Already hold a university degree and interested in honing your language skills? Our Accelerated Honours BA in English to French or French to English Translation is designed to prepare you for a career in the language industry with just 2 years of full-time study. The core courses for this program are essentially the same as our other Honours BA programs; however, you need only fulfill half the requirements (60 credits) to obtain this Accelerated Degree. You can do so on a full or part-time basis.
Starting September 2023, the Accelerated Honours BA program can be completed online or in person. Some of our courses are fully online for all students. Other courses are offered in person but will now be held in HyFlex classrooms that allow remote students to attend via Zoom.
Our graduates are well-trained translation professionals who find jobs in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Many also go on to pursue studies at the graduate level (Masters and PhD).
Courses
The program features a core curriculum of general and specialized courses in areas such as literary, financial, and medical translation, as well as theory courses and research-for-specific-purposes courses such as documentation and terminology, and computer-assisted translation.
It also includes innovative elements such as:
- The integration of translation technologies in teaching;
- Online components;
- Collaborative translation work;
- A practicum component, essential for a smooth transition into the job market.
Admission Requirements
Students must:
- have a university degree; and
- have passed the Qualifying Exam for the School of Translation.
If you already hold an undergraduate degree and would like to apply for admission to the School of Translation, you will be required to:
- Contact the School of Translation at 416-487-6742 or translation@glendon.yorku.ca to make arrangements to write the online qualifying exam.
- Successfully pass the online qualifying exam.
- Apply for admission to Glendon through the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC) OR apply directly to Glendon.
For additional details on program requirements, please consult the York University Course Calendar for this program
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