Program Overview

Global Business Communication, MSc, PgCert or PgDip

Introduction

Our MSc in Global Business Communication at the University of Aberdeen provides in-depth communications skills and knowledge across business, law, healthcare, politics, media, and energy industries. You will learn to communicate effectively and pragmatically in situations reliant on an understanding of human behavior, relationships, tactics, and politics to uncover powerful solutions to challenges in communication and interpretation.

Study Information

Study Options

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: MSc, PgCert or PgDip
• Duration: 4 months, 9 months, 12 months, 21 months or 24 months
• Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
• Start Month: September or January
• Location of Study: Aberdeen

Programme Fees

Fee Information

Semester 1

Compulsory Courses

• Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5006)
• Critical Skills: Reading and Engagement (PD50C2)
• Critical Skills: Research and Dissemination (PD55C1)
• Marketing Management (BU5039)
• Communication Theory and Analysis (LN5019)
• Negotiation and Cross - Cultural Management (BU5072)

Semester 2

Compulsory Courses

• BU5573 Marketing Communications (15 credit points)
• Intercultural Communication (LN5510)
• Institutional Discourse (LN5518)

Semester 3

Compulsory Courses

• LN5905 Dissertation in Professional Communication (60 credit points)

Available Programmes of Study

• MSc
• PgDip
• PgCert

MSc

Global Business Communication

Programme Fees

Fee Information

PgDip

Global Business Communication

PgCert

Global Business Communication

Funding Opportunities

• The SFC Postgraduate tuition fee scholarship may be available for those classified as Home/EU fee status students for this programme.

Scholarships

• All eligible self-funded international Postgraduate Masters students starting in September 2025 will receive an £8,000 scholarship.

Related Programmes

• Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management
• Marketing

How You'll Study

Learning Methods

• Individual Projects
• Lectures
• Research
• Seminars
• Tutorials

Assessment Methods

• The variety of assessment in the programme ensures that students apply theory to practice and become expert communicators and team players.
• The courses undertaken in the programme provide students with solid professional skill set in communication analysis, management and intercultural communication.
• The programme consists of 180 credit points taken over the duration of one year.
• Courses are assessed through essays, presentations, group and project work.

Why Study Global Business Communication?

• At the University of Aberdeen, we have created a unique MSc in Global Business Communication because it takes an innovative approach in examining communication and interaction dynamics in the professional world by helping you understand, interpret, and analyse communications across a variety of professional contexts, including intercultural communications at a global level.
• Centred on Linguistics, this programme features both language analysis and discourse analysis - together with research, methodology techniques that help uncover the true meaning in data.
• The programme draws upon the Business School and School of Language and Literature, so it provides a unique perspective to give a fuller picture rather than one aspect or the other.
• The MSc in Global Business Communication gives you key skills in all organisational communication across sectors nationally and internationally to enable you to travel globally in your career.
• The breadth of skills provided by the subject allows you to work in internal and external facing positions within an organisation of any size or type.
• We are located in Aberdeen, a city with strong links to FTSE 100 multinational business, healthcare and Europe's energy capital, which we are able to draw upon to deliver this programme.
• You will have the opportunity to work with the industry in a variety of ways such as industry weeks with the Business School, industry projects and building your own networks and teamwork skills.
• There will be a series of guest speaker talks during the year and you can explore further internship possibilities with our links to a variety of organisations throughout the UK.

Careers

• Communications are vital to the internal and external operation of a successful organisation or business and understanding how we give and receive information can lead to careers in marketing and communications, PR, HR, and Media Relations.

Career Opportunities

• Human Resources
• Junior Lecturer
• Media Communications
• Public Relations
• Teacher

Our Experts

• You will be taught by a range of experts including professors, lecturers, teaching fellows and postgraduate tutors.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications

• The standard entrance requirement is a good second class degree, normally at a 2:2 or above in any discipline.

English Language Requirements

• The English Language requirement for all College of Arts and Social Sciences is an IELTS of 6.5 with 6.0 for writing and reading, or an equivalent score on an internationally recognised English test with above-average competence in English language.

Aberdeen Global Scholarship

• Eligible self-funded Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship.