Bachelor of Science in Russian 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)

RUS 22201: Intermediate Russian I (3 hours)
RUS 22202: Intermediate Russian II (3 hours)
RUS 32207: Russian Conversation (2 hours)
RUS 32211: Composition and Conversation (3 hours)
RUS 32215: Russian Phonetics and Diction (3 hours)
RUS 32303: Modern Writers (3 hours)
RUS 32421: Russian Civilization (4 hours)
RUS 42211: Advanced Composition and Conversation (3 hours)

Any RUSS 30000-40000-level literature course (3 hours)

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

RUSS 32240: Conversation for Business and Special Purposes (3 hours)
RUSS 42240: Business and Special Texts (3 hours)
MCLS 30230: Approaches to Translation (3 hours)
RUSS 32231: Translation Practice (1 hour)
RUSS 42230: Advanced Translation Practice (3 hours)
MCLS 40420: Foreign Language and Culture Studies (3 hours)

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