Programme Structure (2023 Autumn Intake and thereafter)

General Structure

Year-1 entry:
Students admitted to the programme through Year-1 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 120 credit-units, according to the following guidelines:

60 credit-units of Core courses;
18 credit-units of Core Elective courses;
21 credit-units of Elective courses;
6 credit-units of General Education courses;
6 credit-units of English Language courses; and
9 credit-units of University Core courses.

Year-2 entry: (2024/2025 onwards)
Students admitted to the programme through Year-2 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 93 credit-units, according to the following guidelines:

54 credit-units of Core courses (including TRAN 1261ACF, TRAN 1271ACF, and all Middle, Higher and Senior level Core courses);
18 credit-units of Core Elective courses;
12 credit-units of Elective courses or English Language courses (ENGL 1101AEF is recommended to satisfy specific Core course prerequisite), or to include a maximum of 3 credit-units of General Education courses; and
9 credit-units of University Core courses.

Year-3 entry: (2024/2025 onwards)
Students admitted to the programme through Year-3 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 66 credit-units, according to the following guidelines:

a. 36 credit-units of Core courses (including all Higher and Senior level Core courses);
18 credit-units of Core Elective courses;
3 credit-units of Elective courses or English Language courses (ENGL 1101 AEF is recommended to satisfy specific Core course prerequisite), or General Education courses; and
9 credit-units of University Core courses.

Programme curriculum

Year 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credit-units
ENGL 1101AEF	University English I: Reading and Writing	3
ENGL 1102AEF	Presentation Skills	3
ENGL 1111AEF	The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences	3
ENGL 1121AEF	The Structure of Modern English: Sounds and Meaning	3
TRAN 1261ACF	Fundamentals in Chinese to English Translation	3
TRAN 1271ACF	Fundamentals in English to Chinese Translation	3
University Core course	University Core Values & Social Responsibilities/ Effective Communicator and Teamwork/ Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership	2+1/3/3
Elective* / GE courses	Elective course list	12

Remarks :
*Year-1 entry: a total of 21 credit-units of Elective courses.

Year 2

Course Code	Course Title	Credit-units
LANG 2133AEF	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	3
TRAN 2262ACF	Language Studies for Translation	3
TRAN 2272ACF	Contrastive Linguistics and Translation	3
TRAN 2253ACF	Study of Translation Texts	3
Elective* / GE courses / [Year 2 entry only: ENGL 1101AEF]	Elective course list	12
University Core course	University Core Values & Social Responsibilities/ Effective Communicator and Teamwork/ Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership	2+1/3/3
[Year 2 entry only: TRAN 1261ACF]	Fundamentals in Chinese to English Translation	[3]
Year 2 entry: TRAN 1271ACF / Year 1 entry: Elective / outside discipline course	Fundamentals in English to Chinese Translation / Elective course list	3

Remarks :
*Year-2 entry: a total of 12 credit-units of Elective courses or English Language courses (ENGL 1101AEF recommended), or a maximum of 3 credit-units of GE courses.

Year 3

Course Code	Course Title	Credit-units
ENGL 3112AEF	English Grammar Analysis	3
ENGL 3122AEF	English Grammar and Usage	3
TRAN 2272ACF	Semantics	3
LANG 3143AEF	Sociolinguistic Issues in Hong Kong	3
TRAN 3254ACF	Interpreting I	3
TRAN 3265ACF	Media Translation	3
TRAN 3268ACF	Translation of Legal and Government Texts	3
LANG 3501AEF / TRAN 3601ABF	Research Methods for Language Studies / Introduction to Translation Studies	3
TRAN 3603ACF/ TRAN 3602ABF	Translation Technology / Literary Translation	3
[Year 3 entry only: Elective*/GE course/ ENGL 1101AEF]	Elective course list	[3]
University Core course	University Core Values & Social Responsibilities / Effective Communicator and Teamwork/ Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership	2+1/3/3

Remarks :
*Year-3 entry: 3 credit-units of Elective courses or English Language courses (ENGL 1101AEF recommended).

Year 4

Course Code	Course Title	Credit-units
LANG 4135AEF	Discourse Analysis	3
LANG 4139AEF	Pragmatics	3
TRAN 3276ACF	Business Translation	3
TRAN 4269ABF*	Cultural Issues and Translation	3
TRAN 4279ABF	Literature and Translation	3
LANG 4501AEF**/ TRAN 4601ACF	Language Project / Translation Project	6
LANG 4502AEF / LANG 4534AEF	Language Acquisition and Learning / Stylistics	3
TRAN 4602ABF#/ TRAN 4654ACF##	Translation and Intercultural Studies / Interpreting II	3
University Core course	Core Values	2

Remarks :
*Prerequisite for TRAN 4269ABF: ENGL 1101AEF or a similar university level writing course from other higher education institutions, subject to approval by the Course Coordinator of TRAN 4269ABF and BAHLTJ Programme Leader.
**Prerequisite for LANG 4501AEF: LANG 3501 AEF.
#Prerequisite for TRAN 4602ABF: TRAN 3601ABF.
##Prerequisite for TRAN 4654ACF: PTGH 1901ACF and/or PTGH 1902ACF.