Students who successfully complete the Undergraduate Program in Translation and Interpreting shall acquire the following knowledge, skills, and competencies:
PO 1. Possess technical terminology and domain-specific knowledge at a level required for competent translation in diverse fields.
PO 2. Demonstrate proficiency in Turkish and English at the European Language Portfolio (ELP) C1 global level, applied within both translation processes and authentic communicative environments.
PO 3. Possess comprehensive professional knowledge regarding the translation and interpreting industry.
PO 4. Identify the stages, strategies, and challenges of the translation process and develop effective solutions.
PO 5. Acquire knowledge of the cultures and histories of civilization associated with both the Turkish and English languages.
PO 6. Utilize translation technologies and computer-assisted tools with high proficiency.
PO 7. Master the fundamental concepts and theories in linguistics, literature, culture, and communication that contribute to Translation Studies and field-specific knowledge.
PO 8. Transfer source texts into the target language in accordance with text characteristics, terminology, domain-specific language, and target audience expectations.
PO 9. Work collaboratively within teams in line with project management principles.
PO 10. Monitor current developments in national and international professional organizations within the field of Translation Studies and adapt professional readiness to contemporary requirements.
PO 11. Evaluate translations within the context of the source text’s communicative purpose, structure, linguistic appropriateness, and content, performing necessary revisions and editing.
PO 12. Execute monolingual or bilingual terminology extraction processes during the translation of technical and specialized texts.
PO 13. Act in accordance with the legal frameworks and ethical standards of the translation and interpreting profession.
PO 14. Demonstrate competencies in critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation by integrating knowledge from related fields such as Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies.
PO 15. Conduct research on the translation process utilizing acquired theoretical and practical knowledge.
Last updated: 26 October 2026