12 monthsProgramme duration
25,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
1Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Transform your understanding of language, culture, and communication—and prepare for an international career in language education.
The Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers international and intercultural communication, alongside foreign and second language learning and teaching.
We also provide training on the analysis of language in use in a variety of settings, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
The Applied Linguistics pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA.
Read more about the Cross-Cultural Communication element on the programme landing page.
Lecturers from both Applied Linguistics and Cross-Cultural Communication combine to deliver this programme.
Our Applied Linguistics academic staff have teaching and research expertise in:
- second language acquisition
- classroom interaction
- teaching and learning English through media and technology
- teacher development
- discourse analysis
- multimodal interaction
Read more about the staff who deliver this programme.
If you're interested in a career in language teaching, but have little or no previous teaching experience, you can take introductory modules in TESOL. You'll gain practical skills and knowledge needed for language teaching and learning.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Transform your understanding of language, culture, and communication—and prepare for an international career in language education.
The Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers international and intercultural communication, alongside foreign and second language learning and teaching.
We also provide training on the analysis of language in use in a variety of settings, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
The Applied Linguistics pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA.
Read more about the Cross-Cultural Communication element on the programme landing page.
Lecturers from both Applied Linguistics and Cross-Cultural Communication combine to deliver this programme.
Our Applied Linguistics academic staff have teaching and research expertise in:
- second language acquisition
- classroom interaction
- teaching and learning English through media and technology
- teacher development
- discourse analysis
- multimodal interaction
Read more about the staff who deliver this programme.
If you're interested in a career in language teaching, but have little or no previous teaching experience, you can take introductory modules in TESOL. You'll gain practical skills and knowledge needed for language teaching and learning.
Admission 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
- Translation
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
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)
Tuition fees
Domestic
International
Scholarships
Newcastle University Nigeria Future Leaders Scholarships (2026 entry)
Value
$13518
Deadline
30 Aug 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
You must be admitted to this school to be awarded
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