BA in Translation Study Plan
The BA in Translation is a four-year program. The tables below illustrate the program structure across eight semesters, along with credit hours and prerequisites.
FRESHMAN
First Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| ENG101 | Intensive English Writing | 3 | |
| ARAB101 | Arabic Writing I | 2 | |
| ISC101 | Islamic Ethics | 2 | |
| ELAN130 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 | |
| TRN110 | Translation Theories | 3 | |
| ELAN102 | Advanced English Grammar | 3 | |
| PE | Physical Education | 1 | |
| TOTAL |
17 |
|
Second Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| ARAB103 | Arabic Writing II | 2 | |
| ISC103 | Islamic Economic System | 2 | |
| ISC105 | Holy Quran Sciences | 2 | |
| ELAN 103 | Critical Media Literacy | 3 | |
| COM201 | Communication Skills | 3 | |
| TRN121 | General Translation | 3 | TRN110 |
| ELAN131 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | ELAN130 |
| TOTAL |
18 |
|
SOPHOMORE
First Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| ELAN234 | The Study of Meaning | 3 | ELAN 130 |
| TRN231 | Sight Translation | 3 | TRN121 |
| ARAB203 | Arabic writing III | 2 | |
| ELP201 | Writing for Professional Communication | 3 | |
| IR101 | Information Resources | 3 | |
| ISC203* | New Financial Transactions | 2 | |
| PE | Physical Education | 1 | |
| TOTAL |
17 |
|
*Linguistics and Translation Department students can choose to study as a university requirement ISC203 (New Financial Transactions) or ISC205 (Family in Islam).
Second Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| TRN232 | Consecutive and Bilateral Interpreting I | 3 | TRN231 |
| ARAB201 | Functional Grammar | 3 | |
| ELAN235 | Analyzing English Discourse | 3 | ELAN234 |
| TRN241 | Computer Applications in Translation | 3 | TRN110 |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| Elective I | 3 | |
| TOTAL |
18 |
|
JUNIOR
First Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| ELAN333 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 | ELAN103 |
| TRN322 | Business and Media Translation | 3 | TRN110 |
| TRN342 | Audio-Visual Translation | 3 | TRN241 |
| ARAB302 | Applied Grammar | 3 | |
| TRN333 | Consecutive and Bilateral Interpreting II | 3 | TRN232 |
| Elective II | 3 | |
| TOTAL |
18 |
|
Second Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| ARAB 303 | Arabic Rhetoric | 2 | |
| TRN323 | Medical Translation | 3 | TRN110 |
| ELAN308 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | ELAN130 |
| TRN343 | Machine Translation | 3 | TRN241 |
| TRN334 | Simultaneous Interpreting I | 3 | TRN333 |
| ETH361 | Professional and Ethical Issues | 3 | |
| TOTAL |
17 |
|
SENIOR
First Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| TRN435 | Simultaneous Translation II | 3 | TRN334 |
| TRN424 | Legal and Political Translation | 3 | TRN110 |
| TRN428 | Capstone Project | 3 | TRN334 |
| TRN427 | Editing and Publishing | 3 | TRN121 |
| TRN425 | Localization | 3 | TRN241 |
| TRN429 | Literary Translation | 3 | TRN121 |
| TOTAL |
18 |
|
Second Semester
| COURSE# |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
PREREQUISITES |
| TRN492 | Cooperative Learning in Translation | 10 | |
| TOTAL |
10 |
|
