Venue: Heliopolis /Tahrir Square Campus

Admission Requirements:
Translation Admission Test (TAT): 70%
For scores less than 70% down to 60%: Pre-certificate / remedial courses with a passing grade of C (74%)

Pre-certificate / Remedial Courses:
Introduction to Translation into Arabic
Introduction to Translation into English

The PCST Certificate consists of the following two modules:

1. Groundwork in Written Translation
To fulfill the module requirement, five (5) core curriculum courses and one (1) language elective course should be completed.

i. FIVE Core Curriculum Courses:
Arabic Editing Skills
Lexicography and Terminology
Translation Linguistics
Contrastive Analysis
Research Tools for Translators

ii. ONE elective language course chosen from the following:
Arabic Grammar
Introduction to Translation: French/Arabic/French
Introduction to Translation 1 – German/ Arabic
German Level 1 – 4
German Level 5 – 6
Spanish Level 1 – 5
French Level 1- 8

2. Developing Skills in Screen Translation
There are three options for this module:

i. Dual Concentration Option
To fulfill the certificate requirements, six (6) mandatory courses and one (1) elective course should be completed.
Courses Required:
- Subtitling into Arabic
- Subtitling into English
- Project – Arabic
- Project - English
- Subtitling Practicum – Arabic
- Subtitling Practicum – English

ONE elective course chosen from the following:
- Newspaper Translation into Arabic
- Newspaper Translation into English
- Translating Speeches
- Manuscript Editing
- Topics into Arabic I
- Topics into English I
- Newspaper Translation - French/Arabic/French
- Introduction to Translation 2 - German/ Arabic
- German Level 1 – 4
- German Level 5 – 6
- Spanish Level 1 – 5
- French Level 1 – 8

ii.  Screen Translation into Arabic (STA)
Option To fulfill the certificate requirements, five (5) mandatory courses and two (2) elective courses should be completed.
Courses Required:
- Subtitling into Arabic
- Subtitling Practicum – Arabic
- Topics into Arabic I
- Topics into Arabic II
- Project – Arabic

Two elective courses chosen from the following:
- Newspaper Translation into Arabic
- Newspaper Translation into English
- Translating Speeches
- Manuscript Editing
- Topics into Arabic I
- Topics into English I
- Newspaper Translation French/Arabic/French
- Introduction to Translation 2 - German/Arabic
- German Level 1 - 4
- German Level 5 – 6
- Spanish Level 1 – 5
- French Level 1- 8

iii. Screen Translation into English (STE) Option
To fulfill the certificate requirements, five (5) mandatory courses and two (2) elective courses should be completed.
Courses Required:
- Subtitling into English
- Subtitling Practicum – English
- Topics into English I
- Topics into English II
- Project – English

Two elective courses chosen from the following:
- Newspaper Translation into Arabic
- Newspaper Translation into English
- Translating Speeches
- Manuscript Editing
- Topics into Arabic I
- Topics into English I
- Newspaper Translation French/Arabic/French
- Introduction to Translation 2 - German/Arabic
- German Level 1- 4
- German Level 5 – 6
- Spanish Level 1 – 5
- French Level 1 – 8

PCST Graduation Requirements:
Complete 13 courses
GPA: 2.5 minimum