Master's Degree Programme in Language, Globalization and Intercultural Communication

Master's Degree Programme in Language, Globalization and Intercultural Communication

How does globalization challenge our understanding of language and communication? What roles do language and culture play in our societies? What are the connections between media, discourse and power? How can one approach language learning and questions of identity in today’s world? If you are interested in these and similar questions and their complex answers, the Master’s Degree Programme in Language, Globalization and Intercultural Communication (LAGIC) is right for you.

Why this programme?

The LAGIC programme combines intercultural communication and applied language studies in a nationally and internationally unique way. The program combines various approaches, including discourses, identities, mobilities, media landscapes, and the use of media. It also explores how language use is connected to social interaction across different contexts. The Ģ��ֱ�� is one of the pioneers in the teaching and research of intercultural communication in Finland.

In addition to theoretical depth, there is a strong practical aspect in the programme, providing communication competencies required in the multicultural, networked world. The programme prepares students for careers involving significant intercultural contacts in companies, public organizations, and non-governmental organizations. The students will be also qualified for research-intensive employment.

Programme info

Applications for master's degree programmes can be submitted once a year in January.

To complete the programme, you must earn 120 ECTS credits. Studying full time, you will graduate within 2 years.

Applications for this master's degree programme can be submitted once a year in January, and once accepted, your studies will begin in September. From this programme you will graduate with a Master of Arts.

The modes of study vary and they are designed to meet the learning objectives of each course. Studies include contact teaching sessions in which you are required to attend. In addition to the contact teaching, you need to study independently for essays, exams and assignments and participate in group or pair work.

Tuition fees and scholarships

How and when to apply?

The application period is in January 2026.
You can apply by submitting an online application form. This form is available in the Studyinfo.fi portal during the application period.
To apply successfully, you need to have suitable educational background and show proof of your English skills as mentioned in the admission criteria.
Applicants also need to submit the required attachments mentioned in the programme-specific admission criteria and on the application form.
Students from non-EU/EEA countries are liable to pay a tuition fee. We offer a tuition fee scholarship for students liable to pay tuition fees.

The next call for applications is in January 2026

How to apply for the programme?

Scholarships and tuition fees

Student profile

The LAGIC programme is located at the Department of Language and Communication Studies which is a large, multilingual and actively international unit. As a LAGIC student you get to meet and network with students from different disciplines and backgrounds. This is facilitated by our collaborative and dialogic approach to teaching. Through group or pair work, discussions, presentations, and independent study we enable our students to develop skills they need in their professional life. In addition to academic and scientific knowledge, the LAGIC programme includes hands-on courses where you can apply theories and knowledge to real-life situations.

Career opportunities for LAGIC graduates

LAGIC alumni, possessing advanced knowledge of applied language studies and intercultural communication, can work in a broad range of professional and academic fields, performing tasks that require expertise in, for instance, communication, language and communication teaching and consulting, planning and project work, or research.

Possible career opportunities include, for instance:

language and communication teaching and consulting in professional, community, educational institutions and businesses
specialist in international affairs, communication advisor, business manager, content manager, and specialist in global mobility
working with NGO’s, policy and planning for immigrant/refugee governmental institutions.

The LAGIC programme provides you with skills and qualification needed to pursue PhD studies.

Get to know the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, you can immerse yourself in different languages, communication, culture and the arts, as well as explore the past and future, philosophy and social issues. Our science-based and interdisciplinary education prepares experts who are transforming the world of work.

You can study to become a subject teacher, a journalist or a social worker, for example. Our courses also provide you with high-level skills for professional and managerial positions and entrepreneurship. We strengthen student well-being by fostering a sense of community and ensuring that students progress and graduate in a pedagogically sustainable way.

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If you have questions concerning the admission process, please contact JYU Admission Services: admissions@jyu.fi

About tuition fees and the scholarship programme for students liable to pay tuition fees, please contact the International Office: degree-students@jyu.fi

If you have programme-specific questions for example on studies in the programme, or the suitability of the field of your previous degree when applying to the programme, please contact us: lagic-info@jyu.fi

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Master's Degree Programme in Language, Globalization and Intercultural Communication