Objectives

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation is a 30-credit graduate-level, online program designed to meet the need for professionally trained legal translators and jurilinguists in Canada in both the public and private sectors, not only in translation, but also in revision, co-writing of legal texts, and consultancy in legal aspects of language in multiple professional settings. Principles and practices encountered in jurilinguistics, as well as legal translation in key sectors in high demand. Computer-aided translation tools are an integral part of the curriculum, as is an internship or an applied research project. The program can be completed in two years (six continuous semesters – fall/winter/summer). The maximum time for finishing the program is four years. Fall and winter entry options are offered.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Available Times
			Winter 2024	Spring/Summer 2024	Fall 2024	Winter 2025
Required Courses (18 credits)
CCTR 530	Principles of Jurilinguistics	Restriction: Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation or with departmental approval.			TUE
CCTR 535	Introduction to Language Technologies
CCTR 541	Legal Translation: General		TUE
CCTR 643	Language Management in the Justice Sector	Open to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation and by departmental approval. Not open to students who have taken CCTR 543.	THU
Practicum
CCTR 500	Translation Practicum 1**	Departmental approval required.	MON	MON	MON
CCTR 600	Translation Practicum 2**	CCTR 500	MON	MON	MON
Applied Research
CCTR 605	Applied Research Project 1**	Departmental approval required.	MON		MON
CCTR 606	Applied Research Project 2**	CCTR 605	MON		MON
**Choose either CCTR 500 and CCTR 600 or CCTR 605 and CCTR 606.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
6 credits from either Stream 1 or Stream 2:
French Stream (6 credits from the following)
CCTR 553	Legal Translation: Judgments (English to French)	CCTR 541	MON
CCTR 555	Legal Translation: Contracts (English to French)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 557	Legal Translation: Statutes&Regulations (English to French)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541			WED
CCTR 645	Legal Translation: Securities Law (English to French)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 660	Current Trends in Legal Translation			TUE
OR
English Stream (6 credits from the following)
CCTR 554	Legal Translation: Judgments (French to English)	CCTR 541			THU
CCTR 556	Legal Translation: Contracts (French to English)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 558	Legal Translation: Statutes&Regulations (French to English)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541	TUE
CCTR 642	Legal Translation: Securities Law (French to English)	CCTR 530 and CCTR 541
CCTR 660	Current Trends in Legal Translation			TUE
6 credits from the following:
CCTR 601	Independent Studies	Departmental approval required.	MON		MON
CCTR 602	Special Topics in Legal Translation 1	Departmental approval required.		WED	MON
CPAG 510	Current Issues in Public Sector Management
CPAG 515	Public Regulations and Ethics in the Public Sector
CPAG 520	Leadership and Governance in Public Organizations
Or other 500- or 600-level courses approved by the program adviser.