MA Intercultural Communication and Education

at Durham University

Course structure

Core Modules
 

• Research Methods Education (30 credits)

• Intercultural and International Education (30 credits)

• Intercultural Communication (30 credits)

• Dissertation (60 credits).

Optional Modules

You must select 30 credits from a list of optional modules which have previously included:
 

• 21st Century Technology: Implications for Teaching and Learning (30 credits)

• Arts in Education (30 credits)

• Curriculum Analysis (30 credits)

• Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Productive Thought (30 credits)

• Improving Computer Education

• Policy Studies (30 credits)

• Psychology of the Learner (30 credits)

• Special Educational Needs and Inclusion: Rhetoric or Reality? (30 credits).

The above are examples of modules that we have run in previous years. Modules are continually developed in response to student feedback and interests, as well as to reflect the changing nature of academic research within the department.

You will also do a 15,000-word dissertation within the field of intercultural education and internationalisation. This is a supervised piece of work working with specialists in the field.

An honours degree at 2:1 (or equivalent). Significant relevant experience will also be considered.

Fees and funding
 

• Home students    £9,400 per year
• EU students    £20,900 per year
• Island students    £9,400 per year
• International students    £20,900 per year

The tuition fees shown are for one complete academic year of study, are set according to the academic year of entry, and remain the same throughout the duration of the programme for that cohort (unless otherwise stated).

There are a wide range of roles that are available to qualified teachers ranging from classroom teaching, specialist subject lead, phase lead, middle and senior management groups.