This major aims to provide students with a professional education in translation studies, preparing them for career development as well as for academic study.  It offers a variety of courses designed to broaden their intellectual horizons and to enhance their language ability, sharpen their linguistic and cultural awareness, and equip them with skills and knowledge for cross-cultural communication to meet the needs and challenges of globalization. 

Upon successful completion of this Major, students should be able to:

1. Explore how language works to facilitate cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication;
2. Explore the multifaceted problems inherent in translation and interpretation;
3. Function as qualified, competent, and efficient translators/interpreters with professionalism, updated knowledge of translation studies, and a global perspective of the profession;
4. Perform as proficient, effective, and versatile communicators capable of a wide range of language-related tasks in a competitive and multilingual workplace;
5. Be efficient problem solvers, able to think analytically, critically, and creatively;
6. Demonstrate awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity, and confidence in working in international and culturally diverse workplace; 
7. Uphold professional ethics without fear and discharge professional duties to the best of their knowledge and skill; and
8. Demonstrate keenness to enrich their lives both as a professional and life-long learners.