Developing a master’s programme and a research community in multicultural and international education

Abstract

This chapter tells the story of how we developed the Master’s Programme in Multicultural and International Education at Oslo University College in Norway (OUC), as a particular approach to internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC). The programme offers a rare combination of multicultural education and international development education, built on a common theoretical basis of critical theory and a commitment to social justice. The purposes of the programme are to internationalise teacher education in Norway, and to prepare graduates to work for social justice through education both nationally and globally. We accomplish this through teaching students in international and intercultural student groups, connecting curriculum development, students’ fieldwork and recruitment of international students to lecturers’ international research and development activities, and through supportive training in using English for academic purposes.