College of Sciences and Humanities
Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies
www.kent.edu/mcls

About This Program

The Japanese Translation graduate minor helps to prepare students for careers in translation, translation management, international business and government.

Contact Information

• mcls@kent.edu | 330-672-2150

Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • Fully online
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Admission Requirements

• Graduate standing at Kent State University
• Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• A CD or MP3/wav file with a five-minute oral sample in the applicant's first and second languages (conversational, not read from a script)
• Writing sample(s) in applicant's second language, which should be accompanied by a signed declaration that the sample is original work and that the applicant received no help in its preparation
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:¹
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

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International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Program Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Translate authentic, industry-relevant content, both general and domain-specific, using appropriate tools and approaches.
2. Engage in effective research and information retrieval for a variety of language industry-relevant tasks.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical considerations in various project scenarios.
4. Successfully communicate and mediate communication across languages and cultures in multilingual, multicultural contexts.
5. Apply theory to inform and justify their decision making.
6. Critically reflect on their work and that of others.