MA Intercultural Communication

Anglia Ruskin University ARU Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Full time & Part time September MA, PGCert, PGDip 1 year full-time

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About the course

Learn how to communicate effectively in an intercultural workplace alongside students from all over the world, to prepare for a role in today’s global society.

On our MA Intercultural Communication, you’ll discover the importance of intercultural relationships both to the modern socio-economic climate – and to building a successful career within it.

As part of our postgraduate community in Cambridge, you’ll work alongside students from all over the world, gaining an additional understanding of intercultural environments that will support your studies.

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Fees

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Where will I study?

Anglia Ruskin University ARU

ARU gives you the opportunity to take the next step on your academic journey, explore who you are, go further and increase your prospects with a Masters degree. With more than 130 postgraduate degrees, and many of those offering part-time study and distance learning options with start dates in January, May, and September, we’re perfectly positioned to make postgraduate study work for you. Benefit from our gold standard teaching (TEF, 2023) and expert tuition, tailored to your success. Whether you want to excel in your current industry, retrain in a new area or advance your knowledge, our postgraduate courses are here to support you. Explore our diverse range of subject areas and ARU campuses located in the East of England – Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Writtle.

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Student Profile

Stephen Trinder

As an English teacher in Korea throughout my early twenties, I became increasingly aware of the strong influence of culture on social and institutional practices. The differences between methods of communication and workplace etiquette in Korea in comparison with the UK were very stark, and these encouraged me to look at my own values and behavioural norms.

As I did this, my interest in culture grew, I decided to further my education in the field. During my research for potential course, I was drawn to a Masters programme on offer at ARU called Intercultural Communication. Not only was it suited to my own burgeoning interest in human relations, ARU was one of only a handful of universities in the UK that offered this kind of MA.

I found the originality and forward-thinking nature of that attractive and decided to follow up. I got in touch with course leader at the time, Professor Guido Rings, who painted a very interesting picture of the kind of things the course would offer. I quickly decided this was for me, so I began saving and worked the rest of my contract in Korea before returning to the UK.

After completing my MA, I returned to Korea to teach English and intercultural communication at Silla University in the port city of Busan. The critical thinking and research skills I cultivated thanks to my MA at ARU were evident in the material I developed for my Intercultural Business Communication and European Society courses, both of which were very popular with students there.

In 2014, I relocated to Abu Dhabi to take up a lectureship position at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Working in the General Studies department, I became the course leader for the Intercultural Studies module. As the individual in charge of curriculum development and content, again, my experiences at ARU shaped an educational philosophy that sought to promote intercultural solidarity and mutual cross-cultural understanding and I have continued to integrate these elements into my teaching ever since.

I believe that the ability to develop independent research and writing skills to a professional standard were a result of the education I received from ARU and the confidence that competent and knowledgeable professors at the University expertly instilled into me.