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Translation in Specialised Subjects, 35– ECTS

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Translation in Specialised Subjects study module, the student will be able to describe their field, address its special challenges, and professionally translate specialised texts. Additionally, the student will have basic knowledge of the research on translation in specialised subjects.

Content

The student will complete 25 ECTS of Compulsory Studies and a minimum of 10 ECTS of Alternative Studies.
The compulsory course units include MVKS11 User-Centred Translation (5 ECTS), MVKS26 Terminology Work (5 ECTS), MVKS13P Specialised Subjects Translation Seminar Swedish–Finnish (5 ECTS) and MVKS14P Specialised Subjects Translation Seminar Finnish–Swedish (5 ECTS), as well as either MVKS57 Texts and Translating in Law and Administration (5 ECTS) or MVKS23 Basics of Localisation (5 ECTS).
The student must complete at least two Alternative Studies course units worth 5 ECTS each. One of these must be an Alternative Studies course unit in Translation in Specialised Subjects, but the other can also be any Free Choice Studies course unit in Swedish Translation and Interpreting.

Belongs to following modules

Faculty of Communication Sciences
Advanced Studies in Swedish Translation
Faculty of Communication Sciences
Advanced Studies in Swedish Translation
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Translation in Specialised Subjects

MVKS11 User Centered Translation, 5 ECTS
MVKS26 Terminology Exercises, 5 ECTS
Alternative Studies I 5– ECTS
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MVKS57 Texts and Translating in Law and Administration, 5 ECTS
MVKS23 Basics of Localization, 5 ECTS
Alternative Studies 20– ECTS
MVKS22 Technical Documentation, 5 ECTS
MVKS47 Translation Memory Exercises, 5 ECTS
MVKS59 History of Translated Non-Fiction in Finland, 5 ECTS
MVKS17P Select Themes in Translation and Interpreting, 5 ECTS
MVKS65 The Versatile Translator, 5 ECTS
MVKS48 Select Themes in Specialised Subject Translation I, 5 ECTS
MVKS58 Select Themes in Specialised Subject Translation II, 5 ECTS
Faculty of Communication Sciences
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