Ph.D. in Translation
Studies
State University of New
York at Binghamton
The TRIP doctoral degree is the first Ph.D. in
translation studies in the U.S. It prepares students both for the
professoriate and for scholarly research including research informed
translation and offers individualized interdisciplinary tracks to
accommodate the anticipated variety of backgrounds.
Translation Research and Instruction Program
The Translation Research and Instruction Program
(TRIP) is a graduate certificate program dating back to 1971; the
Translation Referral Service, a non-profit inter-language service
established in 1974; and an organized research center established in
1987.
Since 1984, Binghamton University has published
Translation Perspectives and a variety of occasional publications. The
center also sponsors conferences and visitors that bear on translation,
broadly defined.
First stand-alone doctoral program in translation
studies in the U.S.
This newly approved Ph.D. program is built on the
premise that translation studies integrate several disciplines. It is
intended to insure that candidates are familiar with the source
disciplines and cultures as well as scholarship in translation studies
per se assuming that candidates enter with adequate practice. The main
features of the doctoral program are:
Inclusive curriculum including, but not
limited to, skills practica, history and traditions of translation
studies, linguistic concepts and development of a particular national
language, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, natural-language
processing, cultural and postcolonial studies, major figures.
Dissertation research options that
respond to the curricular and research talents of the applicants and
which will vary in response to students interests.
Individualized interdisciplinary
tracks.
Learner-centered atmosphere to make
learning an enriching exchange among students and faculty.
Accommodation of all modern languages
in principle although English will be the dominant medium of
instruction.
Opportunity for continuing practice
through the Translation Referral Service.
OTHER DEGREE OPTIONS OFFERED
Certificate in Translation
The TRIP certificate in translation is a graduate
program, although undergraduates fluent in a foreign language may take
an undergraduate section of the Translation Workshop. Masters programs
in two departments,
Comparative Literature (MA) and
Education (MASS), have formal
translation tracks; however, the graduate certificate program may be
combined with any doctoral or master s degree program or taken as a
separate track. To date, Certificates have been awarded to
advanced-degree candidates in Advanced Technology, Accounting,
Anthropology, Biology, Bio-Chemistry, Comparative Literature, English,
French, Italian, Management, Music, Philosophy, Political Sciences,
Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish.
Master s Degree Options
Some MA programs and doctoral tracks have been
identified as especially suitable for the integration of translator
training at Binghamton University. These are the MA in comparative
literature for literary translation; the Master of Arts in Social
Sciences, Romance Languages; and the doctorates in anthropology,
comparative literature, creative writing and philosophy.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
For
the 11th consecutive year, Binghamton University is ranked among the
nation s top 50 public universities, according to the 2008 edition of
America s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.
The Binghamton campus spread over 887 acres on a
wooded hillside above the Susquehanna River features physical facilities
that are modern, attractive, accessible and exceptionally well
maintained. A special campus feature is the Nature Preserve, a 190-acre
forest and wetland area with a six-acre pond that adjoins the campus.
Our faculty and students come from many cultures and
backgrounds and represent a wealth of ideas. Add that to our excellent
research library, outstanding computing facilities, superb
performing-arts center and a wide assortment of course offerings.
CONTACT
Address:
Library Tower 1508
Binghamton University,
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902
Email:
mgrose@binghamton.edu
Website:
http: //trip.binghamton.edu
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