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Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI), English Interpreting (055102)

Release time:2025-09-06 00:12:21


Beijing Foreign Studies University — School of English and International Studies (SEIS). Program code: 055102. The curriculum below lists general compulsory courses, major requirements, track-specific requirements in interpreting, and electives. “Total Hours” are contact hours; credits follow BFSU’s graduate system; “Semester” indicates the recommended term.


Table 1. General Compulsory Courses

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era3221
Marxism and Methodology of Social Sciences1612
Chinese Language and Culture4831


Table 2. Major Compulsory & Track-Specific Required Courses


2.1 Major Compulsory (MTI Core)

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Introduction to Interpreting Studies4832
English–Chinese Translation Practice4832
Guest Lectures in Translation & Interpreting3223


2.2 Track-Specific Required (Interpreting)

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
English–Chinese Consecutive Interpreting3221
Chinese–English Consecutive Interpreting3221
Mock Conference Interpreting4832
Gateway to Simultaneous Interpreting3223


Table 3. Electives


3.1 General Electives

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Intercultural Communication3223
Computer-aided Translation3221
News Translation and Trans-editing3222
Second Foreign Language3221


3.2 Interpreting Electives

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Diplomatic Interpreting3222
Business Interpreting3222
Sight Translation3222


3.3 Translation Electives

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Business Translation3223
Literary Translation4831
Translating Traditional Chinese Cultures4832
Legal Translation3222


3.4 Restricted Electives

Course Title----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total HoursCreditsSemester
Computer-aided Translation322Spring/Autumn
Audio-Visual Translation: Documentaries322Spring/Autumn


Source: Graduate Training Plan for the Master of Translation and Interpreting (English Interpreting), School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University.