KU16_13 | UiT

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Type of course

Can be taken as a single course.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements: Nordic applicants: Generell studiekompetanse International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the web site from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). For language requirements we refer to NOKUT's GSU-list.

Admission code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

Course content

Theories and concepts for analysing intercultural communication in face-to-face communication and in visual and textual communication.

Objectives of the course

Knowledge

The student has:

Basic theoretical knowledge of analysing interculturalcommunication.

Skills

The student is able to:

The student will have theoretical and practical skills in analysing intercultural communication and practical knowledge of how to handle communication in an intercultural milieu.

General Competence

The student is able to:

The student will have basic knowledge that prepares for work in a multicultral context and knowledge of the challenges of intercultural communication.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

Mainly lectures, following a weekly time schedule. Individual work, including obligatory assignments. Teamwork, including mandatory assignments.

Assessment

Requirements; 75 % attendance in classes.

Individual written school exam; 6-hours

Grading; A -F. E is the lowest grade for a pass. F is failure.

Possibilities to re-sit exam in case of F.

Error rendering component

autumn 2016 KU16_13 Intercultural Communication - 10 ECTS