Cross-Cultural Communication and International Management

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
• Accounting
• E-Commerce
• Economics
• Finance
• International Trade
• HRM
• Management
• Marketing

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
• translation

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

Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and cultural insight essential for success in today’s global business environment.

The Cross-Cultural Communication and International Management MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers diversity in cultural contexts, as well as the skills, competencies and knowledge essential in today's global business environment.

The International Management pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA.

Read more about the Cross-Cultural element on the programme landing page.

Academic staff from Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) staff deliver the teaching for the International Management pathway.

Read more about our staff in the Newcastle University Business School.

NUBS partners with major corporate and social enterprises and academic institutions. These partnerships open many opportunities for students.

Applied linguistics academic staff from the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences deliver this strand. The strand comprises one compulsory module and a number of optional modules available to all cross-cultural communication students. Here, you develop your understanding of intercultural communication theory and research, and become familiar with professional practice in intercultural and cross-cultural contexts.

The international management strand of taught modules is delivered by academic staff in Newcastle University Business School (NUBS). You will study with other students of international management.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• evaluate the global activities of business, governments and multi-national institutions
• diagnose and analyse issues confronting managers in international businesses
• conduct a marketing audit procedure
• operationalise and evaluate a marketing plan
• analyse approaches to business strategy in an international context
• advise on HRM policy development and strategy within international corporations
• prepare, analyse and interpret accounting statements
• design, structure, organise and carry out an advanced research project

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