The College of Letters and Science and Lubar College of Business collaboratively offer a program designed to provide students with theoretical and practical exposure to evolving language services industry theory and practices, and to provide high level management and administrative skills needed to work in business, industry, governmental, and nonprofit organizations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements
Application Deadlines
Application deadlines vary by program, please review the application deadline chart for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the One Stop calendars.
Admission
Students are admitted to both graduate programs separately, and admission requirements are consistent with those specified by the UWM Graduate School, the Translation and Interpreting Studies MA of the College of Letters and Science, and the MBA program of the Lubar College of Business.
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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Professional Translation Credits | ||
| TRNSLTN 709 | Seminar in Literary and Cultural Translation (language-specific) | 3 |
| TRNSLTN 820 | Translation Theory | 3 |
| Required Non-Language specific courses | ||
| TRNSLTN 710 | Comparative Systems for Translation | 3 |
| TRNSLTN 726 | Computer-Assisted Translation | 3 |
| TRNSLTN 730 | Internship in Translation/Interpreting | 3 |
| 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 Credits | 21 | |
Master of Business Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSMGMT 704 | Accounting Analysis and Control | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 705 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 706 | Managing in a Dynamic Environment | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 707 | Information Technology Management in International Businesses | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 708 | Marketing Strategy: Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 709 | Predictive Analytics for Managers | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 711 | Global Supply Chain Strategies & Competitive Operations | 3 |
| BUSMGMT 712 | Strategic Management (capstone) | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Select 9 shared credits in consultation with faculty advisors from among all approved TRNSLTN or MBA elective courses | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | |
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.