What’s a typical student profile for the Intercultural and International Communication program?
The MA in Intercultural and International Communication program is primarily designed for individuals who have significant experience working with diverse populations, in multicultural settings, or abroad. Such experience has included: working in an embassy abroad; teaching English as a Second Language in other nations; volunteering or working with refugees, immigrants, or First Nations communities; military and peacekeeping service abroad; providing human resources services in organizations that work with diverse staff or clientele, such as diversity managers in hospitals or corporations; covering international or multicultural issues as a journalist (e.g., editing an ethnic community newspaper). The majority of our students are residents of British Columbia; however, we see an increasing number of students from abroad and other areas of Canada. The student cohort reflects a wide range in backgrounds and personal characteristics: many students are multilingual and multi-ethnic; many h
