Overview

NFQ Level 9, Minor Award

Exit Award only

Candidates on the MA (Translation Studies) who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules from the listing above may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take modules to the value of at least 30 credits from the following:
Core Modules
LL6014	Translation and Professional Communication Skills	5
LL6018	Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice	10
LL6020	Work-integrated Learning in Translation and Localisation	10
LL6026	Introduction to Translation Technologies	5
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following Groups, with a minimum of 10 credits from Group A: 1		30
Group A: Advanced translation skills
AS6215	Translation in Contemporary Japanese Culture and Current Affairs
AS6400	Translation in Contemporary Korean Culture and Current Affairs
CH6400	Translation Studies: Asian Studies (Chinese)
FR6503	Advanced French Translation Skills
GA6020	Advanced Translation Skills (Irish)
GE6014	German-English-German Translation: Methods and Practice
HS6003	Advanced Spanish Translation Skills
IT6101	Translation: Methods and Practice
LL6030	Translation Project (Other)
Group B: Specialised translation practices
LL6021	Adaptation and Intersemiotic Translation: Rewritings, Reviewings, Rereadings
LL6025	Introduction to Audiovisual Translation Studies
LL6027	Genres in Translation
LL6028	Translation in the European Union
LL6029	Introduction to Community, Liaison and Public Service Interpreting
LL6036	Introduction to Terminology
LL6039	What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation
LL6040	Theory, Methodology and Practice of Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Translation Studies (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• To recognise, describe and apply some of the key theories, models and approaches to Translation Studies relevant to contemporary research and practice in the field;
  
• To select and apply a range of translation tools, terminologies and technologies appropriate to practice in the field of translation;
  
• To exhibit and deploy basic professional skills, knowledge and attitudes to translation, in line with national and international occupational and ethical standards.