Bachelor of Science in Spanish 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)

SPAN 28201: Intermediate Spanish I (3 hours)

SPAN 28202: Intermediate Spanish II (3 hours)

SPAN 38211: Grammar and Composition (3 hours)

SPAN 38213: Reading and Conversation (3 hours)

SPAN 38215: Phonetics and Diction (3 hours)

SPAN 38421: Civilization of Spain (3 hours)

SPAN 38424: Culture and Civilization of Latin America (3 hours)

SPAN 48215: Advanced Comp and Con (3 hours)

Any Spanish 30000-40000-level literature course

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

SPAN 38240: Conversation for Business and Special Purposes (3 hours)

SPAN 48240: Business and Special Texts (3 hours)

MCLS 30230: Approaches to Translation (3 hours)

SPAN 38231: Translation Practice (1 hour)

SPAN 48230: Advanced Translation Practice

MCLS 40420: 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