Alfred Nobel University (Dnipro)

BA Philology. (Translation (English))

Welcome to the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree, language of training is Ukrainian, English.

The last 20 years have seen the considerable changes of the Ukrainian market being the reflection of all the processes which have taken place in the country. Nowadays translation activity has become the full industry with its own standards and methods to communicate with the clients. So, modern translation market requires strengthening of its infrastructure and creating absolutely new, alternative models of service supply process, which should be included into methodological part of future translators/interpreters’ training. Translators and interpreters are the professionals who are able to meet the challenges in the sphere of international communication and business.

The mission of the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree is training skilled, socially responsible translators and interpreters who possess universal linguistic and cultural competences together with translation skills and knowledge to meet the demands of the emerging national and international labour market in the globalized world.

Here you will find information about the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree at Alfred Nobel University (Dnipro, Ukraine).

Contact

Prof. Dr. Nataliia Zinukova

Head of Department of English Philology and Translation

Sicheslavska Naberezhna str., 18, Dnipro, 49000, Ukraine Of. 2402

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Programme title: Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree

Qualification: Bachelor of Arts in Philology, Translator and Interpreter from English and second foreign language (German or Spanish, French, Polish etc.)

Programme Type: Undergraduate programme

Mode of study: full time, part time

Duration: Four years

Degree awarded: Bachelor’s degree

Language of study: English (Full-time), Ukrainian (Full-time, Part-time)

”Bachelor of Arts in Philology” and ”Master of Arts in Philology” provided by Alfred Nobel University are the first and the only educational programmes in Ukraine accredited at the international level by ZEvA agency, Hannover (Germany). ZEvA’s experts recognized their compliance with international standards.

DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMME

First and the only one in Ukraine since 2014!

Bachelor’s Degree:

You will receive a diploma from Alfred Nobel University and Bachelor’s Degree from Humanitas University in Sosnowiec, Poland.

Wyższa Szkoła HUMANITAS (Sosnowiec), Poland

Diploma: Bachelor’s Degree in Philology (with European Diploma Supplement)

Qualification: Bachelor in Philology, speciality ”Business English”

Results of the study programme: acquisition of basic knowledge of fundamental and applied courses/disciplines necessary for competence of bachelors in Philology (Translation and Interpreting).

Professional knowledge and skills obtained as a result of completing the programme:

On completion of the programme students will be able to:

use their skills in professional activity which are formed from fundamental knowledge of different Linguistic aspects, improving their professional and language culture;
be aware of economic, political, social, philosophical, historical, cultural, psychological issues been able to meet professional requirements in different environment;
translate social and political, technical and scientific, business texts from English into Ukrainian and Russian and from Ukrainian and Russian into English;
interpret (being language mediator) meetings, discussions, presentations, negotiations, etc. at the conferences, international events. He should be quick-witted, smart, flexible, possessing rich background knowledge on the subject area interpreted;
make research and analytical linguistic activities.

We offer:

Internationally recognized Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Philology with European Diploma Supplements.
Modern forms of teaching and learning which correspond European standards.
Courses are taught by experienced lecturers and professors who have completed an internship at leading universities of Europe.
Modern technical facilities for teaching foreign languages.
Modern technical facilities for teaching interpreting.
Necessary software for teaching machine translation.
Opportunity to get ready and pass foreign languages exams FCE-CAE, BEC-Vantage, DELF-DALF, DELE within the curriculum and optionally.
Opportunity to participate in international student mobility programmes according to existing cooperation agreements in the field of student mobility with universities in Spain, Poland, Slovakia and other countries.
Chance to have an active academic life and participate in the annual international research-to-practice conference involving junior faculty and students ”The Youth of Ukraine in Cross Cultural Communication”.

Programme requirements (ECTS credits)

In accordance with the Standard on higher education set for the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree, 240 ECTS credits are awarded in total. The curriculum incorporates: mandatory courses (206.5 ECTS credits), elective courses (25.5 ECTS credits). Course paper – 2 ECTS credits. Practical training and internship – 4.5 ECTS credits. The Final Examination comprises the Comprehensive State Examination in Theory and Practice of Translation (1.5 ECTS credits).

Educational goals of the programme

The goals of the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree is training skilled, socially responsible translators and interpreters who possess universal linguistic and cultural competences together with translation skills and knowledge to meet the demands of the emerging national and international labour market in the globalized world.

The programme’s educational goals are designed to:

ensure training of bachelors in Philology taking into account requirements of the labour market, to form competence and skills by introducing innovations in education;
provide basic knowledge of fundamental and applied courses necessary for competence of bachelors in Philology;
familiarise students with effective translation tools to meet demand for high quality translation services, establish and maintain competitive advantage of the programme graduates worldwide;
prepare specialists for organisations and enterprises of all branches of the economy who are able to provide translation and interpreting in different environment and possess practical skills to develop the high level of competence in translating various types of texts from two foreign languages in various areas such as economics, law, natural sciences, media, computer science, or texts for the arts and social sciences as well as business texts;
develop in students the ability to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired to both theoretical and applied problems in translation;
develop the students’ powers of analysis and judgement;
develop graduates as social individuals who are ready to solve certain problems and tasks of communicative and social activity;
provide students with the knowledge and skill base, from which they can proceed to further studies in Philology, Linguistics, Translation Studies, and other related fields or in multidisciplinary areas that involve translation;
develop in students, through their studies, a range of generic skills that will be of value in employment and self-employment as well as in their future career in the private or public sector.

Professionally Oriented Courses Offered:

Introduction to Linguistics;
History of Foreign Literature (English and American);
Business English;
Practical Course of the English Language;
Practical Course of the Second Foreign (German/French/Spanish/Chinese) Language;
Practice of Translation of the Second Foreign Language (German/ French/Spanish/Chinese);
Practice of Translation (first foreign language);
Comparative Lexicology of English and Ukrainian;
Stylistics of the English Language;
Practice of Interpreting (first foreign language);
The Latin Language;
Basics of Classical Linguistics;
History and Culture of the Spanish Speaking Countries;
History and Culture of the German Speaking Countries;
History and Culture of the French Speaking Countries;
Chinese History and Culture;
History and Culture of the English speaking countries;
Basics of Machine Translation;
History of the English Language;
Contrastive Grammar of English and Ukrainian;
Scientific and Technical Translation;
English Terminology;
Introduction to Translation Studies;
Theory of Communication;
Translation Text Editing;
Translation of Business Negotiations and Conferences;
Practical Course of the Third Foreign Language (German/French/Spanish/Italian) Language.

Career Prospects

Graduates of the study programme Philology (Translation (English)) Bachelor’s degree have prospects for employment both in Ukraine and globally. With Bachelor Degree in Philology graduates are in great demand in the enterprises of any organizational and legal form (commercial, non-commercial, state, municipal, educational, scientific).

The graduates can be employed in the following positions: