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Heriot-Watt University's Master's program in Business Psychology stands as Europe's longest-running program of its type. This MSc uniquely combines fundamental Business Psychology components with specialized knowledge from Intercultural Communication studies. Our MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication is a targeted graduate degree designed to equip students with valuable skills for multinational corporate environments. Psychology alumni from our institution frequently establish fulfilling careers across diverse sectors.This curriculum merges Business Psychology's emphasis on leadership, diversity, organizational transformation, and workplace culture with Intercultural Communication's focus on cross-cultural professional interactions. You'll acquire specialized competencies to meaningfully influence organizational outcomes in key areas including:Employee engagementWorkplace wellnessManagement approachesCompany loyaltyCorporate environmentWork efficiency and outputDuring the MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication program, you'll cultivate a sophisticated grasp of the frameworks, vocabulary, theories, and methodologies in both disciplines. Our comprehensive curriculum prepares graduates for professional roles across commercial, governmental, and nonprofit sectors.Contemporary research insights shape this degree, equipping you with adaptable professional skills for post-graduation success. The varied course structure, culminating in a dissertation, allows customization based on your career aspirations in either practice or academia.You'll appreciate the program's strong industry alignment, preparing you for future career success. Graduates will master essential professional competencies to recognize, analyze, and address complex challenges at the intersection of business psychology and intercultural communication. In addition to discipline-specific expertise, you'll develop versatile abilities including public speaking, interpersonal communication, critical analysis, and digital literacy.Our MSc Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication faculty comprises accomplished scholars who frequently contribute groundbreaking research and authoritative textbooks in their fields. Many instructors maintain active professional engagements as practitioners, interpreters, organizational psychologists, financial experts, and management consultants, bringing authentic industry perspectives into the learning environment.
A minimum of honours degree at 2:2 or non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject. Whilst we can consider applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds such as psychology, sociology, politics, business, linguistics, journalism, we hope to see demonstrable evidence of numeracy through statistics or maths.
We hope to see evidence of having undertaken an empirical research project or research design and analysis module. Applicants with work or project experience in a related communications role will be taken into consideration, please include your CV as part of your application. The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. TOEFL iBT with score of 90 including reading 21, listening 21, speaking 21 and writing 25.