Cross Cultural Communication

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in the following disciplines:

• Anthropology
• Communication
• Ethnography
• Intercultural Communication,
• International Relations
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Politics
• Social Anthropology
• Social Psychology
• Sociology
• TESOL
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Translation

We will consider your application if you are a graduate in any of the following disciplines, and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context):

• education
• area studies
• English
• geography
• history
• law

We may consider your application if:

• you are a graduate in any other discipline and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context) or
• have lower or non-standard qualifications, and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context)

Months of entry

September

Course content

Enhance your understanding of language, culture, and communication - and prepare to make a difference in multicultural workplaces worldwide.

Overview

Our Cross-Cultural Communication MA programme helps you explore the relationship between culture and communication.

You will be taught and supported by experts in intercultural communication. Our teaching staff have years of professional and research experience. They have lived, worked, studied and conducted research all around the world.

Our Cross-Cultural Communication Master's programme addresses questions such as:

• how do languages, cultures and identities affect communication?
• what is the role of intercultural communication in the global workplace?
• what is the importance of global citizenship?
• how can we minimise misunderstanding in intercultural communication?
• how can we teach, develop and assess intercultural competence?
• what is the role of multilingualism in intercultural communication?

We have a diverse cohort of students from a range of backgrounds, including home and international students. This means you'll work regularly with peers from a wide range of national, language and professional backgrounds. This will help you to develop your interpersonal and intercultural skills. Former students identify this as one of the main strengths of the course.

What you'll learn

By the end of the course, you will develop your understanding of intercultural communication theory and research.

You will also become familiar with professional practice in intercultural and cross-cultural contexts. Key topics on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA will include:

• global perspectives on intercultural communication
• international workplaces
• intercultural communication online
• multilingual communities and individuals
• transnationally mobile groups (such as refugees)
• multimodality of intercultural communication

You'll learn the practical, theoretical and methodological skills required to conduct research on intercultural communication topics. We will teach you various ways of collecting and analysing data, including:

• research interviews
• surveys and statistics
• linguistic analysis
• social interaction analysis
• discourse analysis
• multimodal analysis

Our courses have received praise from external examiners and the University's Internal Subject Review committee for the emphasis on teaching and assessing empirical, data-driven research.

Language and communication

This strand is delivered by Applied Linguistics & Communication academics within the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences. You will study a compulsory module which introduces key theories and topics in intercultural communication. You can also choose from a range of optional modules depending on your interests.

You'll learn about communication and cross-cultural communication research. This will be from a range of perspectives, including:

• social psychology
• communication studies
• intercultural communication studies
• linguistics and discourse studies

We'll encourage you to apply your research interests to real-world case studies. These can be international organisations or workplaces with which you have a connection.

Information for international students

See Newcastle University's course entry for more information

Fees and funding

See Newcastle University's course entry for more information