Language and Intercultural Communication (MSc/PgDip/PgCert)

This interdisciplinary Masters programme aims to provide students with a pedagogically grounded and practical understanding of issues surrounding the study of language and intercultural communication.

It is based on the premise that, to help learners develop into multi-lingually and multi-culturally aware world citizens, language teachers must work for maximum integration between language and culture teaching. While this is now a desired goal of foreign language courses in the European context, but also in Asia, Australia and the USA, a growing body of literature suggests that the study of language and intercultural communication is not approached in a critical and engaged manner in the classroom, and that this lack of critical engagement may have a detrimental effect on deep culture learning.

Building on existing strengths and developments in intercultural language education, this programme introduces students to specialised theories, concepts and principles that see intercultural communication as a form of social practice embedded in potentially shifting global processes, and contributes to the creation of autonomous and reflectively thinking practitioners, who are able to deploy their teaching skills in rapidly changing contexts of intercultural language teaching provision. 

Visit the University’s Degree Finder for detailed entry requirements, fees, international grade equivalency, language requirements and to apply.

Apply now

Programme structure

This programme can be studied full-time or part-time. You will study a number of compulsory and option courses and complete a dissertation to be awarded an MSc in Language and Intercultural Communication.

Our students

Join a vibrant community of students from across the world, and gain access to the latest research expertise in the area and the opportunity for engaging discussion with staff and peers.

Related Programmes

MSc Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

MSc Language Education

MSc Education

MSc Inclusive Education

Proposed new programme

 We would like to hear your views on a potential new postgraduate opportunity in Second Language Teacher Education

Take Survey