Cross-Cultural Communication and International Relations

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

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

Develop the skills to communicate across cultures, understand global issues, and make an impact in international relations.

Overview

The Cross-Cultural Communication and International Relations MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers international and intercultural communication, as well as approaches to understanding contemporary international politics and society.

This Master's addresses contemporary international dynamics through a range of approaches:

• theoretical
• empirical
• area-based

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

Read more about the Cross-Cultural Communication element of the programme.

Academic staff in politics from the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology deliver the teaching for the specialist International Relations pathway.

What you'll learn

Language and communication

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 and 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.

International relations pathway-specific modules

Academic staff in politics from the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology deliver the international relations strand of taught modules. You'll study with other Politics students.

You'll develop:

• advanced knowledge and understanding of areas such as international relations theory and international studies politics topics
• knowledge of the more important approaches and methods in social science research and the techniques required to carry out advanced research
• theoretical and practical research skills, including the synthesis of materials from a variety of primary and secondary sources

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