Major / Curriculum
Major / Curriculum
Patent, Technical and Medical Translation Major（Major 3）
In the Patent, Technical and Medical Translation major, the program will have students obtain skills and proficiency to carry out accurate and complete translation as professional translator majoring in Patent, Technical, and Medical documents translation.
The required and elective credits are 36 for graduation
E-J:English to Japanese
J-E: Japanese to English
| Competence | Courses | Required / Elective | Credits | Required |
| Specialise in Patent, Technical and Medical Translation (Expert Competence) |
Translating Patent Documents (E-J) | Elective | 2 | 14 |
| Translating Medical Documents (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translation Course for Medical Journalism (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Technical Translation (E-J) | Elective | 2 | ||
| Course of Other Major | Elective | 2 | ||
| Language-Common Technical Courses (Language Competence) |
Translation Grammar: Basic Rules | Required | 1 | 1 |
| Translation Grammar: Written Expression | Required | 2 | 2 | |
| Plain Written English | Elective | 2 | 1 | |
| Summarize Translation Grammar (E-J) | Elective | 1 | ||
| Translation Business Courses (Managerial Competence) |
Practical Legal Knowledge for Translators | Required | 1 | 1 |
| Translation Business Management | Elective | 1 | 1 | |
| Starting up Translation Business | Elective | 1 | ||
| IT Courses (IT Competence) |
Building Web Pages | Elective | 1 | 2 |
| Text Processing for Translators | Elective | 1 | ||
| Translation Research Studies | Required | 1 | ||
| Cultural Courses (Cultural Competence) |
History of Translation in the World | Elective | 2 | 4 |
| Intercultural Communication | Elective | 2 | ||
| Translation Studies | Elective | 2 | ||
| Graduation Projects | Graduation Projects I | Required | 2 | 2 |
| Graduation Projects II | Required | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 36 | |||
First year: 18 credits (Including “Translation Grammer: Basic Rules” and “Graduation Projects I”) Second year: 18 credits
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Takashi Kosaka MA, Associate Professor of Kanda , Former Monterey Institute of International Studies, Kanda University of International Studies, Cross-cultural Communication |
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Sachiyo Takeoka M.D., Ph.D., Physician, Medical English, Translation |
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Hisayo Miyamoto MS, Mathematics, Summary Theory, Translation |