Courses

Basic techniques and problem areas in translating from French into English and from English into French.

Advanced Course. With the current emphasis on "bench to bedside" strategies, successful translational research approaches may be helpful for a productive career in academic and industrial settings. This course uses the field of neurodegeneration as a vehicle for conceptualization to the failures, current challenges, and successes of different translational approaches.

An introduction to translational research, a hallmark of the scientist-practitioner model in applied behavior analysis.

Advanced Course. This course covers topics on patient-based research efforts that may be important adjuncts to basic science studies. Topics include tissue collection, ex vivo assays, animal models, high-throughput arrays, drug development, epidemiologic studies, basics of clinical trials, and other topics.

The CAMS Translational Research Seminar series, required fall, spring and summer semesters, invites UAB faculty (PhD, MD, MD-PhD or MPH) who are conducting translational research to present their work to students in the MSTP.

Innovation Capstone. This course explores evidence-based practice (EBP) for advanced nursing practice professionals. This course will equip graduate nursing students with the skills needed to effectively critique and engage in EBP, to serve as EBP champions and mentors, and to lead projects and innovation within healthcare facilities.

Students examine translation and interpretation strategies from French into techniques, and practical situations where French translation and interpretation required for communication. Instruction is in French.

This course introduces students to the history and theory of translation. Students analyze historical and contemporary translation practices and theories and the inherent challenges and complexities of translating a source text into a target language. Students translate texts in a variety of genres to acquire proficiency in producing accurate translations from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.

This course is an introduction to Spanish translation for upper-division students. Students approach translation as a method of improving their reading comprehension–a fundamental skill for translators– while increasing overall Spanish language proficiency and acquiring the cultural competence required to address the complexities of the translation process.

Introduction to the posssibilities of creating new meaning in another language. Students are asked to read and discuss theoretical essays on translation, and to produce their own translations of fiction or poetry into English, through stages from literal to finish. The course focuses on what is lost and gained in translation, and on how to recognize and work with cultural and linguistic differences.