BA Translation
Entry requirements
A level: ABB
About this course
BA in Modern Languages, focusing on translation between English, French, and Spanish. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme offers two entry pathways: Upper Elementary for students with A-level competence and Elementary for those with limited or no prior knowledge of a modern language. A final-year dissertation in Translation is required, and students may transfer to a four-year variant with a Year Abroad placement.
Modules
- Introduction to Translation Methods
- Introduction to Translation Theory
- Spanish Upper Elementary
- Spanish Elementary
- French Upper Elementary
- French Elementary
- Introduction to Hispanic Studies
- Introduction to French and Francophone Studies
- Principles of Translation Theory
- Introduction to Specialised Translation
- Spanish Intermediate
- Spanish Upper Intermediate
- French Intermediate
- French Upper Intermediate
- The World and Language of Business (Spanish Intermediate)
- The World and Language of Business (Spanish Upper Intermediate)
- Global France: French and Francophone Cultures
- The World and Language of Business (French Intermediate)
- The World and Language of Business (French Upper Intermediate)
- Translation as a Profession
- Spanish Advanced
- French Advanced
- Culture & Conflict in Latin America
- Final Year Dissertation - Translation (in English/Welsh)
- Student Teaching Module
- Global Narratives of Colonialism, Slavery & Their Legacies
- Global Cinemas: Representation, Subjectivity, History
- Cold War Cultures: Power, Conformity, and Dissent c. 1948–1990
- Of Oceans and Islands: Ecology and Environment in Francophone Arts and Literature
- United but Divided? Exploring German Unification
- Marginalized Voices