The Certificate in Translation program is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of translation. The program is the equivalent of one year of full-time university study at the undergraduate-level and requires the completion of 30 credits (10 courses). Courses are offered part-time during evenings. All applicants must sit an Entrance Examination which tests their preparedness for translation studies in the languages used by the program.
Non-credit preparatory courses in English or French must be completed by students who do not succeed in the Entrance Examination.
The Comparative Stylistics course is designed to alert students to the uses of language and to the problems of translation; the translation courses provide practical experience in the actual translation of texts in a variety of fields.
In the first stages of the program equal time is devoted to translation from English to French and from French to English.
In the final stage, students are divided according to the language of specialization they have chosen.
Upon completion of the Certificate in Translation, students holding a recognized undergraduate degree may continue their studies in the Graduate Diploma in Translation Program, English or French option. This path provides a means for qualified students to become certified translators in English to French, or French to English translation.