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Full time | Canterbury Christ Church University | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Community Relations Communication Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

The MA in Intercultural Communication will help you become a good communicator and provide you with an enhanced understanding of how to operate in an increasingly globalised environment. It will enable you to work with others from different cultural backgrounds and be able to manage the differing expectations, assumptions and identity needs that are now part of the social fabric of the workplace.

Overview

This course is also available as an Extended Masters that helps International students adjust to studying in the UK.

The course centres intercultural communication within applied linguistics. We believe in the importance of having an understanding of how language and other modes of communication are used in human interaction. The degree is designed to draw upon and share the experiences course participants from a variety of backgrounds who can bring to the course their own unique cultural understandings and experiences.

You will learn how to navigate the complex terrain of global communication. You will develop the tools to understand yourself and others in terms of their cultures, identities and communication practices as well as your expertise in, and your ability to: analyse intercultural interaction; research intercultural communication in a range of social settings and develop your ability to both practise and advise on successful intercultural communication in specific professional practice contexts.

Your future career

Graduates of this course will be able to pursue careers in a variety of contexts, including the careers where communication is central (e.g. advertising, media, publishing, human resources & translation), and a variety of public sector contexts (education, health, policy) as well communication training in diverse professional fields. Others may use this as a way to start their own business.

Students completing this MA might also go on to undertake a PhD in Applied Linguistics or a teaching qualification to take their practice into a school, FE or HE setting.

Modules

This module concerns the field of intercultural communication and how intercultural communication can be used as a means of researching and understanding the complexity of human communication between people whose cultural memberships and cultural identities vary. Intercultural communication is looked at both as an issue of interpersonal communication variance as well as an issue of how broader dynamics of representation, power and ideology impact on communication. The module seeks to apply these understandings of intercultural communication to understanding communication in a range of intercultural contexts such as the workplace, education, and the media.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,655

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£14,500

Entry requirements

Please note that candidates will be interviewed by a member of the teaching team prior to being accepted onto the course. An Extended Masters helps international students get familiar with masters study through a preparation phase in the summer before the main course starts.

University information

Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) was first established in 1962 and has, for over 60 years, built an exceptional reputation for the quality of its study programmes. In total there are around 20,000 students enrolled at the university, with a fifth enrolled in a postgraduate qualification. Students study in one of three academic faculties: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social...more