Intercultural Business Communication

Through theIntercultural Business Communication course from Lancaster Universityyou’ll explore questions like this and unpick theory in our three core modules ‘Intercultural Communication’, 'Intercultural Business Communication' and ‘Intercultural Encounters’. You’ll also be able to develop your research skills in the core module, ‘Research Methods in Linguistics and English Language’.

Beyond these three core modules, you can shape your degree around your particular interests by choosing from our extensive range of optional modules, from cognitive linguistics to second language acquisition. Plus, you can focus on one of your special interests in your dissertation. Previous students have chosen topics as diverse as the representation of linguistic and cultural groups in the media, and how foreign language teachers teach intercultural competence.

Career opportunities:

The field of Intercultural Communication is gaining in prominence and our Master’s program will equip you with specialist skills and knowledge that is valuable in many professional roles.

You will also hone your transferable skills, such as research methods and analysis, compelling writing, and the ability to present a case confidently and clearly.

Some of the careers you could go into include:

• Marketing communications

• Work with charities/NGOs

• Community liaison

• Translation and interpreting

• Teaching English as a second language

• HR and administration roles

In addition, many of our Master’s students go on to pursue further research with a PhD.

Courses Include:

• Bilingualism

• Bilingualism and Cognition

• Cognitive Linguistics

• Content-Based Approaches to Language Education

• Corpus Linguistics

• Critical Discourse Analysis