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Management of Cultural
Diversity
22 november 2012
Dr. Hans Siebers
Introduction
Dr. Hans Siebers
Associate professor
Tilburg School of Humanities
Director Master’s Program on Management of Cultural Diversity
Research on ethnic identity,
ethnic relations and ethnic inequality in work settings
Information Session
Focus of Management of Cultural Diversity
Aims
Program
Career Perspectives
Practical issues
Premasters
Further information and contact
Focus
Focus
Cultural diversity has always marked social
Iife in modern societies
Cultural diversity in terms of :
Cultural differences
Linguistic differences
Religious differences
Different identities
…
Focus
On top of that, globalization drives people,
images, symbols, information, capital, goods,
products and so on to increasingly move from one corner of
the world to another, people communicate with other people
many miles away
Focus
Result:
Super-diversity ! (Steven Vertovec)
Focus
People with different backgrounds, adhering to different
religions, speaking different languages and constructing
different identities meet each other:
• in societal sectors (education, labour market, health
care…) as patients, doctors, teachers, students…
• and in companies or non-profit organizations as
employees, colleagues, supervisors,
customers ...
Focus
Producing challenges:
• The risks of tensions, miscommunication, conflict, even
violence…
• The opportunities of creativity, innovation, organizational
and social development
Focus
Thus the need for management and policies to:
• Neutralize these risks
• Take advantage of these opportunities
Focus: hot issues
What does it mean to a hospital when patients with various religious
beliefs need tailor-made care?
How are production and service delivery affected when people from all
parts of the world come together to communicate and work in one
company?
What are the consequences when citizens representing different
identities, traditions, languages and beliefs send their children to mixed
schools?
Focus: hot issues
Do people with different ethnic backgrounds get equal
opportunities in the labor market?
What does it mean for the performance of a company or team
when employees with all kinds of backgrounds try to cooperate?
Aims
Aims
MCD provides the tools, knowledge, skills and critical analytical ways of
thinking, to analyze, interpret and approach issues of cultural diversity!
And with the means to design strategies and interventions to deal with these
issues based on this analysis and understanding, taking into account social
and societal responsibility.
These tools will enable students to perform their future profession in an
independent way and at an academic level!
Program
Program
Full-time programme (one year / 60 ects)
Title: Master of Arts (MA)
English speaking and international
Intensive and challenging
Small scale education methods
Balance between theory and practice
Variety of working methods and assignments
Relatively new and unique!
Program
Management of Cultural Diversity ECTS CREDITS
Unit 1
MCD Introduction Course
Cultural Identity and Diversity
Research Skills Module 1
6
6
3
Unit 2
Cultural Diversity Policies
Cultural Diversity Management
Research Skills Module 2
6
6
3
Unit 3
MCD Research Practicum
Variable course
Master thesis start-up (part of thesis)
6
6
3
Unit 4
Master thesis 15
Study Load
Average
40 hours per week
Average contact hours 10 hours per week
60 ECTS or 1680 hours
(28hrs = 1 ECTS including class time)
Thesis subjects: examples
Police, ethnic identity and diversity management In which moments do police officers with various backgrounds identify each other as members of ethnic groups instead of as colleagues, what are the consequences of such ethnic identification and how does police management try to deal with these consequences?
Affirmed identities? What is the continuous role of racial identity in interactions between middle managers in a South African mine and how are these racial identifications affected by Affirmative Action Legislation? Do we need to care about cultural diversity in health care? What are the various expectations that patients with culturally diverse backgrounds have of the care they receive in a hospital and how are doctors, nurses and managers dealing with these diverse expectations?
Career perspectives
Career perspectives
The program offers a Master’s career to prepare students for jobs focusing on
management and policy intervention regarding cultural diversity in
organizations and societal fields.
MCD prepares you for jobs like:
Management consultant
Project worker
Personnel manager
Human resource advisor
Researcher
Policy advisor
Policy maker
Consultant
Communication officer and designer
Practical issues
Presentation on SlideShare.net/tilburguniversity
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Collegegeldwizard 2012:
http://www.tilburguniversity.edu
/nl/studenten/administratie/collegegeld/wizard/
Tuition Fee & Costs of Living
Master’s
• EEA + Swiss students € 1,835
• Non-EEA students € 6,408
Costs of Living
• Accommodation p/m € 350-€ 450
• Food, drinks,
transportation € 300
• Books & Readers € 75
• Insurances (health,
liability, and travel) € 45
Unique costs (if applicable):
• Second-hand bicycle € 125
• Sports card € 90
47%
38%
9% 6%
Costs Distribution
Accomodation
Food, drinks and transportation
Books & Readers
Insurances
Admission Requirements
You have a Bachelor's/Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as general
Humanities, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Linguistics, Religion Studies,
Political Sciences, Business Studies, Organization Studies, Communication and
Information Studies, Cross-Cultural Psychology or Human Resource Studies. In case
you have a different educational background, please ask our advise before you apply!
An adequate knowledge of English is required.
Academic IELTS (min. 6.5 overall/6.0 on parts)
TOEFL (min. paper-based: 577, computer-based: 233, internet-based: 90)
An adequate knowledge of research methodology, since this forms an important
part of the program
Premasters
Premasters
Meant for:
those who have a HBO Bachelor or an academic Bachelor with
insufficient expertise that is needed to do MCD well and properly,
Nature:
a one-year premaster program
MCD Premasters
First semester:
• Methodologie 1 (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Wetenschapsfilosofie (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Bibliotheekinstructie (Dutch, 0 ects)
• Globalization in Multicultural Societies (English, Babylon minor 6 ects)
• Communicatie in Organisaties (Dutch, 6 ects, CIS course)
• 1 course to choose from:
• Cultural Anthropology of Religion (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Media en Cultuurbeleid (Dutch, 6 ects)
Second semester:
• Methodologie 2: empirie (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Religie en Ritueel (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Cultuursociologie (Dutch, 6 ects)
• Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion (English, 6 ects, Babylon minor)
• Management, Organization and Culture (English, 6 ects)
Bachelor’s-before-Master’s rule (Harde Knip)
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The rule means that you can only start studying for your
Master’s degree once you have completed your
Bachelor’s or Premaster's.
The Bachelors-before-Masters rule will apply to all
students starting a Master’s program on or after
September 1, 2013.
Please contact your academic advisor on time for detailed information!
More information
For general information:
http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/onderwijs/masteropleidingen/manage
ment-of-cultural-diversity/
www.tilburguniversity.edu/studiegids
Contact details
Dr. Hans Siebers (program coordinator)
+31 13 466 3326
Mrs. Denise Lindenau (Academic Adviser)
+31 13 466 2614
IRO.Humanities
International Relations Office (IRO)
IRO.humanities
Mr. Omid Feyli
Marketing & Recruitment Officer
facebook.com/masterprograms
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