Bachelor of Science in French Translation

Advisor: Dr. Geoffrey Koby (gkoby@kent.edu).

For more information see the Institute for Applied Linguistics website.

I. Specific LER and Non-MCLS Courses (16 hours)

Includes the following required courses:

ENG 10001,10002: College English I and II (6 hours)

MATH 11011: College Algebra (4 hours)

ENG 20002: Introduction to Technical Writing or ENG 30063: Advanced Business and Professional Writing (3 hours)

PLUS an advisor-approved computer course (3 hours)

Other LER/University Required Courses (31 hours)

II. Language Core Requirements (27 hours)

23201: Intermediate French I
23202: Intermediate French II
33211: French Conversation
33212: French Composition
33215: Phonetics and Diction
33421: French Civilization

Any FR 30000-level literature course

43213: Advanced Composition or 43216: Contemporary French culture
Any FR 40000-level literature course

III. Translation/Business Language (16 hours; see advisor for availability)

FR 33240: Conversation for Business and Special Purposes
FR 43240: Business and Special Texts

MCLS 30230: Approaches to Translation
FR 33231: Translation Practice (1 hour)
FR 43230: Advanced Translation Practice
MCLS 40240: Foreign Language and Culture Studies

IV. Subject Area Specialty (39 hours)

The Subject Area Specialty is a departmentally-approved, coherent sequence of courses in one or more other disciplines, such as business, legal studies, international relations, political science, computer science, chemistry, physics, and other areas. The students may opt to take a second language as part of the Subject Area Specialty.

Total: 129 credit hours