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Intercultural Communication (ICC)
Language and Literacy in Education Division
The Intercultural Communication Program prepares students to address problems that arise from cultural differences in values, assumptions and modes of interaction and to work in educational, social service, business, governmental, or intergovernmental agency settings. Students learn to analyze cultural and behavioral issues encountered in the interaction of individuals from different ethnic and national backgrounds. Career opportunities include international student advising, educational/cultural exchange, diversity training in corporate and non-profit organizations, international development and refugee/resettlement program development and administration. ICC graduates also find consultancies in business, industry and social service fields.
Students draw from the fields of linguistics, psychology, anthropology and other relevant areas of study within Penn GSE and across the University. Practical experience is an integral part of the program. Faculty work along with students so that they may complete supervised internships in their choice of local, national, or international environments and educational, professional, business, or social service settings. Internship sites may include foreign student advising offices, elementary and secondary schools, community outreach organizations, social service agencies, educational or cultural exchange programs, consulting firms, banks and businesses.
Students complete 12 course units (11 courses and an internship) and the comprehensive examination. They are encouraged to take courses across programs in the Graduate School of Education and throughout the University of Pennsylvania. Two course units may be transferred from outside the University of Pennsylvania. All ICC students participate in an internship which fulfills one course unit of graduate credit. Students must also write a thesis based on their internship experience which fulfills the master’s comprehensive examination requirement.
Core Courses (3 course units):
- EDUC 537 Educational Linguistics
- EDUC 546 Sociolinguistics in Education
- EDUC 676 Issues and Approaches in Intercultural Communication
One Discourse Analysis Course, such as:
- EDUC 507 Sociology of Language
- EDUC 517 Classroom Discourse and Interaction
- EDUC 572 Language and Gender
- EDUC 641 Language and the Profession
- EDUC 645 Method of Discourse Analysis
- EDUC 647 Linguistics Anthropology of Education
- EDUC 650 Cross-Cultural Variation in Language Use
- EDUC 806 Narration of the Self
Distributional Course:
One course outside of Language and Literacy in Education Division but within GSE/Penn.
Elective Courses:
- Choose six graduate electives, two of which must be courses in the Language and Literacy in Education Division.
- International students are requested to take EDUC 679, Language for Specific Purposes.
Internship Requirement:
- EDUC 567.001 ICC Internship and Thesis
Admissions
This program seeks applications from candidates with initiative and motivation to design their own program of study and future career path. ICC is a small and highly flexible program that can serve as professional preparation in its own right or as a prelude to doctoral study in a variety of fields.
- PENN GSE Application
- Application Fee
- Statement of Purpose
- Three letters of Recommendation
- Academic transcript(s) from all undergraduate and graduate institutions
- TOEFL or IELTS scores are required for international students International Student Handbook
- Score report from the Graduate Records Examination (as reported by ETS)
The Intercultural Communication Program accepts full-time and part-time applications on a rolling basis until the program is full. Admission is for the summer or fall semester only. International Students must have their applications complete at least 14 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester in order to process the necessary paperwork for an I-20 form.
Betsy Rymes, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Penny Creedon, LLE Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
215-898-3245 (direct)
Mary Schlesinger, LLE Admissions Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
215-898-7912 (direct)
For more information please contact us or call 1-877-PENNGSE (736-6473)
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