Enseignement optionnel de spécialisation

English translation: optional specialization, - course

11:48 Apr 23, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Enseignement optionnel de spécialisation
This term is also on the certificate certifying that someone has obtained his Master's decree in Management sciences.

The first heading is: unités de valeur électives (which I translated as elective course units). Under this heading there are various grades and the graduation year.

The next heading is 'Enseignement de synthèse obligatoire' which I assume refers to 'mandatory courses' but I am not sure how to translate this term with the additional word 'synthèse' in the middle.

And the last heading is the one I am asking about ie Enseignement optionnel de spécialisation

Does anyone have a suggestion?
Cassandra Delacote
France
Local time: 01:13
English translation:optional specialization, - course
Explanation:
Note the term is master's deGree and not deCree.

Within any degree course, there are a number of so-called options, some of which, bizarrely enough are compulsory, others which are optional. The former reads like a contradiction in terms, but it simply means that if you want you particular specialization to be validated, you must chose the compulsory one. The latter generally requires a student to chose say 2 modules from say 4 on offer.

Your term does not indicate whether this option is compulsory or not and it is not important here. You can only translate what is there. This is an optional specialization course.

You cannot be too creative with diplomas and qualifications as you can easily under or over translate and either fail to give credit for certain things and confer others which have not been awarded. Parallels cannot and should not be drawn. That is the job of an equivalences bureau. You need to remain descriptive.
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optional specialization, - course


Explanation:
Note the term is master's deGree and not deCree.

Within any degree course, there are a number of so-called options, some of which, bizarrely enough are compulsory, others which are optional. The former reads like a contradiction in terms, but it simply means that if you want you particular specialization to be validated, you must chose the compulsory one. The latter generally requires a student to chose say 2 modules from say 4 on offer.

Your term does not indicate whether this option is compulsory or not and it is not important here. You can only translate what is there. This is an optional specialization course.

You cannot be too creative with diplomas and qualifications as you can easily under or over translate and either fail to give credit for certain things and confer others which have not been awarded. Parallels cannot and should not be drawn. That is the job of an equivalences bureau. You need to remain descriptive.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 01:13
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Thank you very much!

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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Sheila Wilson: with translation and explanation
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agree  Victoria Britten: Spot on in all respects
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
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Optional study unit


Explanation:
from area of specialisation

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-23 14:02:21 GMT)
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As some courses have compulsory units while others have optional ones; these can be chosen from the special field

Josephine Cassar
Malta
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
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