Translation Studies with History of Art and Visual Culture
Entry requirements
A level
Required: One language at A level from French, German, Italian or Spanish Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants.
Access to HE Diploma
Access must be in a relevant subject area. We also require one language at A level from French, German, Italian or Spanish. Please note that the Access to Higher Education Diploma will only be acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education.
Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We require at least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9 - 4 including English and Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
5,5,5 at Higher Level including Higher Level French, German, Italian or Spanish with 32 points overall
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3, H3, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level including either French, German, Italian or Spanish
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
BTEC must be in a relevant subject with A-level grade B from French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
BTEC must be in a relevant subject area and A-level grade B from French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Plus A-levels grades B,B including one from French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
BTEC must be in a relevant subject with A-level grade B from French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Including either French, German, Italian or Spanish
Scottish Higher
Including either French, German, Italian or Spanish
Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate
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About this course
If you want to focus on gaining practical skills in translation alongside fluency in French, German, Italian or Spanish, and you are also keen to engage with the fields of History of Art and Visual Culture, this specially designed three-year degree programme is for you.
As a modern linguist, you will not only learn to speak and write fluently, you will also develop excellent communication and research skills and combine language proficiency with cross-cultural perspectives.
As a student of History of Art and Visual Culture, you will engage with works of art from different periods and cultural contexts. You will develop a creative and critical mind-set, with excellent analytical abilities.
As a part of Royal Holloway’s close-knit international community based in our beautiful historic campus, you will be within easy reach of London with its wealth of cultural resources.
+ Whether you are an advanced or native-speaker level student when you start, by the time you graduate you will be fluent in your chosen language, confident in reading, understanding and analysing text and able to write with ease and accuracy.
+ On graduation you will have learnt about theories and practices of translation and will have practised applying what you have learnt throughout your degree.
+ You will combine ability in translation and linguistic competence with the capacity to think critically and creatively about art, and will have a good grounding in the History of Art and ways of approaching visual culture.
+ Our research staff are engaged in research at the highest level internationally; we are in the top 10 of UK Modern Language departments for research quality and the top in London (Research Assessment Exercise 2014).
Modules
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/mllc/translation-studies-with-history-of-art-and-visual-culture.aspx
Assessment methods
The course has a modular structure. Some course units are compulsory while others are elective thereby offering flexibility and choice. You will take a core course in translation theory and weekly practical translation classes
Every course is assessed using a varied range of methods such as coursework and end of year examinations. You produce coursework such as essays, language exercises, translations, or reports at regular intervals and the marks you receive for these pieces of work count towards your final mark. We also use oral presentations and computer-based tests to assess grammar and comprehension skills in some course units. You can, to some extent, choose course units which suit your own assessment preferences.
The first year is foundational and marks do not count towards your final degree. The subsequent years do count, with more importance being given to the final year marks in order to reward progress and achievement.
Final-year students will produce a translation of a text of their choice together with a critical discussion of the theories and strategies deployed; individual tutorials are offered for these students.
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Extra funding
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The Uni
Royal Holloway, University of London
Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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