Literary Translation Minor
In the Literary Translation Minor, students will practice the craft of translating literary texts from any language into English and explore international theories of literary translation.
Requirements
The Literary Translation Minor consists of a minimum 15 credits at the 2000-level or above.
- Two required translation courses: TRST 3010 Translating Literature: Practice and Theory and TRST 3011 The Art of Literary Translation.
- Two literary/cultural courses chosen from: ARAB, CAMS, CHIN, CLCS, CRLP, FREN, GERM, HIND, ILCS, JAPN, KORE, MGRK, PERS, PLSH, PORT, RUSS, SPAN, TRST, VIET.
- One creative writing or related genre course from English chosen from:
Course List Course Title Credits Creative Writing ENGL 3701 Creative Writing II 3 ENGL 3703 Writing Workshop 3 ENGL 3705 Playwriting 3 ENGL 3711 Creative Writing for Child and Young Adult Readers 3 ENGL 3715E Nature Writing Workshop 3 Related Genre ENGL 2401 Poetry 3 ENGL 2405 Drama 3 ENGL 2407 The Short Story 3 ENGL 2408/2408W Modern Drama 3 ENGL 2409 The Modern Novel 3 ENGL 2413/2413W The Graphic Novel 3 ENGL 3403 Modern and Contemporary Poetry in English 3 ENGL 4401W Advanced Study: Poetry 3 ENGL 4405W Advanced Study: Drama 3 ENGL 4407W Advanced Study: Prose 3
With the Minor Advisor’s approval, students may count up to six credit hours in independent study in lieu of courses from sections B and C. Advanced Placement credits may not be counted toward the Minor. Courses used to fulfill the field requirements of the student’s Major can also be used to fulfill the Literary Translation Minor.
The Minor is offered by the Literatures, Cultures and Languages Department. For further information, please contact peter.constantine@uconn.edu.