MA Intercultural Business Communication

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MA Intercultural Business Communication

• Course Leader Melinda Tan
• Aurelie Phommarack,
• Alexandre Romanazzi,
• Edouard Olzweski

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MA Intercultural Business Communication (IBC)

• An overview of the programme
• Exciting things about the programme
• How this qualification will help you on your life
  career
• What is different from an UG programme

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1. An overview of the programme

• Among which some are compulsory
• EB 4601 Theories of Intercultural Business
  Communication
• EB 4602 Intercultural Training in Business
  Communication
• LG 4001 Business Encounters in Intercultural
  Communication
• LG 4002 Intercultural Business Connections in
  Society
• EB4709 Language and the media
• EB4809 Dissertation

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A large choice of pathways

• Public Relations
• Business
• Linguistics and Communication
• Psychology and Social Studies
• Intercultural Training in Education
• Contemporary German, French and Latin American
  Society
• China and Globalisation
• Translation and Interpretation Skills for
  Intercultural Communication

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2. Exciting things about the programme

• International environment
• Students from China, France, Latvia, Germany,
  Singapore, India, Poland
• Increased intercultural awareness
• Through exercises and group work, analysis of
  different media texts, readings
• Interactivity of the course
• Participation through debates and exercises is
  encouraged
• Use of a lot of different materials (media texts)

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• Autonomy of work
• 10 hours of classes per week
• Possibility of part time jobs
• Importance of reflection on ones experience as
  an international student
• Theories are important but reflection and
  awareness of our environment is even more
  important
• Dynamic partnership with the lecturers
• Always available to advise and discuss any topic
  surrounding student life

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3.How this qualification will help you on your
life career

• Globalisation context
• An ideal candidate is someone who
• has great communication skills
• is culturally competent
• understands business practices
• is aware of his/her environment
• is flexible

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• As a person, you will be more aware of
• who you are
• your own culture and others
• the effects of globalisation on
  culture, communication and
  business
• You will also be able to
• communicate effectively across
• cultures

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Possible areas of work after the Ma

• Consultancy
• Public relations
• Advertising
• Management
• Business
• Training

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4.What is different from an UG programme

• More autonomous work
• More independence in terms of learning
  experience choice of materials
• Higher level of academic skills analysis,
  writing, presentation, sense of critic, etc
• Higher personal involvement
• mixture of theories, practical aspects and
  experience

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Thank you for your attention

• MTan_at_uclan.ac.uk
• APhommarack_at_uclan.ac.uk
• ARomanazzi_at_uclan.ac.uk
• Eolzsewski_at_uclan.ac.uk