The Curriculum

There will be five meetings (contact education) in the semester in the form of blocks of courses. These meetings will take place on Fridays once in two weeks.

Planned Meeting Dates in Autumn 2019:

11 October

25 October

8 November

22 November

6 December

Planned Meeting Dates in Spring 2020

6 March

20 March

3 April

17 April

15 May

Besides the contact education, the support of studies will be based on two pillars:

1. on-line e-learning support of studies in the system ELF (see http://elf.phil.muni.cz). Each subject has its own specific Internet interface that helps students with their preparation and serves as a guide during the semester. With the help of the system, the students' input will not be limited to contact hours with instructors. Students can work on the courses at home, discuss issues with other students, with teachers, write tests, submit their work, etc.

Note: continuous preparation at home and work in the e-learning system ELF is a crucial part of the combined program! Contact with teachers and lectures will only follow up the work done by students at home on ELF as a part of their self study.

2. Consulting with teachers, who will be available in person during office hours and accessible via e-mail and chat and other communication applications in the ELF (such as discussion forums).

The Curriculum:

Each student must in the course of their studies gain at least 180 credits, write and defend a Bachelor's thesis and pass the State Exam.

Each student must also pass an exam in another language (French, German, Russian or Spanish) at the level prescribed for the Bc. students (4 credits).

Each student must also pass an exam in Philosophy for non-Philosophy Programs students (PHK0001, 4 credits) offered by the Department of Philosophy. Gain 5 more credits from any courses offered at the Department of English and American Studies.

The standard length is 6 semesters.

1st Semester (Fall Semester, First year)

2nd Semester (Spring Semester, First Year)

In the remaining semesters (the 3rd to the 6th), there are certain courses that are offered every semester (practical language, exams, diploma theses etc. as listed below), but there are also courses that are offered once in two years. Depending on the year of matriculation, the student will pass the courses either in the second or third year of studies, as shown below.

3rd semester (Fall Semester, 2nd year):

4th Semester (Spring Semester, 2nd year):

5th Semester (Fall Semester, 3rd year):

6th semester (Spring Semester, 3rd year):

List of Courses that students will take either in their second or third year depending on the year of matriculation (see the semester and year in which the course will be offered):

Fall 2018, 2020:

Spring 2017, 2019:

Fall 2017, 2019:

Spring 2018, 2020:

AJ49001:

Requirements for students without Czech or Slovak as their first language:

A. Readings:
1. Susan Bassnett: Translation Studies, Methuen, London and New York, 1980, Chapter 2: History of Translation Theory (p. 39-75)
2. Peter Newmark: A Textbook of Translation, Prentice Hall International: New York, London etc., 1988 (whole book)
3. Mary Snell-Hornby: Translation Studies: An Integrated Approach, John Benajmins: Amsterdam, 1988 (whole book)
All the books are available in the faculty library. Acquantance with the concepts and ideas presented in the books will be tested. Please ask the teachers for exam dates.

B. Essay:
The student shall write a short essay (5-6 pages) applying some of the concepts they will have learned from the above readings on a translation (or translations) of your choice between English and another language they can work with. The submission of the paper may be followed by a short colloquium if the teachers find this necessary/useful. The deadline is the same as the one/s for the practical translation in the relevant semester.