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MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication

MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication

Different course options

Full time | Edinburgh campus | 1 year | SEP-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Organisational Psychology Communication Studies

Course Summary

Our MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication programme is a specialist master’s degree which offers you the opportunity to gain an employable skillset suited to working with multinational organisations. Our psychology graduates often build extremely rewarding careers within a range of industries. This programme combines business psychology’s focus on leadership, diversity, change and organisational culture with intercultural communication’s focus on written and verbal communication in cross-cultural professional contexts. You’ll develop specialist skills that will put you in the perfect position to make a positive impact on an organisation’s performance, in areas such as: Job satisfaction Well-being Leadership Organisational commitment Organisational culture Performance and productivity Throughout MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication, you’ll develop a critical understanding of the boundaries, terminology, concepts and conventions of business psychology and intercultural communication. Our degree programme provides sufficient coverage of business psychology to enable you to proceed to professional careers in private, public and third-sector organisations.

Modules

Business Communication
Diversity
Intercultural Communication
Leadership
Organisational Culture
Psychology for Business Masters Project
Psychology for Marketing
Psychology of Coaching
Research Philosophy and Practice

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,864

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£21,872

Entry requirements

A minimum of honours degree at 2:2 or non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject. Whilst we can consider applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds such as psychology, sociology, politics, business, linguistics, journalism, we hope to see demonstrable evidence of numeracy through statistics or maths. We hope to see evidence of having undertaken an empirical research project or research design and analysis module. Applicants with work or project experience in a related communications role will be taken into consideration, please include your CV as part of your application.

University information

Heriot-Watt University has a 200-year history, and over that time has cultivated an outstanding reputation for its quality of teaching and research. Despite being one of the oldest learning institutions in the UK, it offers a contemporary, research-driven approach to learning that ensures students are always benefiting from the very latest in global knowledge. Heriot-Watt is known for its world-leading programmes and research excellence in...more