Academic Programs for Intercultural Studies


Many universities have advanced degrees that focus specifically on area studies, international relations, and languages. Fewer have programs in intercultural communication or second languages and cultures. Thus, students who want second language learning and culture learning included in their degree curriculum often have to fashion their own degree program. Below is a list of universities, colleges, and institutions that offer degree programs related to language and/or culture, or that have flexible programs available so students can create their own program of studies.

Comparative and International Education Programs

American University
School of International Studies (Multiple Programs)
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-1600
School Website: www.american.edu/sis/
Program Website: www.american.edu/sis/programs/

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College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education, Teaching, and Health
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-2446
School Website: www.american.edu/cas/
Program Website: www.american.edu/cas/education/index.cfm

Columbia University
Teachers College
International and Transcultural Studies Department
525 W. 120th St.
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678-3300
School Website: www.tc.columbia.edu
Program Website: www.tc.columbia.edu/ITS/cie%26ied/

Florida State University
College of Education
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
1114 W. Call Street
P.O. Box 3064450
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4450
Phone: (850) 644-6885
School Website: www.coe.fsu.edu
Program Website: tinyurl.com/coe-fsu-edu-international

George Mason University
Graduate School of Education
Division of Advanced Professional Teacher Development and International Education
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 993-2010
School Website: www.gse.gmu.edu
Program Website: gse.gmu.edu/programs/intled/academics/

New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions
82 Washington Square East
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 998-5030
School Website: steinhardt.nyu.edu
Program Website: steinhardt.nyu.edu/humsocsci/international

Penn State
College of Education
Education Policy Studies
300 Rackley Building
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 863-0955
School Website: www.ed.psu.edu/educ
Program Website: www.ed.psu.edu/educ/eps/cied

School for International Training
Kipling Road, P.O. Box 676
Brattleboro, Vermont USA 05302
Phone: (802) 257-7751
School Website: www.sit.edu
Program Website: www.sit.edu/graduate/ieprograms-overview.cfm

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Department of Education
Moore Hall, Box 951521
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 825-8326
School Website: gseis.ucla.edu
Program Website: tinyurl.com/gseis-ucla-edu-comparativeed

University of Minnesota
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE) Track
330 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-1006
School Website: www.cehd.umn.edu
Program Website (M.A.): www.cehd.umn.edu/olpd/grad-programs/CIDE/ma.html
Program Website (Ph.D.): www.cehd.umn.edu/olpd/grad-programs/CIDE/phd.html

University of Oregon
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of International Studies
175 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: (541) 346-5051
School Website: cas.uoregon.edu
Program Website: intldept.uoregon.edu

Intercultural Communication Programs

American University
School of Communication (Multiple Programs)
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: (202) 885-2061
School Website: www.american.edu/soc/
Program Website: www.american.edu/degrees.cfm?school=SOC

Arizona State University
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Intercultural Communication and Cultural Studies
Box 871205
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone: (480) 965-5095
School Website: humancommunication.clas.asu.edu
Program Website: humancommunication.clas.asu.edu/about/intercultural

California State University, Los Angeles
Department of Communication Studies
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA  90032
Phone: (323) 343-4200
School Website: www.calstatela.edu
Program Website: www.calstatela.edu/academic/communication/graduate.php

California State University, Sacramento
Communication Studies Department
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 278-6011
School Website: www.csus.edu
Program Website: www.asn.csus.ed/coms

DePaul University
College of Communication
Organizational and Multicultural Communication Studies Program
14 E. Jackson
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 362-8600
School Website: communication.depaul.edu
Program Website: http://communication.depaul.edu/academics/

Intercultural Communication Institute/
School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 238
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: (503) 297-4622
School Website: www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/School-of-International-Studies
Program Website: www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/School-of-International-studies/Academics/Master-Degrees.html

Lesley University
Graduate School of Arts and Social Science
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
Phone: (617) 349-8300
School Website: www.lesley.edu/graduate-school-of-arts-and-social-sciences/
Program Website: www.lesley.edu/intercultural-relations/

New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development
Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
239 Greene Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 998-5030
School Website: steinhardt.nyu.edu
Program Website: steinhardt.nyu.edu/mcc/masters/

San Diego State University
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
School of Communication
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-4560
Phone: (619) 594-8512
School Website: psfa.sdsu.edu/web/index.php/site
Program Website: http://communication.sdsu.edu/

University of Denver
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Communication Studies
2490 S. Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80208
Phone: (303) 871-2088
School Website: www.du.edu/ahss/
Program Website: www.du.edu/ahss/schools/comn/programs/graduate/

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Department of Media, Film, and Journalism Studies
2490 S. Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80208
Phone: (303) 871-2088
School Website: www.du.edu/ahss/
Program Website: http://www.du.edu/ahss/mfjs/programs/graduate/iic

University of Florida
College of Journalism and Communications
Weimer Hall
PO Box 118400
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-0466
School Website: www.jou.ufl.edu
Program Website: www.jou.ufl.edu/grad/intlcomm/

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Graduate School
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone: (410) 455-2537
School Website: www.umbc.edu/gradschool/
Program Website: www.umbc.edu/mll/incc/

University of Miami
School of Communication
Communication Studies
P. O. Box 248127
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Phone: (305)284-2265
School Website: com.miami.edu
Program Website: http://com.miami.edu/communication-studies

University of New Mexico
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Journalism
Ortega Hall 201
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 277-5305
School Website: artsci.unm.edu
Program Website: www.unm.edu/~cjdept

University of Oklahoma
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication
610 Elm Avenue
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-3111
School Website: cas.ou.edu
Program Website: cas.ou.edu/interculturalinternational-communication

University of Southern California
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
3502 Watt Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
Phone: (213) 740-6180
School Website: annenberg.usc.edu
Program Website: annenberg.usc.edu/Prospective/Masters/global

 

Language and Culture Programs

Columbia University
Teachers College
Arts and Humanities Department
525 W. 120th St.
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678-3300
School Website: www.tc.columbia.edu
Program Website: www.tc.edu/a&h/Bilingual/

George Mason University
Graduate School of Education
Division of Advanced Professional Teacher Development and International Education
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 993-2010
Website: www.gse.gmu.edu
Program Website: gse.gmu.edu/div-apt/

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Summer Intensive Language Program
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 647-4115
School Website: www.miis.edu
Program Website: www.miis.edu/academics/language/summer

Penn State
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
140 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-1500
School Website: www.ed.psu.edu/educ
Program Website: www.ed.psu.edu/educ/c-and-i/lcs

Princeton University
Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
Aaron Burr Hall
Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Phone: (609) 258-7497
Institute Website: www.princeton.edu/piirs/
Program Website: www.princeton.edu/~piirs/programs/PTIC/

University of Arizona
College of Education
Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies
Box 210069
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone:  (520) 621-1573  
School Website: www.coe.arizona.edu
Program Website: www.coe.arizona.edu/tls/lrc/focus

University of California, Berkeley
Graduate School of Education
Language, Literacy, Society, and Culture
1501 Tolman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 642-0841
School Website: gse.berkeley.edu
Program Website: gse.berkeley.edu/language-literacy-society-culture

University of Houston - Clearlake
School of Education
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: (281) 283-7600
School Website: www.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/SOE/
Program Website: prtl.uhcl.edu/portal/page/portal/SOE/Programs/
Multicultural_Studies_in_Education_MS/

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
School of Education
813 N. Pleasant Street
Amherst MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-0234
School Website: www.umass.edu/education/
Program Website: www.umass.edu/education/departments/tecs/language-literacy-culture

University of Minnesota
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
125 Peik Hall
59 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-4006
School Website: www.cehd.umn.edu
Program Website:www.cehd.umn.edu/ci/

University of New Mexico
College of Education
Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
Hokona Hall 140 
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 277-2231
School Website: coe.unm.edu
Program Website: coe.unm.edu/departments-programs/llss/index.html

University of Oregon
College of Education
Department of Education Studies
1215 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: (541) 346-3404
School Website: education.uoregon.edu
Program Website: education.uoregon.edu/program/critical-and-sociocultural-studies-education

University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
Education in Language Division
3700 Walnut Street C-1
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Phone: (215) 898-6455
School Website: www.gse.upenn.edu
Program Website: www.gse.upenn.edu/degrees_programs

University of Pittsburgh
School of Education
Instruction and Learning Department
230 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: (412) 648.2230
School Website: www.education.pitt.edu
Program Website: www.education.pitt.edu/AcademicDepartments/Instruction
Learning/Programs/LanguageLiteracyCulture.aspx

University of Texas at San Antonio
The Graduate School
Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio TX 78249
Phone: (210) 458-4011 
School Website: graduateschool.utsa.edu
Program Website: www.utsa.edu/gcat/chapter6/COEHD/bbldept.html

University of Washington
College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Box 353600
Seattle, Washington 98195
Phone: (206) 543-1847
School Website: education.washington.edu
Program Website: education.washington.edu/areas/ci/studyoptions/med/
langlit.html

Vanderbilt University
Peabody College/College of Education and Human Development
Learning, Teaching, and Diversity
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 322-8410
School Website: peabody.vanderbilt.edu
Program Website: peabody.vanderbilt.edu/departments/tl/graduate_programs/
doctoral_programs/language_literacy_and_culture_specialization/

Society of Intercultural Educators, Trainers and Researchers (SIETAR) Northwest Region offers lists of summer academies and graduate programs in intercultural communication, which include international as well as U.S. universities and suggestions for programs in related fields: sietarnw.wordpress.com/resources/

 

 

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