MA Intercultural Communication in Lancaster United Kingdom | Lancaster University

Pursue your linguistics education in an internationally renowned department within a vibrant, multicultural setting
Gain exclusive early insights from our faculty specialists working in areas like cross-cultural pragmatics, bilingual cognition, language relativity, and intercultural dialogue
Enhance your professional opportunities with an advanced degree that showcases your cultural sensitivity and sophisticated research capabilities
Participate in our specialized research clusters focusing on Cognitive Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or Discourse Studies, while accessing supplementary seminars, lectures, and events to enrich your academic journey
Customize portions of your program to align with your unique academic passions
Utilize our state-of-the-art facilities, including specialized laboratories for eye movement studies, speech analysis, and developmental language research
Leverage your qualification as a foundation for becoming a communication specialist in various professional sectors
In today's interconnected world, cross-cultural collaboration has become routine. Our program helps you understand how cultural diversity necessitates new approaches to organizational communication, preparing you for an exciting career in this fast-changing discipline.

Personalize your academic path

How do language and cultural background shape our interactions during travel, medical visits, or business meetings? You'll investigate such questions while mastering theoretical frameworks in our core courses: Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Encounters. Additionally, you'll refine your research methodology through our essential Research Methods in Linguistics and English Language module.

After completing these three foundational courses, you can customize your degree by selecting from our wide array of elective modules, spanning topics from cognitive approaches to language learning processes. Your dissertation allows for deeper exploration of a specialized topic, with past students examining diverse subjects ranging from media portrayals of linguistic communities to intercultural teaching methods in foreign language education.