Professional Track – MBA

This coordinated degree is designed for those interested in careers combining high-level management and administrative skills with excellent language-services skills for careers in business, industry, governmental, and nonprofit organizations. This track can be completed in French, German, Russian or Spanish to English. The Translation portion of the degree is entirely online; the MBA portion of the degree is not online.

Credit and Courses

The total credits for the Coordinated Translation and Interpreting Studies/MBA program is 54. Students accepted into the Translation and Interpreting Studies/MBA program complete the following courses:

Translation and Interpreting Studies

Required Professional Translation Credits
TRNSLTN 709Seminar in Literary and Cultural Translation (language-specific)3
TRNSLTN 820Translation Theory3
Required Non-Language specific courses
TRNSLTN 710Comparative Systems for Translation3
TRNSLTN 726Computer-Assisted Translation3
TRNSLTN 730Internship in Translation/Interpreting3
or BUSMGMT 729 MBA Internship
Required Language-specific courses (two courses in same language pair)6
Introduction to Translation: French to English
and Seminar in Advanced Translation: French to English
Introduction to Translation: Spanish to English
and Seminar in Advanced Translation: Spanish to English
Introduction to Translation: German to English
and Seminar in Advanced German Translation
Introduction to Translation: Russian to English
and Seminar in Advanced Translation: Russian to English
Comprehensive Exam
Total Credits21

Master of Business Administration

BUSMGMT 704Accounting Analysis and Control3
BUSMGMT 705Corporate Finance3
BUSMGMT 706Managing in a Dynamic Environment3
BUSMGMT 707Information Technology Management in International Businesses3
BUSMGMT 708Marketing Strategy: Concepts and Practice3
BUSMGMT 709Predictive Analytics for Managers3
BUSMGMT 711Global Supply Chain Strategies & Competitive Operations3
BUSMGMT 712Strategic Management (capstone)3
Electives9
Select 9 shared credits in consultation with faculty advisors from among all approved TRNSLTN or MBA elective courses
Total Credits33

Additional Requirements

The 54 credits for the coordinated program typically would be completed in both programs at the same time, rather than one program after the other. A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements for an individual program to receive a degree.

Time Limit

Students in the coordinated degree program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student.