Master of Advanced Studies in
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

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Diploma of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication

The academic excellence of a MAS with the flexibility to choose the best modules for your professional development.
Distributed across 12 modules in 3 countries, the DAS comprises 5 weeks of study and 1 mandatory online module.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Online module

The introduction to the program and intercultural communication theoretical framework will be presented online. It will involve virtual interaction with other participants and professors. The module also includes a course on visualization tools. Participants will learn about cross-cultural variations in the interpretation of visual communication and practical applications of visualizations communicating across cultures and for facilitating intercultural communication.

Face-to-face instruction

The main part of each module will be taught face-to-face over three days of intensive instruction for a total of 24 hours course work.

Preparation

The individual preparation for each module, to be done before classroom instruction, consists mainly of reading background materials and analyzing examples and case studies (articles, websites, etc.). All preparatory materials are available in advance on the e-learning platform reserved for participants.

Certification paper

The evaluation of students' performance for each module is based on an academic assignment. This work has to be prepared by the student at home and has to be sent by email by the deadline set by the Academic Director. Participants usually have about 2 months to complete their certification paper.

 

PROGRAM CONTENT

Select 5 blocks or 10 modules plus the online module out of our entire program and build your tailored curriculum based on your professional needs and time constraints:

DATES and MODULES Online Module Available from September 2020 Interdisciplinary theories and concepts of Intercultural Communication November 2020 23-Mon | 25-Wed Intercultural Communication and psychology of prejudice Lugano, Switzerland 26-Thu | 28-Sat Diversity policies and immigration governance Lugano, Switzerland January 2021 18-Mon | 20-Wed Difference, diversity and dialogue Johannesburg, South Africa We will only travel if global health conditions allow. If not, the module will be held in Lugano. 21-Thu | 23-Sat Introduction to displacement and migration Johannesburg, South Africa We will only travel if global health conditions allow. If not, the module will be held in Lugano. March 2021 22-Mon | 24-Wed Policies and processes of integration in society Neuchâtel and Bern, Switzerland 25-Thu | 27-Sat Global governance and international organisations Neuchâtel and Geneva, Switzerland June 2021 21-Mon | 23-Wed Innovation, leadership and Culture Lugano, Switzerland 24-Thu | 26-Sat Applied research for organisations Lugano, Switzerland September 2021 20-Mon | 22-Wed Diversity in the Media Lugano, Switzerland 23-Thu | 25-Sat Political and linguistics aspects of diversity  Lugano, Switzerland November 2021 22-Mon | 24-Wed Environmental governance and sustainable development Lugano, Switzerland 25-Thu | 27-Sat Culturally-centered approaches to sustainable international development Lugano, Switzerland January 2022 24-Mon | 26-Wed Diversity and inclusion in organisations TBA  27-Thu | 29-Sat Management, human resources and culture TBA April 2022 11-Mon | 13-Wed Critical approaches to human rights Lugano, Switzerland 14-Thu | 16-Sat Geopolitics of globalisation and sustainability Lugano, Switzerland

 

TUITION FEE

Diploma  of Advanced Studies - DAS (30 ECTS): CHF 13'000

Upgrade from DAS to Master of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication  - MAS (60 ECTS): CHF 8'500

 

ACCREDITATION

USI Università della Svizzera italiana is one of 12 universities under the Swiss university system, coordinated by the Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss Universities (swissuniversitites). swissuniversities represents all 12 Swiss universities and maintains relationships with other accredited universities outside Switzerland. As a recognized university that is part of the public system, the degree-granting body of the MIC is USI Università della Svizzera italiana.

To ensure international recognition, in 2002 USI became the first Swiss university to adopt the Bologna Reform and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The Bologna Declaration mandates that all taught courses and coursework are to be quantified in ECTS points. The ECTS guarantees that credits are wholly compatible and transferable within and across the broader European university system.

The diploma awarded is a Master of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication (60 ECTS) from Università della Svizzera italiana, Faculty of Communication Sciences.
 

Difference, diversity and dialogue