Master Of Arts
in Intercultural Leadership 

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership (MAIL) program is a 48-hour graduate degree program designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of intercultural relationships and perspectives with an emphasis on leadership in intercultural contexts. In the rapidly-globalizing world of today, there is an emergent need not only for intercultural and cross-cultural awareness, but for leadership skills that can be used across cultures. The MAIL program inculcates the student with the necessary qualities of advanced leadership for intercultural situations, and prepares him or her for postgraduate education or employment in a variety of intercultural settings, such as administration of intercultural organizations, etc.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Master of Arts in Intercultural Leadership program are to help students to

  1. enable students to form an integrated and culturally competent perspective on society, culture, and the world by examining and understanding the views of others
  2. generate understanding of the importance of culture on global issues in terms of arts, anthropology, and sociology
  3. to cultivate a respectful, tolerant, and sensitive attitude to other cultures through analysis of cultural interactions and differences, and to understand how leadership is viewed differently around the world
  4. to provide opportunities for critical analysis of and reflection on interculturalism and cultural exchange as enriching lives through exposure to theories of intercultural relations, philosophies, and conflicts, and how to mediate such exchanges through selfless leadership.

Program Requirements

Major Core Courses 24 Credits
Major Elective Courses 24 Credits
Total        48Credits

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