How can organisations adapt their communication to diverse, international audiences? How can communication promote inclusivity? The Global Communication and Diversity programme provides you with the knowledge and skills to investigate such questions.

Jobs for our graduates can cover a wide range of communication functions, organisational types, and (business) sectors. This is because organisations have increasingly come to realise that effective communication is essential to all organisational functions (e.g. marketing, PR, HRM, R&D, finance) and have made a real effort over the past decades to professionalise communications.

Something for you?

• A unique study programme that focuses on linguistic and intercultural dimensions of communication by (international) organisations involving stakeholders with diverse backgrounds;
• Offering you the opportunity to study in an international and multilingual learning environment;
• Optimal preparation for the labour market through an internship with a research assignment applying communication theory in practice;
• With room to develop your specific interests in one or more electives and your final thesis;
• You can add a personal profile of your choice, by means of the thematic areas Intercultural Communication, Diversity and Inclusion in Communication, and International Marketing.

What will you learn:

The Master’s specialisation in Global Communication and Diversity teaches you about professional communication in multinational, multicultural, and multilingual organisational contexts. This programme trains you to operate as an independent communication specialist. You will develop in-depth theoretical knowledge and methodological skills, and will learn to work in teams through practical communication projects.

After completing your studies, you will be able to design and conduct scientific communication research. You can make tailor-made recommendations to optimise communication with diverse target groups. You will explore themes such as the impact of globalisation and diversity on communication (e.g. in marketing and advertising, recruitment, or corporate communication), the role of intercultural competence, and the consequences of language choice for effective and inclusive communication with different stakeholders.

You will gain insight into the factors that can affect an organisation's communication with diverse publics and its reputation and performance in international settings.