Overview

The Intercultural Business Communication MSc programme is offered at the Edinburgh Napier University gives you grounding in the global economic environment and the opportunity to specialise in an area of business. You’ll also study an in-depth introduction to research methodology, appropriate to undertaking research at this level.

You’ll critically examine issues related to cross-cultural business behaviour, cultural dimensions, the key role of language, critical cultural awareness, and training for intercultural competence.

Career opportunities:

Opportunities in international tourism, commerce and marketing and also human resources, where trained professionals are required to negotiate business ventures with overseas clients and markets and train and support international workforces.

You could also progress to further academic study on a higher research degree.

Careers for those having studied the MSc in intercultural Business Communication programme at the Edinburgh Napier University often go into Marketing or Human Resources related areas such as:

International Officer
Human Resource Management
Global Marketing

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advertising as Cultural Discourse
Global Marketing
Business Skills for Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
Case Studies in International Tourism
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Developing Intercultural Competence in the Workplace

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above. We look for applicants to have a background in any discipline in order to be eligible for the programme.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional work experience within the industry.
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19750 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9160 GBP / year

≈ 9160 GBP / year

Additional Details

Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland £9,160
Overseas and EU £19,750

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

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Funding

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