Spanish-English Translation Minor

Translation is the language of global communication, whether the text to be translated is a company’s year-end report, an ad campaign, a politician’s speech, a poem, or a novel. The interdisciplinary minor in Spanish-English Translation, suitable for both Arts and Sciences and Business majors, allows students with good skills in English and Spanish to perfect their knowledge of both languages and gain the ability to produce fluent, accurate, and effective translations between them.

The minor is open to all students who have successfully completed a 4000-level Literature or Culture and Civilization course in Spanish. To complete the minor, students must take three courses:

SPA 4003, Spanish-English Translation Workshop
The capstone, SPA 4004, Seminar in Translation: Spanish-English
One 3000 or 4000-level course from the list of approved electives offered by the Departments of English, Communication Studies, or Modern Languages and Comparative Literature.

Note: This minor is open to students who are pursuing a major in Spanish. Students cannot use one course in both the major and the minor.

Requirements for the Minor

Program Prerequisite

Any 4000-level course in Literature or Culture and Civilization offered by the MLCL Department’s Spanish program.

Required Course - Capstone

SPA 4004

Seminar in Translation: Spanish-English

3 credits

Required Course - Workshop

SPA 4003

Translation Workshop: Spanish to English

3 credits

Electives

Choose one of the following courses:

COM 3069	Intercultural Communication	3 credits
COM 3076	International Communication	3 credits
COM 3084	Communication in Intercultural and International Conflicts	3 credits
COM 4902	International Business and Organizational Communication	3 credits
CMP 3059	Latino/a Literature in the United States	3 credits
CMP 4020	Translating Between Worlds: Literature and Anthropology (ANT 4020)	3 credits
CMP 4900	Hispanics Writers in New York City	3 credits
ENG 3001	Crafting Stronger Sentences: Conventions of English Grammar	3 credits
ENG 3036	Postcolonial Literature	3 credits
ENG 3215	Literature and Globalization	3 credits
ENG 3680	Advanced Essay Writing: Style and Styles in Prose	3 credits
ENG 3700	Introduction to Linguistics: The Study of Language (COM 3700) (formerly Introduction to Linguistics and Language Learning)	3 credits
ENG 3750	The Structure and History of English (COM 3750)	3 credits
ENG 3880	A History of Translation (CMP 3880)
ENG 4015	Globalization of English (COM 4015)	3 credits
ENG 4030	Stylistics	3 credits
ENG 4180	Special Topics in Translation	3 credits
ENG 4800	Literary Translation Seminar (CMP 4800)	3 credits
SPA 4005	The History of Translation in the Hispanic/Latino World	3 credits
SPA 4011	Structures of Modern Spanish	3 credits
SPA 4013	Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics	3 credits
SPA 4014	Hispanic Bilingualism	3 credits
SPA 4015	History of the Spanish Language	3 credits
SPA 4501	Spanish for Global Markets I	3 credits
or
SPA 4502	Spanish for Global Markets II	3 credits
The following courses may be eligible to serve as an elective for the minor; please consult the Director of the Minor in Spanish English Translation for approval.
ENG 4950	Advanced Topics in Language, Literature, or Film	3 credits
ENG 5000	Independent Study	3 credits
GLS 4900	Global Studies Capstone	3 credits
SPA 4999	Special Studies in Spanish	3 credits

Students are expected to complete the minor requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.