Programme structure: Language and Intercultural Communication

The full-time MSc in Language and Intercultural Communication has a strong research focus and is taught by internationally recognised experts.

The programme is ideal for pre-service and in-service language teachers who wish to develop and enhance their language and intercultural communication skills. The programme is also suitable for those working in intercultural language education policy, and graduates who wish to pursue postgraduate research at PhD level. 

Introduction to MSc Language and Intercultural Communication

Dr Ashley Simpson, co-head of our Institute for Language Education, gives a brief overview of the MSc Language and Intercultural Communication in the following video. 

Structure

The masters degree programme (a total of 180 credits) is divided into two semesters with a dissertation at the end of the year. Students take taught compulsory and option SCQF Level 11 courses totalling 120 credits. The dissertation carries 60 credits. 

Compulsory courses

In Semester 1 (September - December), you will complete four compulsory courses: 

In Semester 2 (January - April), you will complete one compulsory course and two option courses: 

Option courses

You must select one option course from the list of SCQF Level 11 courses below. We offer these courses to all students on languages masters’ programmes at Moray House. 

The second option course can be either:

  • One further course from the list above, or
  • One course from the wider Moray House or University masters’ courses (20 credits at SCQF Level 11). The Programme Director must approve this. 

Course descriptions (2024-25)

Dissertation

Once you successfully complete your taught courses, you will go on to produce an independently researched 12,000-word dissertation.  

  • Dissertation: MSc Language and Intercultural Communication (60 credits) 
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This course gave me an opportunity to think critically and engage with concepts that were valuable to other courses. [The course organiser's] detailed responses to final course assessment was very helpful; I will be able to employ the recommendations to improve performance in future assessments.

Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature - nominated for Outstanding Course in the EUSA Teaching Awards 2021