Global Intercultural Communication

Entry requirements

You should have an honours degree in a relevant humanities or social science discipline such as: Advertising, Art History, Communication Studies, Digital Media, English Language or Literature, Film, History, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Marketing, Media Studies, Psychology or Sociology.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Become a skilled communicator ready to work for multinational companies on our industry-focussed programme.

Intercultural communication is vital in our globalised world. You'll develop key intercultural communication skills by analysing different cultural contexts. Get ready to explore topics like the psychology of language and communication through advertising.

Course highlights

Enhance your knowledge of intercultural communication across the globe.

Learn from translators and experts across the Department of Modern Languages. Our interdisciplinary approach lets you develop a deeper understanding of communication across cultures.

• The University is the top choice for the UK's major employers searching for graduate recruits (The Graduate Market in 2024, High Fliers report).
• Develop the employability skills you need for global communications. Study translation for business, intercultural communication and the psychology of communication.
• Uncover language use in a range of communication contexts - from advertising to translation and arts and culture.
• Access translation software, including translation memory tools, corpus and text analysis tools and post-editing tools, plus SDL Studio Freelance licences.

Course delivery

At Birmingham, research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Lecturers and professors continue to research in their field, offering valuable expertise in Global Intercultural Communication.

• Taught modules - each module represents a total of 200 hours of study time, including preparatory reading, homework and assignment preparation. 
• Seminars – modules are mainly taught by small group teaching. 
• Dissertation - you'll undertake a 12,000-word dissertation in an area that interests you.

Information for international students

If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.

• TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 Listening, 22 Speaking and 21 in Writing
• Pearson Test of English (PTE): Academic 67 with no less than 64 in all four skills
• Cambridge English: C1 Advanced - minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component
• LanguageCert ESOL SELT (UKVI): B2 'Communicator' with no less than 33 in each skill

Fees and funding

The College of Arts and Law is a vibrant community of students and academics, dedicated to ensuring that excellence is rewarded, and that fears about finance do not constrain current or prospective students. For this reason, in addition to University funding schemes, we offer our own College-specific funding initiatives.