Faculty of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation

Head: Dr Robert Neather

The aims of the HKBU Translation Programme accord with its mission and vision. They include:

a)	Providing professional translation training in a liberal arts and whole-person education environment;
b)	Helping students develop intellectual and critical skills as well as the capacity for life-long learning; and
c)	Helping students train themselves to perform communicative tasks professionally in bilingual/trilingual and bicultural settings.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I)	Major Courses	54 units
II)	Honours Project	6 units
III)	General Education	38 units
IV)	Free Electives	30 units
		───────
		128 units

Requirements

I.	Major Courses			54 units
	Major Required Courses (45 units)
	TRAN	2005	Principles & Methods of Translation	3 units
	TRAN	2006	Linguistics for Translators	3 units
	TRAN	2008	Practical Translation I	3 units
	TRAN	2009	Practical Translation II	3 units
	TRAN	3005	English for Translators I: Grammar, Structure & Style	3 units
	TRAN	3006	Interpreting I	3 units
	TRAN	3007	Culture & Translation	3 units
	TRAN	3016	Professional Studies	3 units
	TRAN	4005	Theories & Philosophies I	3 units
	TRAN	4006	Theories & Philosophies II	3 units
	TRAN	4007	Appreciation, Criticism & Evaluation	3 units
	TRAN	4008-9*	Placement Portfolio	6 units

	Major Elective Courses (15 units)
	Five of the following courses:
	TRAN	1005	Introduction To Translation	3 units
	TRAN	2007	Research Methods for Translation Studies	3 units
	TRAN	2015	Communication & Translation	3 units
	TRAN	2016	English for Translators II: Written Genres	3 units
	TRAN	2017	Reading Chinese Literature in Translation	3 units
	TRAN	2025	Translating Across Media	3 units
	TRAN	2026	Translation Knowledge 3: Contrastive Language Studies: English & Chinese	3 units
	TRAN	3015	Practical Translation III	3 units
	TRAN	3017	Drama Translation	3 units
	TRAN	3025	Interpreting II	3 units
	TRAN	3026	Media Translation	3 units
	TRAN	4015	Gender & Translation	3 units
	TRAN	4016	Interpreting III	3 units
	TRAN	4017	Interpreting IV	3 units
	TRAN	4025	Legal & Government Document Translation	3 units
	TRAN	4026	Literary Translation	3 units
	TRAN	4027	Special Topics in Translation	3 units
	TRAN	4035	Translation of Scientific & Technological Texts	3 units

II.	Honours Project			6 units
	TRAN	4898-9	Honours Project	6 units

III.	General Education			38 units

IV.	Free Electives			30 units
	TRAN	1006	Principles & Techniques of Translation	3 units
				───────
				128 units

A minority of students are allowed to opt for an exchange study in lieu of placement, if they meet certain GPA requirements. Students who have gone on exchange are required to attend and pass at least three courses per semester for at least two semesters. A maximum of six credits of their studies abroad can be transferred back to HKBU. They also have to submit a portfolio upon their return to carry on with their 5th and final year of study at HKBU. The portfolio should include assignments and work that they have submitted for courses that they have taken and also an essay of reflection on their studies abroad.