Degree Structure

Candidates are required to complete 72 units in two parts, each being 36 units.

In Part A the candidate is required to complete 36 units consisting of six, 6-unit courses of coursework. Of these, four are compulsory (see core list) and two are selected from the list of elective courses (see elective list).

In order to proceed from Part A to Part B a candidate must have passed each of the six courses at their first attempt and achieved an overall average equivalent of distinction (min. of 70%) or better.

Part B comprises a further 36 units and students will undertake one of three options:

Option 1: Completion of a sub-thesis of 30,000 words

Full-time students – LANG6021 Translation Sub-Thesis (18units x 2 semesters)
Part-time students – LANG6022 Translation Sub-Thesis (9units x 4 semesters)

Or

Option 2: Completion of the course Translation and Critical Commentary AND a sub-thesis of 15,000 words

Full-time students – LANG6017 Translation and Critical Commentary (18units x 1 semester) plus LANG6019 Translation Sub-Thesis – Intensive (18units x 1 semester)
Part-time students – LANG6018 Translation and Critical Commentary (9units x 2 semesters) plus LANG6020 Translation Sub-Thesis – Intensive (9units x 2 semesters)

Or

Option 3: A combination of coursework and translation or sub-thesis. A program of courses will be developed in consultation with individual students from the offerings for the Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies.

Core Courses

LANG6001 - Translation Across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts
LANG6002 - Translation Across Languages: Specialised Material
LING6001 - Introduction to the Study of Language
LING6008 - Semantics

Elective Courses

ARAB6509 - Directed Study Project (Arabic)
CHIN6212 - Advanced Readings in Chinese B
FREN6508 - Advanced French I
FREN6509 - Advanced French II
GERM6507 - Advanced German I
GERM6508 - Advanced German II
HIND6005 - Hindi Bakhti Poetry
INDN6004 - Readings in Southeast Asian Culture (Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese)
INDN6005 - Advanced Readings in Southeast Asian Culture (Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese)
ITAL6515 - Italian Studies - Advanced 1
ITAL6516 - Italian Studies - Advanced 2
JPNS6505 - Advanced Japanese - Speech and Presentation
JPNS6513 - Japanese-English Translation
LANG6016 - Translation Project
LING6002 - Language and Society
LING6015 - Language and Culture
LING6018 - Languages in Contact
LING6020 - Structure of English
LING6021 - Cross-Cultural Communication
LING6023 - Dictionaries and Dictionary Making
LING6522 - Seminar on Semantics
PERS6006 - Advanced Persian

With permission of the Graduate Convenor for Translation Studies, other relevant courses offered at graduate level may be substituted for any elective courses.

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