Intercultural Communication and Education

Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:1 (or equivalent). Significant relevant experience will also be considered.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MA Intercultural Communication and Education course develops critical understanding of education and intercultural communication in the context of global movements of people and the internationalisation of education. The course provides students, educators, and policymakers with resources for reflecting on and responding to the growing need for intercultural education and communication in an increasingly intercultural/international world. This course is available for part-time and full-time students through the academic year.

Course structure

Core Modules

• Research Methods Education (30 credits)
• Intercultural and International Education (30 credits)
• Intercultural Communication (30 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits).

Optional Modules

You must select 30 credits from a list of optional modules which have previously included:

• 21st Century Technology: Implications for Teaching and Learning (30 credits)
• Arts in Education (30 credits)
• Curriculum Analysis (30 credits)
• Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Productive Thought (30 credits)
• Improving Computer Education
• Policy Studies (30 credits)
• Psychology of the Learner (30 credits)
• Special Educational Needs and Inclusion: Rhetoric or Reality? (30 credits).

The above are examples of modules that we have run in previous years. Modules are continually developed in response to student feedback and interests, as well as to reflect the changing nature of academic research within the department.

You will also do a 15,000-word dissertation within the field of intercultural education and internationalisation. This is a supervised piece of work working with specialists in the field.

Information for international students

If you are an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to this degree, you may be eligible to take a pre-Masters pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre.

Fees and funding

For further information see the course listing.