Intercultural Communication Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

Overview

Thanks to globalization, intercultural communication has become our daily necessity. When two or more cultures meet, they need to understand each other, and at a qualitative level. 

Aim of the Study Programme

• To train qualified intercultural communication specialists for Latvian and international institutions. Provide studies that meet economic, cultural and social needs. To provide practically applicable academic studies based on the theoretical foundations of the branch sciences, corresponding to the standards of academic education.

Study Programme Tasks

• To provide students with the necessary knowledge and practical skills for the provision of professional high-level intercultural communication services;
• To promote the competitiveness of graduates in the international labor market;
• To implement knowledge acquisition, which provides an opportunity to independently develop research methodology and apply it;

• To develop a close relationship between the study process and real practice in multicultural companies;

Career

• Gives you great opportunities to continue your masters course;
• Graduates of the Languages and Intercultural Communication program from Ventspils University of Applied Sciences are prepared for work in diplomatic institutions, in positions related to labor resources and in the field of record keeping, mainly in multinational companies, which also require language skills;
• Possibility to work as an intercultural communication specialist in Latvian and international institutions