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asignatura optativa

English translation: optional subject

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Spanish term or phrase:asignatura optativa
English translation:optional subject
Entered by: laycock

22:30 Sep 14, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / veterinaria
Spanish term or phrase: asignatura optativa
¿Elective subject or optional subject? ¿Are they the same thing? Se trata de un certificado académico universitario español que tiene que presentarse traducido a inglés británico.
laycock
Local time: 12:57
optional subject
Explanation:
:)

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PDF] Asignatura (subject): Etnología Regional Tipo (kind):
(Optional subject). Optativa. ECTS:. Nº horas por semana. (hours per week) 3. Código (code):. Profesor (Teacher/Lecturer):. Horario (schedule): ...
www.uam.es/centros/filoyletras/programas_asignaturas/antrop...
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:57
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8elective course
Elizabeth Medina
4 +4optional subject
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
5optional subject
JenHel
4optional course
Monica Segal
1 +3Elective
S Ben Price
Summary of reference entries provided
Cinnamon Nolan

  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
optional subject


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-09-14 22:35:17 GMT)
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PDF] Asignatura (subject): Etnología Regional Tipo (kind):
(Optional subject). Optativa. ECTS:. Nº horas por semana. (hours per week) 3. Código (code):. Profesor (Teacher/Lecturer):. Horario (schedule): ...
www.uam.es/centros/filoyletras/programas_asignaturas/antrop...

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Smith Campbell: If it is for U.K. English, "optional subject". Though probably in the future "elective course" will be accepted,... nowadays "optional subject", in the U.K.http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/currentunder/prelims/modhist/opt... to me sounds right.
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Anne - Bea
agree  Vivian B E
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vivian - Bea
agree  Sandra Cravero: 'optional' for UK, 'elective' for US, según el Gran Larousse
16 hrs
  -> Bien puntualizado. Mil gracias, Sandra - Bea
agree  liz askew
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liz - Bea
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
optional course


Explanation:
my suggestion

Monica Segal
Local time: 07:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
elective course


Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elective

Main Entry: 1elec·tive
Pronunciation: \i-ˈlek-tiv\
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1531

2 a: permitting a choice : optional <an elective course in school> b: beneficial to the patient but not essential for survival <elective surgery>

Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 06:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cinnamon Nolan
24 mins
  -> Thank you, Cinnamon :)
agree  Anne Smith Campbell: Universal, yes.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Anne, regards.
agree  Edward Tully
1 hr
  -> Gracias Edward.
agree  Robert Forstag
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Robert.
agree  Egmont
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Edmont!
agree  jnastri: definitely "elective"!
1 day 15 mins
  -> Thanks Julie!
agree  José J. Martínez: Yep.
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Gracias José!
agree  Laura T.
3 days 20 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Elective


Explanation:
In American universities, they are known simply as "electives", or possibly "elective courses", but I have no idea what they are called in the UK.

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 12:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Virginia Dominguez: In Australia same thing, also as just 'electives'
26 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Jessica Noyes
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Christian [email protected]
4 hrs
  -> thanks
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
optional subject


Explanation:
optional subjects can be chosen from subjects related to the career. elective subjects would be "de libre configuración", that is, not necessarily related to the main course

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I don't think there is any difference between electives and free electives, it just emphasises that you have a free choice.

JenHel
Spain
Local time: 12:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33
Notes to answerer
Asker: Entonces, ¿qué son free elective subjects? Es que tengo un lío...

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Reference comments


49 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference

Reference information:
"Elective courses" in the UK; "Electives" or "Elective classes/courses" in the U.S.A.

University of Glasgow :: Centre for Economic and Financial Studies ... -Students take four compulsory courses and two elective courses. MSc candidates also produce a ... fax: +44 (0)141-330 4940 email: [email protected] ...
www.cvso.co.uk/departments/economicandfinancialstudies/.../...

MSc International Management Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Ranked among the UK’s top university. institutions for both teaching and research, ... Core courses. Elective courses. Philosophy of Management * ...
www.rhul.ac.uk/Management/Prospective-Students/post/MScIntM...

The Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University-Electives - Electives. (12 credits). Note: Additional Accounting courses may be taken with the approval of the department chair. ...
carey.jhu.edu/financeprograms/finance/electives/

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Yolanda Morato
2715 days
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