Beijing Foreign Studies University — School of English and International Studies (SEIS). Program code: 055101.
The curriculum below lists public compulsory courses, SEIS major and track-specific requirements, and elective options. “Total Hours” refer to contact hours; credits follow BFSU’s system; the “Semester” column indicates the recommended term of offering.
Table 1. General Compulsory Courses
Course Title---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester |
Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era | 32 | 2 | 1 |
Marxism and Methodology of Social Sciences | 16 | 2 | 2 |
Chinese Language and Culture | 48 | 3 | 1 |
Table 2. SEIS Major Compulsory & Program-Specific Compulsory Courses
2.1 Major Compulsory Courses — Program of Translating Humanities
Course Title---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester |
Introducing Translation Studies | 48 | 3 | 2 |
English–Chinese Translation Practice | 48 | 3 | 2 |
Guest Lectures in Translation & Interpreting | 32 | 2 | 3 |
2.2 Major Compulsory Courses — Program of Translating Political Texts
Course Title---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester |
Introducing Translation Studies | 48 | 3 | 2 |
Understanding Contemporary China: Advanced Chinese–English Translation | 48 | 3 | 2 |
Guest Lectures in Translation & Interpreting | 32 | 2 | 3 |
2.3 Compulsory Courses for Specific Programs — Program of Translating Humanities
Course Title---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester |
Elementary Interpreting | 48 | 3 | 1 |
Literary Translation | 48 | 3 | 1 |
Sight Translation | 32 | 2 | 2 |
Computer-aided Translation | 32 | 2 | 1 |
2.4 Compulsory Courses for Specific Programs — Program of Translating Political Texts
Course Title---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester |
Translating Political Texts | 48 | 3 | 3/4 |
Understanding Contemporary China: Advanced Chinese–English Interpretation | 32 | 2 | 2 |
Translation and Power Relations | 32 | 2 | 2 |
On-site Training of Translating Political Texts | 48 | 3 | 3/4 |
Table 3. SEIS Elective Courses
3.1 Common Optional Courses
Course Title--------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester | Offering Unit |
Literary Translation | 48 | 3 | 1 | School of English and International Studies (SEIS) |
Business Translation | 32 | 2 | 3 | - |
Audiovisual Translation | 32 | 2 | 1 | - |
International Politics and Economy | 32 | 2 | 2 | - |
Translation and Localization | 32 | 2 | 2 | - |
Translation Project Management | 32 | 2 | 2 | - |
3.2 Optional Courses for Interpreting
Course Title--------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester | Offering Unit |
Sight Translation | 32 | 2 | 2 | School of English and International Studies (SEIS) |
Elementary Interpreting | 48 | 3 | 1 | - |
Legal Translation | 32 | 2 | 2 | - |
Consecutive Interpreting (Medicine) | 32 | 2 | 3 | - |
3.3 Optional Courses for Written Translation
Course Title--------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester | Offering Unit |
International News Trans-editing | 32 | 2 | 2 | School of English and International Studies (SEIS) |
Translating Traditional Chinese Cultures into English | 48 | 3 | 3 | - |
Intercultural Communication | 32 | 2 | 3 | - |
3.4 Restricted Optional Courses
Course Title--------------------------------------------------- | Total Hours | Credits | Semester | Offering Unit |
Computer-aided Translation | 32 | 2 | Spring/Autumn | University MTI Education Expert Committee |
Film Translation | 32 | 2 | Spring/Autumn | - |
Source: “Graduate Training Program for the Master of Translation (English Translation),” School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University.