12 months full time; 24 months part time
Fees per academic year 2013-14
UK and EU: full time £5,500 part time £2,750
International: full time £11,500 part time fees
More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.
To enhance your employability by enabling you to acquire the knowledge and understanding, skills and aptitudes required for a career in cross-cultural communication and media studies.
You take compulsory modules in language and cross-cultural communication; and media analysis. Further optional language and communication modules can be taken. You also take 40 further credits of optional modules from the media studies specialism.
Teaching is by lectures, case-based workshops, interactive seminars, and individual tutorials. Assessment is by course work (examinations, oral presentations and submitted work) and the research portfolio. The research portfolio is different from a conventional dissertation. It consists of a set of research files where you discuss the theoretical background and methodological approaches to cross-cultural communication, and conduct a supervised research project in this area.
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You should have at least a good second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject, although language and linguistics, communication studies, TESOL, translation, psychology, education, or media studies are preferred.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in all other sub sections, TOEFL 90, with no sub score below: Reading 22, Listening 21, Speaking 24, Writing 24 (Internet-based), or equivalent.
Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.
Students should consult their employers for sponsorship opportunities.
Visit our postgraduate application site.
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For further information please contact:
Christine Bell
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 8830
E-mail: CCC@ncl.ac.uk
This programme is within the subject area of Linguistics, Speech and Language Sciences.