Cross-Cultural Communication MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Newcastle University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

25,900 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

1Scholarships

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Enhance your understanding of language, culture, and communication - and prepare to make a difference in multicultural workplaces worldwide.


Our Cross-Cultural Communication MA programme helps you explore the relationship between culture and communication.


You will be taught and supported by experts in intercultural communication. Our teaching staff have years of professional and research experience. They have lived, worked, studied and conducted research all around the world.


Our Cross-Cultural Communication Master's programme addresses questions such as:


  • how do languages, cultures and identities affect communication?
  • what is the role of intercultural communication in the global workplace?
  • what is the importance of global citizenship?
  • how can we minimise misunderstanding in intercultural communication?
  • how can we teach, develop and assess intercultural competence?
  • what is the role of multilingualism in intercultural communication?

We have a diverse cohort of students from a range of backgrounds, including home and international students. This means you'll work regularly with peers from a wide range of national, language and professional backgrounds. This will help you to develop your interpersonal and intercultural skills. Former students identify this as one of the main strengths of the course.


You can choose to study Cross-Cultural Communication on its own, or alongside one of six specialist pathways:  


Our Cross-Cultural Communication courses are the only ones in the world to offer such a broad range of specialisms. They allow you to develop a combination of expertise in cross-cultural communication and an additional area. This means enhanced employability in the competitive global marketplace.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Enhance your understanding of language, culture, and communication - and prepare to make a difference in multicultural workplaces worldwide.


Our Cross-Cultural Communication MA programme helps you explore the relationship between culture and communication.


You will be taught and supported by experts in intercultural communication. Our teaching staff have years of professional and research experience. They have lived, worked, studied and conducted research all around the world.


Our Cross-Cultural Communication Master's programme addresses questions such as:


  • how do languages, cultures and identities affect communication?
  • what is the role of intercultural communication in the global workplace?
  • what is the importance of global citizenship?
  • how can we minimise misunderstanding in intercultural communication?
  • how can we teach, develop and assess intercultural competence?
  • what is the role of multilingualism in intercultural communication?

We have a diverse cohort of students from a range of backgrounds, including home and international students. This means you'll work regularly with peers from a wide range of national, language and professional backgrounds. This will help you to develop your interpersonal and intercultural skills. Former students identify this as one of the main strengths of the course.


You can choose to study Cross-Cultural Communication on its own, or alongside one of six specialist pathways:  


Our Cross-Cultural Communication courses are the only ones in the world to offer such a broad range of specialisms. They allow you to develop a combination of expertise in cross-cultural communication and an additional area. This means enhanced employability in the competitive global marketplace.

Admission Requirements

4.5+
6.5+
2.7+
70+
125+

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)

12 Months
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,400 GBP
International
25,900 GBP

Scholarships

Newcastle University Nigeria Future Leaders Scholarships (2026 entry)

Newcastle University Nigeria Future Leaders Scholarships (2026 entry)
Master Open

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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