIC) General Electives 0 Credit Hours Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 Translation - B.S. 5
6 Kent State University Catalog 207-208 Russian Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed UC 0097 Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 0000 40000 level) Credit Hours 6 Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 0000 40000 level) ENG 006 PROFESSIONAL WRITING! TRST 00 CROSS-LANGUAGE MEDIATION Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 0000 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! MCLS 0420 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! RUSS 22 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: RUSSIAN RUSS 2240 PURPOSES: RUSSIAN TRST 20009 MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION LIFECYCLE! TRST 020 APPROACHES TO TRANSLATION Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective 6 Credit Hours 9 RUSS 42240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: RUSSIAN Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 0000 40000 level) Russian Upper-Division Elective (RUSS 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective General Elective RUSS 4220 Credit Hours 2 ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: RUSSIAN (ELR) (WIC) General Electives 0 Credit Hours Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 6 Translation - B.S.
Kent State University Catalog 207-208 7 Spanish Concentration This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study f this maj. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed UC 0097 Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 0000 40000 level) Credit Hours 6 Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 0000 40000 level) ENG 006 PROFESSIONAL WRITING TRST 20009 MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION LIFECYCLE! TRST 00 CROSS-LANGUAGE MEDIATION Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 0000 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! MCLS 0420 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective! SPAN 82 TRANSLATION PRACTICE: SPANISH SPAN 8240 PURPOSES: SPANISH! TRST 020 APPROACHES TO TRANSLATION Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective 6 Credit Hours 9 SPAN 48240 BUSINESS AND SPECIAL TEXTS: SPANISH Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 0000 40000 level) Spanish Upper-Division Elective (SPAN 40000 level) Min, Certificate Second Maj Elective General Elective SPAN 4820 Credit Hours 2 ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: SPANISH (ELR) (WIC) General Electives 0 Credit Hours Minimum Total Credit Hours: 20 Translation - B.S. 7