Module manager: Ramzi Merabet
Email: r.merabet@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module introduces students to the field of Intercultural Studies and Communication, through examining a broad range of case studies. It explores this field both as a key dynamic seen in the contemporary world and examined from a cultural, historical, political and/or theoretical perspective.
Students will be introduced to the key principles of the discipline and encouraged to reflect critically on their own lived experience in relation to the topics covered as well as analysing the case studies provided. Students will have weekly lectures that focus on a particular concept or theme and seminars that will provide them with the opportunity to explore these ideas in more depth.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Discuss coherently, knowledgeably and critically a selection of key issues in Intercultural Studies as they affect the contemporary world
2. Identify and analyse instances of Intercultural Communication difficulties, both their own and those of others, as well as suggest solutions to those difficulties, through critical self-reflection
3. Apply key concepts from Intercultural Studies to a range of contexts, using appropriate research and scholarship from the discipline
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Self-awareness- reflect on and evaluate their own values, perceptions, motivations and actions
5. Critical thinking- question norms, practices and opinions (both their own and those of others)
6. Effective communication- the ability to be clear and concise, integrating and acknowledging the ideas of others
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 270 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Students will receive oral feedback in class based on their contributions to discussions. One of the seminars will be dedicated to preparing for the reflective log and they will have the opportunity to look at and analyse model answers. They will have time in the lectures to discuss and plan their presentations and they can receive written feedback on a plan via email.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Reflective Log | 50 |
| Coursework | Group Presentation | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
A resit for the group presentation will be in the form of an individual essay on the same topic as the original presentation.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 06/05/2025
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