1st and 2nd semester - Understanding culture and communication in a globalisation perspective

The coursework on the 1st and 2nd semesters of the CCG prorgamme is composed by Core Courses, followed by all the students and Profile Courses which the students follow depending on how they choose to tailor their CCG studies.

Some of the examples of the courses offered at the CCG programme, fall semester include (please note that the titles and the content of the courses can vary from one year to another).

Core courses:

• Cultural Worlds/Worlds of Culture
• Intercultural communication
• Globalization
• Philosophy of Science and Methodology
• Applied methods

Profile courses:

Consumption and Market Communication

• Understanding Consumption
• Online Marketing

Organisation and Leadership

• Organisational Culture and Leadership
• Organisational Culture and Communication

International politics, migration and movements

• Social Movements
• Migration connections

Finally, the students can either choose an elective course on current issues or one of the following specialisations:

Specialisations

The Master programme in Culture, Communication and Globalization offers the following possibilities of specialisations that will allow you to add a personal profile to your Master's degree:

• Arctic Studies
• Global Gender Studies
• Chinese Area Studies

If you choose one of the specialisations, you will follow two specialisation modules of 5 ECTS at your 1st and 2nd semesters respectively. At your 3rd semester you will produce an element-based project within a problem area relevant to the chosen specialisation area (15 ECTS). At your 4th semester you will write your Master’s thesis with an emphasis on one or more dimensions of the chosen specialisation (30 ECTS).

3rd SEMESTER:

All students choose between either undertaking an internship or a mobility stay in Denmark or abroad.

4th SEMESTER:

Thesis writing. During your last semester you will write your final thesis – potentially in collaboration with your former internship place.  

Mobility stay

Instead of the internship, you may choose to take a semester at another programme at a university or research institute in Denmark or abroad.

No courses are offered on the 3rd semester.

Traineeship

Internship - or studies at another programme
Your internship or mobility stay/studies at another programme can take place either in Denmark or abroad. You make your own contacts and plan your own content, which the programme coordinator approves. The duration of the internship is minimum 3 months. As an integral part of a private company, nonprofit organization or public institution (e.g. ministries and municipalities), you will be working with strategic and analytical tasks. The internship must have an international and/or intercultural dimension and be relevant to the CCG studies.

Examples of previous internship placements include:

• Amnesty International
• UNESCO
• Red Cross
• Lego
• Green Globe
• Embassies all over the world
• Arla Foods
• Vestas
• Torm

See the curriculum here

Visit the Study Board for International and Cross-Cultural Studies here

Aalborg University is famous for its problem based learning which means that you work in a group on a written assignment each semester - possibly in collaboration with an industrial partner. This study method is also called “The Aalborg Model for Problem Based Learning”. The method is highly recognised internationally; including by UNESCO.
The problem based project work at Aalborg University gives you the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and competencies at a high academic level in an independent way. You get to apply theory to practice when you work to solve real-life problems, which will ensure that you are well prepared for your future career.
Learn more about PBL.

When doing project work, you work closely in groups with other students who have roughly the same academic interests and ambitions as yourself. This gives you the opportunity to cooperate, share knowledge and to explore larger and more complex academic problems than you would have been able to do on your own. Furthermore, the groups serve a social purpose and make it easier for you to get to know your fellow students.
Learn more about group work at AAU.

Aalborg University works closely with the business community, which means that during your studies you work with real issues from companies and organisations. Thus, you will already have the opportunity while studying to obtain practical experience with the theory you learn at the university.

At Aalborg University, we offer research-based teaching, which in short means that your lecturers conduct research in the same area they teach. You thus have access to the latest knowledge and dedicated teachers who are passionate about what they teach. The teaching material thus not only includes books but may also consist of current articles from journals. 

The laboratories at Aalborg University are of the highest standard, and they play an important role in the teaching. You will work under the best laboratory conditions with access to state-of-the-art technology, which is vital for your benefiting from the teaching.

As a university city, Aalborg has many advantages. The city is Denmark's fourth largest, and a good 20 percent of the municipality's inhabitants are students. The city has much to offer when it comes to culture, sports and leisure, but at the same time, has a manageable size and safe environment. Compared to other university cities in Denmark, it is easy to find good student accommodation in Aalborg.
Learn more about student life in Aalborg and what it means to study in Aalborg.