Translation Studies and Practice: November 2012

Unlike UK-based institutes, translation Studies, as an academic disciplinary study, is not popular with US-based institutes. There are very few institutes which provide certificate and degree courses in translation. For the convenience of those interested in doing courses in translation, I have prepared the following list of such courses on offer at US universities. As you would see in this list, there are only two universities – Binghamton and Kent State – which offer PhD in Translation Studies. Moreover, the translation courses offered at other institutes largely concentrate on professional side of translation, providing certificates in specific languages to translators. As we all would agree, in the globalised world of today, translation of technical as well as literary work without question is of profound importance. The universities in the US, thus, should pay attention to this pressing need, and offer more BS, MA, and PhD programmes in translation.

Note: All links are clickable.

American University:

Undergraduate Certificate in Translation: French http://www.american.edu/cas/wlc/CERT-UTFR.cfm
Undergraduate Certificate in Translation: German http://www.american.edu/cas/wlc/CERT-UTGR.cfm
Undergraduate Certificate in Translation: Russian http://www.american.edu/cas/wlc/CERT-UTRS.cfm
Undergraduate Certificate in Translation: Spanish http://www.american.edu/cas/wlc/CERT-UTSP.cfm

Binghamton University:

Taught Courses:

Graduate Certificate in Translation: http://www2.binghamton.edu/comparative-literature/graduate/trip/degree/certificate.html
Minor in Translation Studies: http://www2.binghamton.edu/comparative-literature/graduate/trip/degree/minor.html

Research Degree:

PhD in Translation Studies: http://www2.binghamton.edu/comparative-literature/graduate/trip/degree/index.html

Brown University:

BS in Comparative Literature (TRACK 3: CONCENTRATION IN LITERARY TRANSLATION): http://brown.edu/Departments/Comparative_Literature/undergrad/

Georgia State University:

Translation and Interpreting Certificates (French, Spanish, and German): http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmcl/7043.html

Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics with Concentration in Bible Translation:

MA in Applied Linguistics with Concentration in Bible Translation (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Cooperative Program): http://www.gial.edu/academics/list-of-schools

The MA is offered in collaboration with SBTS.

Kent State University:

Undergraduate:

Bachelor of Science in Translation: http://appling.kent.edu/undergraduate/index.cfm

Postgraduate:

MA in Translation: http://appling.kent.edu/graduate/ma/index.cfm

PhD in Translation: http://appling.kent.edu/graduate/phd.cfm

Marygrove College:

Modern Language Translation Certificate (Arabic, French, and Spanish): http://onlinegrad.marygrove.edu/modern-language-translation-0?hsCtaTracking=9e81c43f-cf0d-49af-bf38-7591a81274aa%7Ced31ac49-b1db-48c8-9662-a3749d318d11

Montclair State University:

French Major, Translation Concentration (B.A.) – Undergraduate: http://www.montclair.edu/chss/modern-languages-literatures/french-program/french-major-translation-concentration/

Monterey Institute of International Studies, Middlebury College:

Degree Programmes:

MA in Translation (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish): http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/translation
MA in Translation and Interpretation (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish): http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/translationinterpretation
MA in Translation and Localization Management (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese (English > Portuguese only)): http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/translationlocalization
MA in Conference Interpretation (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish): http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/conferenceinterpretation

Dual Degree Programmes:

MBA-MA in Translation & Localization Management (MATLM) and MA in Translation (MAT) & MA in International Policy Studies (IPS): http://www.miis.edu/academics/programs/dualdegree

Short Courses: