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The educational plan of the Translation and Interpreting Undergraduate Program is structured to support the program's educational objectives and outcomes. The curriculum has a holistic structure that enables students to acquire knowledge in the fundamental theoretical areas of translation studies, develop field research and terminology skills, gain an understanding of translation ethics and professional responsibility, and achieve competence in both written translation and interpreting practices.

The educational plan consists of foundational translation studies and language competence courses, translation theory and methodology courses, introductory courses to applied written translation and interpreting, general education courses, and elective courses.

1st SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

TKD101

Turkish Language I

2 - 0 - 2

2

C

2

AIL101

Atatürk’s Principles and Reforms I

2 - 0 - 2

2

C

3

MTB101

Academic Skills I

2 - 2 - 3

4

E

4

MTB103

Lexical Structures

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

5

MTB105

Structure of Language

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

6

MTB107

History of Civilization I

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

7

MTB109

Second Foreign Language I

2 - 2 - 3

4

E

8

KRY 101

Career Planning

1 - 0 - 1

2

C

TOTAL

18

30

 

2nd SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

TKD102

Turkish Language II

2 - 0 - 2

2

C

2

AIL102

Atatürk’s Principles and Reforms II

2 - 0 - 2

2

C

3

MTB102

Academic Skills II

2 - 2 - 3

5

E

4

MTB104

Pattern and Structure

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

5

MTB106

Meaning and Function

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

6

MTB108

History of Civilization II

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

7

MTB109

Second Foreign Language II

2 - 2 - 3

5

E

TOTAL

17

30

 

3rd SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB201

Linguistics I

2 - 0 - 2

4

C

2

MTB203

Lexicography

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

3

MTB205

Textual Translation I

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

4

MTB207

Oral Composition I

2 - 2 - 3

6

E

5

MTB209

Literary Terms

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

6

MTB211

Second Foreign Language III

2 - 2 - 3

6

E

TOTAL

15

30

 

4th SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB202

Linguistics II

2 - 0 - 2

4

C

2

MTB204

Research Techniques

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

3

MTB206

Textual Translation II

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

4

MTB208

Oral Composition II

2 - 2 - 3

6

E

5

MTB210

Note Taking Techniques

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

6

MTB212

Second Foreign Language IV

2 - 2 - 3

6

E

TOTAL

15

30

 

5th SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB301

Text Typology

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

2

MTB303

Introduction to Oral Translation

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

3

MTB305

Translation of Communication Texts

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

4

MTB307

Translation of Economics Texts

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

5

MTB309

Translation Theory

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

6

MTB317

Translation of Commercial and Financial Texts

2 - 0 - 2

4

E

7

MTB319

Second Foreign Language V

2 - 0 - 2

4

E

TOTAL

19

30

 

6th SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB302

Computer Assisted Translation

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

2

MTB304

Intercultural Communication

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

3

MTB306

Translation of Social Sciences Texts

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

4

MTB308

Translation of Legal Texts

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

5

MTB310

Corpus Studies

3 - 0 - 3

4

C

6

MTB314

Second Foreign Language VI

2 - 0 - 2

4

E

7

MTB316

Translation of Literary Texts

2 - 0 - 2

4

E

TOTAL

19

30

 

7th SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB401

Current Topics in Translation

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

2

MTB403

Introduction to Translation Practice

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

3

MTB409

Practice and Technologies in Translation Studies

3 - 0 - 3

6

C

4

MTB415

Reading and Writing Academic Text

3 - 0 - 3

6

E

5

MTB419

Pragmatics and Translation

3 - 0 - 3

6

E

TOTAL

15

30

 

8th SEMESTER

№

Course Code

Course Name

Course Credits

ECTS

C/E

1

MTB402

Applied Studies in Translation and Interpreting

0 - 40 - 10

30

C

TOTAL

0

30

 

Last updated: 26 October 2026

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