Student profile
Type of Degree
The ideal profile of someone who wishes to study the Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages Applied to Translation is that of a person with:
Official University Bachelor’s Degree valid in the entire European Higher Education Area.
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Upper intermediate level English, Excellent knowledge of the Spanish Language Basic knowledge of French (if chosen as a second language) Interest in the German language (if chosen as the second language: no prior knowledge of German required) Interest in translation and linguistic mediation Interest in cross-cultural communication A gift for languages Curiosity to learn about other languages and cultures Good analytical and synthesis skills, Humanistic and linguistic interests, Aptitude for reasoning and abstraction and an interest in reading, Imagination, creativity and an aptitude for reflection.
Career opportunities Future graduates will be able to work in various areas of employment, including sectors traditionally associated with this type of course, such as: w w w
Translation services Tourism Businesses Language teaching
Other expanding sectors such as: w w w w w w
Linguistic mediation work Text editing Cross-cultural communication Cultural management Trade relations Work in the civil service, etc.
WORLD HERITAGE
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This Degree complies with European Higher Education Area requirements
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND ARTS Colegio San José de Caracciolos
C/ Trinidad, 3 y 5 28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) www.uah.es/filosofiayletras
The Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages Applied to Translation could lead to the following professional profiles: w w w w w w w w w
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Generalist or specialised translator Linguistic and cross-cultural mediator Reader, editor, proof-reader and reviewer in publishing Lexicographer, terminologist Linguistic project manager Language and translation teaching Linguistic planner and consultant advisor in various businesses and media International relations manager Tourism and cultural manager in the public and private administration in positions requiring a sound knowledge of other languages and cultures Manager and consultant in documentation, files and libraries Consultant on recruitment, organisation and management of human resources.
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Bachelor’s Degree in:
Modern Languages Applied to Translation
Overall credit distribution SUBJECT TYPE
ECTS
Basic Training (B)
60
Obligatory (Ob)
106
Optional (Opt)
44
External Practical Training (Ob)
16
Bachelor's Degree Final Project (Ob)
14
TOTAL CREDITS
240
STUDY PLAN FIRST YEAR
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
History of English-Speaking Countries
B
6
Literary Analysis of English Language Texts
B
8
English I
B
French I/ German I
B
8
English II
B
8
8
French II/German II
B
Spanish Language
8
B
8
Academic English
Ob
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Linguistics
B
6
Cultures and Civilisations of English-Speaking Countries
Ob
8
English III
Ob
8
English IV
Ob
8
French III/German III
Ob
8
French IV/ German IV
Ob
8
Introduction to Translation (English-Spanish)
Ob
8
Cross-Disciplinary Skills I
Opt
6
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
SECOND YEAR
THIRD YEAR
First semester
First semester
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Introduction to the Theory of Translation
Ob
6
Computer Tools Applied to Translation
Ob
6
Spanish Language Applied to Translation
Ob
8
Specialised Translation (Legal-Economic)
Ob
8
Terminology Applied to Translation
Ob
8
Translation Project Management
Ob
8
Specialised Translation (Scientific-Technical)
Ob
8
Optional 1
Opt
8
Total ECTS
30
Total ECTS
30
FOURTH YEAR
First semester
Second semester
COURSE ORGANISATION
First semester
Second semester
Type
ECTS
Type
ECTS
Cross-Disciplinary Skills II
Opt
6
External practical Training
Ob
16
Optional 2
Opt
8
Bachelor's Degree Final Project
Ob
14
Optional 3
Opt
8 Total ECTS
30
Optional 4
Opt
8
Total ECTS
30
Second semester
B: Basic Training; Ob: Obligatory; Opt: Optional
8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8
Optional tracks: Professional Applications and Translation in Practice Cultural, Linguistic and Literary Contexts
Course contents The Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages Applied to Translation aims to train multi-faceted professionals able to act as translators and mediators in various modern languages in various areas of the management of oral and written texts.
TOTAL ECTS CREDITS: 240
Optional subjects:1 German IV French IV Theories of Translation Spanish Language Applied to Translation Terminology Applied to Translation Specialised Translation (Scientific-Technical) Computer Tools Applied to Translation Specialised Translation (Legal-Economic) Translation Project Management
The main objective of the Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages Applied to Translation is to train professionals with a high level of ability in expression and understanding of the English language, and sufficient knowledge of at least one other second foreign language (German or French), as well as having acquired an overall knowledge of the linguistic, historical, cultural, and literary milieu in English-speaking countries and basic knowledge of the cultural milieu of French and German speaking peoples. Student mobility will be encouraged by means of the Erasmus Programme and cooperation in joint projects with universities abroad. In particular, future graduates must have descriptive and analytical skills enabling them to study the English language in depth, to interpret texts in their working languages, to engage in editing tasks and above all, to apply this knowledge to the translation of texts, and other activities related to translation, such as linguistic and cultural mediation, liaison interpretation or linguistic project management.
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1. Optional subjects are grouped in two major areas (Professional Applications and Translation in Practice and Cultural, Linguistic and Literary Contexts). Each area includes several subjects.
Students on this Bachelor’s degree course could also study specialist translation in the legal, scientific-technical, humanistic and literary areas and begin their professional career using the knowledge provided in the subject “Translation project management.” Their training is also complemented with a wide range of optional subjects including topics related to translation and the cul-
tural, linguistic and literary context of the various modern languages taught. The educational content focuses on training in two modern languages (English and German or English and French) and on the basic techniques of general and specialised translation.