Introduction. The article describes in detail the syllabus of the elective academic discipline of Ukrainian studies “Speech Culture of a Ukrainian Translator”, developed for applicants of the first (bachelor’s) level of higher education at the Kyiv National Linguistic University. Purpose. The goal of the course is to form a high level of communicative, speech and professional competence of future translators, philologists and teachers of literature based on in-depth mastery of the norms of the modern Ukrainian literary language. Methods. The study employs descriptive and analytical methods, curriculum analysis, and synthesis of theoretical and methodological approaches to language education. The article provides an extended description of the content modules of the discipline, which cover issues of the culture of written and oral speech, spelling codification, accentological, lexical-semantic, morphological and syntactic norms, analysess the latest trends in language development of the late 20th – first quarter of the 21st century and develop the ability to navigate modern language changes. Special attention is paid to the formation of practical editing skills, identification and correction of speech anomalies, development of professional communication skills, improvement of language skills, stylistic sense, and the ability to select language tools according to the communicative situation. Results. The article highlights the structure of the course, the logic of constructing educational modules, the principles of assessing students’ academicachievements, as well as the forms of current and final control that ensure the systematic and consistent mastery of the material. The range of competencies that are formed during the study of the discipline is outlined, and a list of main and additional sources that create the scientific and methodological basis of the course is provided. Conclusion. The material emphasizes the importance of speech culture as a key tool in the professional activity of a translator, philologist, and language teacher and emphasizes its role in the formation of the linguistic personality of a higher education student.