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Students in the M.A. Translation and M.B.A dual degree program must earn a total of 70-73 credit hours. There is a minimum requirement of 33 credit hours from the M.B.A. program and the M.A. in Translation requires from 25-28 credit hours. An additional 12 hours may be chosen from Business Administration or Translation. A minimum GPA of 3.0 must be maintained.

M.A. TRANSLATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (25-28 credits)
Course Title Credits
TRST 60001 Graduate Research and Writing in Translation Studies 3

60010 Theory of Translation and Interpreting 2
  60011 Terminology and Computer Applications in Translation 3
  60012 Software Localization 3
Second Language, Culture or other approved courses (3 credits if a culture or appropriate language course is used for International Elective below)
 3-6
Choose from the following: Translation 2
FR 60010 The Practice of French Translation (2)  
GER 61010 The Practice of German Translation (2)
JAPN 65010 The Practice of Japanese Translation (2)
RUSS 62010 The Practice of German Translation (2)
SPAN 68010 The Practice of Spanish Translation (2)
Choose from the following: Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation 3
FR 63250 Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation (3)
GER 61250 Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation (3)
JAPN 65250 Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation (3)
RUSS 62250 Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation (3)
SPAN 68250 Commercial, Legal and Diplomatic Translation (3)
Choose from the following: Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation 3
FR 63251 Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation (3)
GER 61251 Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation (3)
JAPN 65251 Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation (3)
RUSS 62251 Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation (3)
SPAN 68251 Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation (3)
Choose from the following: Case Study in Translation 3
FR 63979 Case Study in Translation (3)
GER 61979 Case Study in Translation (3)
JAPN 65979 Case Study in Translation (3)
RUSS 62979 Case Study in Translation (3)
SPAN 68979 Case Study in Translation (3)
M.B.A. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)
ACCT 63037 Financial Accounting-Managerial Action 3
  63038 Accounting for Managerial Action and Evaluation 3
ECON 62021 Business Conditions Analysis and Public Policy 3
  62022 Managerial Economics 3
FIN 66061 Financial Management I 3
MIS 64041 Operations Management
 3

64158 Leadership and Managerial Assessment
 3

64185 Business Strategy
 3
  65184 International Business (or approved substitution including study abroad)
 3
MKTG
 66050 Modern Entrepreneurial Management
 3
  65051 Marketing Management
 3
ADDITIONAL M.B.A OR M.A. TRANSLATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (12 credits)
Course Title Credits
Choose from the following:
 12
MIS

TRST
 64042

60012
 Management Information Systems
or
Software Localization
 3
MIS

TRST
 64271

60013
 Human Resources Management
or
Language Project Management
 3
MIS
 64005 Statistics for Management
 3
MCLS elective **
 3
International elective (either unit) 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 70-73

*Or approved substitute including study abroad

**Minimum 3 credits must be taken from MCLS

The M.B.A. program should be initiated before 12 hours in the M.A. Translation program have been completed. The M.A. in Translation is awarded upon completion of the requirements of that degree. The M.B.A. is awarded upon completion of the joint M.B.A./M.A. Translation degree program.

Actual offerings and schedules vary from year to year and MCLS and GSM jointly provide a pre-approved recommended course of study. Students who wish to take a different course of study need to obtain separate approvals from the MCLS and GSM graduate coordinators.