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Intercultural Business Communication

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

The MA in Intercultural Business Communication offers an opportunity to develop awareness of international business culture, and provides a critical understanding of the role of communication & society in defining that culture.

The course develops necessary skills for undertaking independent research and project management. It offers the knowledge of intercultural sensitivity and awareness of any different contexts. Gain knowledge of various cultures and communication processes, and how they relate to one another in the world of business.

Communicate across cultures, enhance your skills in intercultural business and seize opportunities for placements within the industry.

You will acquire the knowledge and skillsets needed to navigate the modern business industry. Study intercultural and communication theories through a range of taught modules, as well as extended work placement and research training.

This programme can be completed fully taught, or with professional placement.

Why study with us

This course raises awareness of theories of communication, culture, language and society and their applications in business interactions.
The distinctiveness of the programme lies in the focus of the course’s three principal components: Intercultural and communication theories applied to work--related context, engagement with industry practitioners and placements to increase career prospects.
Our research-active teaching staff bring research of international standing into your classroom sessions and tutorials. More importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to help to develop that research.

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What you'll do

This programme offers both part-time and full-time routes in both theory and practice of Intercultural Business Communication, and research training.
Have opportunities to engage with and work alongside industry specialists to further improve your intercultural business communication skills.
Secure professional work placement within the industry, acquiring priceless experience within the field and improving your chances of a successful career after completion of the programme.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Professional Placement

If you’re full-time, you’ll have the opportunity to take on an employability or enterprise project in Year 1 (Years 1-4, part-time) and to complete a UK-based or overseas professional placement in Year 2 (Year 5, part-time).

Future careers

With an MA in Intercultural Business Communication, you’ll be well-qualified to work in business and management companies, as well as international and local businesses which require intercultural communication expertise. Some recent examples of successful graduates from this programme are:

Lecturer in Lancashire Business School in Preston, UK.
Communications Manager in Social Media in Berlin, Germany.
Manager International at a Tyre Company in Germany.
Manager for Bosch, in China.
Trainee Accountant for Insurance Brokers Devere-Acuma.com in Dubai, UAE.
HSBC Bank, UK

This course is perfect for:

Career Switchers

Make a change. Our course will help you boost your business skills and increase employability, no matter your background.

Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Achieve your goals. Develop practical commercial and management skills that will be invaluable in helping establish your own business.

Future Senior Leaders

Move up the ladder. Our course is perfect if you want to gain a formal qualification that will help you take on a senior management role.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7800 per year

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Sandwich year£2,000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Sandwich year£2,000 for the sandwich year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country and see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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You will receive input from a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops. A student-centred approach is emphasised in the teaching and learning process. Examples of the teaching and learning methods we use are:

Lectures
Seminar workshops
Videos
Role-play
Analysing Case-studies
Paired and Groupwork

We use a variety of assessment procedures including:

Portfolio
Presentations
Written essays
Dissertation
Critical reviews of journal articles
Project-work
Reports

The assessment methods and criteria we use are linked to the learning outcomes specified for each module.

Students from non-traditional or international educational backgrounds have the opportunity to attend academic skills and writing sessions via WISER to help them perform better in a UK university environment.

An applicant can enrol in September or January. A September entrant will complete a year of the programme (MA in Intercultural Business Communication) between September and the following August e.g. September 2022 to August 2023.

A January entrant will complete the first year of the programme between January and August of the following year e.g. January 2023 to August 2024 due to the summer vacation periods.

At the end of the course, you will have acquired knowledge and understanding of theories and practise of organisational communication, intercultural business communication, increased cultural competence, discourse awareness; developed an awareness of how cultural differences can create conflict and resolution; and learned skills for undertaking independent research.