Translation and Interpreting
A three-year Licence in English and French translation and interpreting. Translation technique, professional tools and interpreting practice, for the people who will carry work between English and French in a region that uses both.
At a glance
Qualification
Licence Interprétation et Traduction
Duration
3 years
Total credits
180 ECTS
Intake
September and January
Why study translation here
A bilingual workplace
The African Development Bank works in English and French.
Tools and technique
Translation software, post-editing and subtitling, not theory alone.
An LMD diploma
A three-year Licence that opens onto a Master.
Built for the region
Côte d’Ivoire borders English-speaking Ghana and Liberia.
Course structure
Built on the LMD system, the Licence runs over six semesters and 180 ECTS credits. The first year builds the linguistic base, the second turns to translation technique and tools, and the third concentrates on specialised translation and interpreting before closing with an internship and a final-year project that you write up and defend.
Year one
Foundations
Year one builds the linguistic base: general linguistics, advanced English and French, literature and stylistics and the theory and history of translation, with political economy, business law and communication alongside.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Initiation à la Linguistique Générale
ILG 100
6
Perfectionnement de l’Anglais/du Français
PAF 100
3
Introduction à l’Economie Politique
IEP 100
6
Initiation à la Traduction et Interprétation I
ITI 100
3
Techniques d’Expressions Orales-Ecrites I
TEO 100
4
Histoire des Relations Internationales
HRI 100
3
Introduction to Computer
ICP 100
3
College Composition
CCP 100
2
Semester 2
Langue et Société : Anglais et Français
LST 200
3
Pratique et Maîtrise de l’Orale et l’Ecrit
FEC 200
3
Théorie de la Traduction et de l’Interprétation
TTI 200
3
Littérature et Stylistique
LSQ 200
6
Linguistique Appliquée à la Traduction
LAT 200
3
Histoire de la Traduction et Réflexions Théoriques
HTR 200
6
Business Law
BLW 200
3
Communication for Business
BCM 200
3
Year two
Translation practice
Year two turns to technique: translation strategy in both directions, machine translation and post-editing, computer-assisted translation, transcreation, specialised translation and subtitling tools, and includes a mini-internship.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Fondements de la Traduction
FTD 300
5
Ressources du Traducteur
RTD 300
2
Stratégie de Traduction
STD 300
5
Traduction Automatique, Post-Edition et Qualité
TAQ 300
6
Langue, Culture et Communication Interpersonnelle
LCC 300
3
Technique de Rédaction et d’Expression
TRE 300
2
Organisations Internationales
OIN 300
2
Comparative Labour Law
CLL 300
3
Developing Leadership Skills
DLS 300
2
Semester 2
Traduction et Transcréation
TRT 400
3
Traduction et Adaptation
TRA 400
5
Traduction Spécialisée et Technique
TST 400
4
Outils Technologiques de Sous-titrage et Doublage I
TSD 400
3
Advanced French Grammar
AFG 400
2
Grammaire Avancée Anglaise
GAA 401
2
Developing Leadership Skills II
DLS 400
3
Professional Language Mastery
LAV 600
2
Personal Development
PDV 400
6
Year three
Translation and interpreting
Year three covers advanced translation in both directions, audiovisual, media and advertising translation, translation project management and simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, and closes with an internship and a final-year project that you write up and defend.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Advanced Translation (French to English)
ATA 500
5
Analyse de Discours et Communication Orale en Interprétation
ADS 500
3
Advanced Translation (English to French)
ATF 500
6
Translation Theory and Practice
TTP 500
3
Specialised Translation II
SPT 500
4
Documentation Applied to Translation
DAT 500
3
Interpreting: Intercultural Mediation Techniques
IMT 500
3
English / French for Business Purposes
EFB 500
3
Semester 2
Drafting, Copyediting and Proofreading
DCP 600
6
Traduction Audiovisuelle
TAV 600
3
Translation in Media and Advertising Translation
TSM 600
6
Translation Project Management
TPM 600
3
Pratiques en Interprétation
PIP 600
3
Research Methodology
RSM 600
2
Cv Writing, Job Search Mechanisms and Interview Sessions
JOB 600
5
Internship, Final Year Project Writing and Defense
PWD 600
2
Grading
A
16–20
80–100%
B
14–15.99
70–79.99%
C
12–13.99
60–69.99%
D
10–11.99
50–59.99%
F
Below 10
0–49%
Grade point average
Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with.
First Class
3.50 – 4.00
Second Class Upper
2.50 – 3.49
Second Class Lower
1.50 – 2.49
Third Class
1.00 – 1.49
Fail
Below 1.00
Entry requirements
Entry requires the Baccalauréat or a recognised equivalent. Places are offered on your school-leaving results, and all teaching and assessment is in French.
What you’ll bring
Baccalauréat
Legalised copies
Birth certificate
Identity document
Passport photos
A personal laptop is required of every admitted student. Full details are on the how to apply page.
Fees
Assigned by the State (Affectés)
Per year
For students oriented to UNIABIDJAN through the national assignment process. Paid across the year in four instalments.
Private students (Non-affectés)
Per year
For students enrolling directly, without a State assignment. Paid across the year in four instalments.
Additional fees
Where it leads
Conference interpreting usually requires a Master or a specialised school, and the degree prepares you for one. At Licence level it leads to junior translation, post-editing, subtitling and bilingual roles in firms, agencies and international organisations, in a city where the African Development Bank works in English and French.
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