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Course syllabus - Intercultural Communication

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SVA024

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Swedish

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2016-12-19

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2018-02-07
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Liu, Shuang; Volcic, Zala; Gallois, Cynthia

    Introducing intercultural communication: global cultures and contexts

    ISBN: 978-1-4462-8591-6

    LIBRIS-ID: 17364949

    2. ed., Los Angeles, [Calif.], SAGE, xix, 360 s.

    Stier, Jonas; Olsson, Sten

    Kulturmöten: en introduktion till interkulturella studier

    ISBN: 9789144054254

    LIBRIS-ID: 11310522

    2. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 178 s.

    Articles

    Nelson, M.

    You need help as usual, do you? Joking and swearing for collegiality in a Swedish workplace.

    Sundberg, G.

    Kommunikativa dilemman i rekryteringssamtal.

Examination

SEM1, Seminar, 2.5 credits, oral performance concerning learning outcomes 1 and 3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, Assignment, 2 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
HEM1, Take-home-examination, 3 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 2, 4 and 5, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for INL1 and HEM1.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale