Master's profile in Linguistic Diversity Management
Designing linguistic and cultural diversity – for internationalisation, participation and successful collaboration.
In the profile in Linguistic Diversity Management of the MA in Language and Communication, you develop practice-relevant, analytical and strategic competencies that enable you to take on specialist or leadership roles in multilingual and multicultural contexts and leverage the potential of linguistic diversity for society as well as in professional and educational settings.
Why study linguistic diversity management?
Linguistic and cultural diversity presents organisations with complex communicative challenges. Those who understand and actively shape this diversity create better communication, stronger teams and more inclusive structures. This profile equips you with precisely these abilities – academically grounded, practice-oriented and internationally focussed.
Programme
In the core models, you acquire the academic and methodological foundations. In your profile, you gain practical professional expertise.
In the profile in Linguistic Diversity Management, you work on the following:
- Development of educational programmes
- Management of internationalisation
- Consulting for institutions
Focus areas:
- Plurilingualism and language education
- Global citizenship and social responsibility
- Linguistic diversity and inclusion
- Intercultural collaboration
- Management of programmes and policies
- Language education technologies
During project work, you apply this knowledge to solving problems in real-world professional contexts – for example, in language test development or the design of international relations.
Profile development
You can refine your personal competence profile in the following areas:
- Language education developer: focus on the design and evaluation of training and continuing education courses for individuals, teams and organisations. You learn to use and advance digital tools for language teaching, learning and testing.
- International programme coordinator: focus on the development, implementation and evaluation of international programmes. You learn to promote internationalisation and global networking in the fields of public administration, industry and (higher) education institutions.
- Language and inclusion advisor: focus on language policy and linguistic-cultural inclusion. You learn to advise policymakers and organisations on language-policy issues and to develop sustainable strategies.
Information on full-time/part-time study: information sheet on Linguistic Diversity Management study models
Career opportunities
With the profile in Linguistic Diversity Management, you prepare for a specialist or leadership role in multicultural and multilingual organisations and communities – working on either a self-employed or employed basis.
Your tasks may include:
- designing and coordinating international programmes,
- advising stakeholders from the worlds of politics, public administration and business on language-policy issues and decisions,
- developing concepts and materials for courses and tests,
- supporting change processes in multilingual organisations, and
- designing inclusive communication and collaboration processes.
Possible roles:
- Language consultant
- Learning and development lead
- International programme coordinator
- Language education developer
Typical employers:
- (Higher) education institutions
- Government agencies and public authorities
- Foundations
- Associations
- NGOs
- National and international companies such as banks, industrial enterprises, healthcare institutions, etc.
Entry requirements
The profile in Linguistic Diversity Management is suitable for graduates in all Bachelor’s disciplines who see their future in managing linguistic and cultural diversity.
What we expect from you
A Bachelor’s degree, very good German and English skills, knowledge of an additional language as well as a professionally relevant internship or period of study abroad are required for admission to the programme. You must also pass a professional aptitude test.
In addition, you will need to possess the following attributes if you are to successfully manage your everyday study and professional life:
- Strong ability to reflect on multilingual and multicultural contexts
- Ability to adopt different perspectives and work from different viewpoints
- Interest in exploring questions relating to linguistic diversity management academically