Translation and International Communication (Bachelor’s level)

Duration

3 years (including 10 months of internship in total)

Academic programme

The academic programme of the degree “Translation and International Communication” is spread over 3 years of training. It is composed of 4 blocks of specialized skills:

• Culture and International Affairs
• International communication
• Documentation and Translation
• International mobility (internships and/or exchange programmes)

Courses are held in the chosen working languages: French + English + German or Chinese or Spanish or Italian

Each of them is evaluated by a continuous assessment and a final exam.

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Coaching programme

ESTRI accompanys its students in the developpement of their professional project through an unique programme composed of 3 units:

Academic preparation / professional preparation / Personal development

• Academic strengthening to ensure academic success (95% success in the B.A in Applied Foreign languages)
• Professionalizing workshops programme managed by a team of consultants to develop skills and qualities of each student
• 4-week intensive training at the beginning of the 1st year to improve language proficiency and learn university methodology
• Personalized tutoring to develop self-confidence
• Coaching to ensure the achievement of student’s professional project:
  1. by a study manager ensuring constant academic follow-up of students
  2. by a team of internship managers preparing students for periods of mobility

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Targeted skills

• Recognizing cultural references and systems to analyze and identify socio-cultural issues
• Understanding and comparing organizational, political, economic and international legal systems to assist their superiors
• Cooperating in the international project organization, management and planning and adapting to different ways of working in a multicultural context
• Interacting, defending ideas, leading debates/meetings, participating in negotiations and prospecting in several languages
• Translating and interpreting socio-economic and technical documents from and into two foreign languages
• Producing, writing, adapting, synthesizing multilingual technical and commercial documents
• Researching, collecting and using multilingual information in order to create and distribute digital documents
• Using Office software and adapting to various digital work environments

The programme might change every year according to the evolution of the markets.

Assessment methods

• Continuous assessment
• Final examinations at the end of semester
• JURY DE VALIDATION SEMESTRIEL
• JURY DE CERTIFICATION

Internships

• Mandatory internship
• Internship abroad
  • 1st year: Socioprofessional immersion internship in an English speaking country (3 to 4 months)
  • 3rd year: Technical internship in France or abroad (4 to 6 months)

Thanks to its’ partnerships with more than 300 universities in 60 countries, UCLy offers a wide range of choices for the exchange program.

Furthermore, ESTRI provides students access to its’ privileged partners.

List of our partner universities

Publics

Entry qualification: A-level

Admission conditions

Prerequisites

• Validated a level or completed relevant degree at the year of admission
  1. A-level or any equivalent degree for admission to the first year
  2. Validated 1^st year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 2^nd year
  3. Validated 2^nd year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 3^rd year

• Have a professional project
  1. Professional project related to languages, international careers
  2. Identification of the career prospects of the programme in the cover letter

• Speak three following languages:
  1. French (mandatory)
  2. English (mandatory)
  3. German or Spanish or Italian (mandatory)

• Conclude the study contract: Document submitted at the beginning of the academic year indicating:
  1. List of courses to validate
  2. Acceptance of internal and pedagogic rules and statement of work

• Reach at least 18 years old on May 1^st following the beginning of the first year, unless exception is granted

• Covered by social security

• Pay the tuition fees

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Publics

Entry qualification: A-level

Admission conditions

Prerequisites

• Validated a level or completed relevant degree at the year of admission
  1. A-level or any equivalent degree for admission to the first year
  2. Validated 1^st year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 2^nd year
  3. Validated 2^nd year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 3^rd year

• Have a professional project
  1. Professional project related to languages, international careers
  2. Identification of the career prospects of the programme in the cover letter

• Speak three following languages:
  1. French (mandatory)
  2. English (mandatory)
  3. German or Spanish or Italian (mandatory)

• Conclude the study contract: Document submitted at the beginning of the academic year indicating:
  1. List of courses to validate
  2. Acceptance of internal and pedagogic rules and statement of work

• Reach at least 18 years old on May 1^st following the beginning of the first year, unless exception is granted

• Covered by social security

• Pay the tuition fees

Registration

Apply

Publics

Entry qualification: A-level

Admission conditions

Prerequisites

• Validated a level or completed relevant degree at the year of admission
  1. A-level or any equivalent degree for admission to the first year
  2. Validated 1^st year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 2^nd year
  3. Validated 2^nd year of BA degree in Applied Foreign Languages or any equivalent degree for admission to the 3^rd year

• Have a professional project
  1. Professional project related to languages, international careers
  2. Identification of the career prospects of the programme in the cover letter

• Speak three following languages:
  1. French (mandatory)
  2. English (mandatory)
  3. German or Spanish or Italian (mandatory)

• Conclude the study contract: Document submitted at the beginning of the academic year indicating:
  1. List of courses to validate
  2. Acceptance of internal and pedagogic rules and statement of work

• Reach at least 18 years old on May 1^st following the beginning of the first year, unless exception is granted

• Covered by social security

• Pay the tuition fees

Registration

Apply