A World of Difference: Exploring Intercultural Communication (Udemy)

Offered by Udemy,
A World of Difference: Exploring Intercultural Communication (Udemy)

A brief introduction to the theory, research and practice of intercultural communication. This course will introduce you to general themes, issues and perspectives associated with the study of intercultural communication. In exploring these issues, the presenters provide a brief introduction to the topic, a basic examination of important themes of culture and communication, two frameworks for viewing culture and examples from the presenters' research and life experience.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see Udemy's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

We hope this project serves as a catalyst for thought and discussion regarding the challenges and opportunities associated with living in a diverse world.

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course, you should be able to explain the importance of studying intercultural communication.
  • By the end of this course, you should be able to Identify the basic building block of culture and note examples of each.
  • By the end of this course, you should be able to apply Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies and Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck's Cultural Patterns in exploring how culture can be viewed and understood.
Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Applied Public History: Places, People, Stories (Coursera) Coursera
University of London

Applied Public History: Places, People, Stories (Coursera)

This course introduces learners to applied public history: understanding and interpreting the past today, and engaging diverse communities in the practice of making and sharing histories. The course draws on project case studies, expert insights and diverse perspectives to model exciting approaches to researching and sharing the history of places and people. Learners will develop a toolkit to apply in their own practice, by participating in discussion, quizzes, creative activities and mini masterclasses. What kinds of stories can we discover through research into the history of places and people?

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health (Coursera) Coursera
University of Michigan

Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health (Coursera)

Effective communication is a core skill that nearly every health professional will need and use during their careers. Yet, few health professionals receive even basic training in how to design communications to be clear and successful. As “foundational skills,” the content in this course can be applied to both oral and written communication, within and beyond health.

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Global Impact: Multiculturalism (Coursera) Coursera
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Global Impact: Multiculturalism (Coursera)

This course embarks on the journey of understanding multicultural marketing's essentials. It elaborates on how culture influences consumer behavior and decision-making, and it explores the roles of multicultural consumer segments, generational and regional subcultures. The course imparts knowledge of various advertising strategies tailored for multicultural markets and discusses concepts like bilingual use, frame-switching, and communication channels' significance.

Aug 10th 2026
4 Weeks
Gestão de Marca & Crise de Imagem (Coursera) Coursera
FIA Business School

Gestão de Marca & Crise de Imagem (Coursera)

No mundo contemporâneo, "marca" é um dos ativos mais valorizados pelos mercados. Contudo, com o empoderamento da sociedade, as marcas ficaram mais frágeis e mais expostas. Nesse cenário, estar preparado para a gestão de crise de marca pode fazer a diferença entre a sobrevivência e a morte do negócio. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de entender e relacionar os principais conceitos de marca, de sistema de informação de marketing e de gestão de crise de marketing.

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Doping : Sports, Organizations and Sciences (Coursera) Coursera
University of Lausanne

Doping : Sports, Organizations and Sciences (Coursera)

The objective of this course is to encourage a critical understanding of doping. To achieve this goal, this course will rely on a multidisciplinary approach that allow you to see how different disciplines get into a single object, in different perspectives and in often complementary ways. This approach will also allow us to appreciate the complexity of a subject like doping. Doping in sports is a complex practice whose definition and identification is the result of socially and historically constructed norms. This course offers to shed light on the processes that led to the use and prohibition of doping substances.

Aug 3rd 2026
4 Weeks
Understanding Korean Politics (Coursera) Coursera
Yonsei University

Understanding Korean Politics (Coursera)

This course will select six most outstanding issues in contemporary Korean politics and will engage in an in-depth, interactive inquiry of those issue. They include Korean politics in history, institutional setting of Korean politics, and dynamics of political culture in Korea, profiles of political leadership, myth and reality of the developmental state and the Korean economic miracle, and debates on Korean unification. The course will expose students to contending theories and empirical reality at first hand.

Aug 3rd 2026
5-12 Weeks
ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students (Coursera) Coursera
University at Buffalo,The State University of New York

ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students (Coursera)

This course will provide an overview of ADHD diagnosis and treatment. Course participants can expect to learn about ADHD as a developmental disorder that begins early in childhood, and participants will also learn about evidence-based approaches for diagnosing ADHD. Following that, two evidence-based treatment approaches (the Daily Report Card and Parenting Strategies) will be introduced. (Note these course activities are informational and are not intended to replace working with a licensed/trained professional).

Aug 3rd 2026
4 Weeks
社会调查与研究方法 (上)Methodologies in Social Research (Part I) (Coursera) Coursera
Peking University

社会调查与研究方法 (上)Methodologies in Social Research (Part I) (Coursera)

社会调查与研究方法,首先,是一套观察社会现象、测量社会现象的工具;其次,是一套分析和运用社会现象数据的科学方法;最高境界,则是一套针对社会、经济、教育、政治、法律、管理、公共卫生、新闻报道等人类的生产与生活现象,进行科学沟通的思维逻辑与表达方式。

Aug 10th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Conflict Resolution Skills (Coursera) Coursera
University of California, Irvine

Conflict Resolution Skills (Coursera)

Resolving conflict in a positive manner is a skill that can be developed and practiced. Being heard can be one of the most important goals of someone engaged in conflict. Knowing how to listen and deploy appropriate communication tactics is determinative of whether a conflict will have a positive or negative resolution. Examine listening skills, appropriate and strategic verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and how to assemble a conflict management plan likely to yield positive resolutions.

Aug 3rd 2026
3 Weeks
Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology (Coursera) Coursera
University of London,Bloomsbury Learning Environment

Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology (Coursera)

This course is designed to help you create dynamic, interactive online courses through the use of multimedia tools, student collaboration opportunities, and formative assessment and feedback. Each week we will focus on a particular topic: Using multimedia for teaching and learning; Encouraging student collaboration; Formative assessment and feedback.

Aug 9th 2026
3 Weeks
Successful Presentation (Coursera) Coursera
University of Colorado Boulder

Successful Presentation (Coursera)

Few kinds of communication can have the effect of a powerful presentation. Even a short speech can motivate people to change long-held beliefs or to take action, and a wonderfully delivered speech can transform a normal person into a leader. In this course, Prof. William Kuskin provides a series of pragmatic videos and exercises for successful public speaking and presentations.

Aug 10th 2026
4 Weeks