Biola University 2015–16 Catalog
Included in the elective offerings, students may select an internship through the School of Social Sciences. Students who register for an internship will still take the two core courses, as well as a Social Science co-requisite course based on the internship placement. Each internship student completes 100 hours of placement and receives a professional mentor. Students live with Australian families and volunteer with local community service providers. Trips vary from semester to semester but may include excursions to the Australian Outback, Aboriginal Communities and New Zealand. ASC students earn 16 semester credits. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ ccce.
China Studies Program Recommended Courses Required Core Courses Chinese (101 or 102)
Credits
2–3
Chinese History
3 3 3
Contemporary Society and Public Policy
Intercultural Communication
Electives (Select 3–6 credits) Business Internship
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
Chinese 102
Australia Studies Centre Recommended Courses Culture Emphasis (required) The View from Australia Choose one of the following: Australian Aboriginal Cultures Indigenous Cultures in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand) Discipline Emphasis Christian Heritage College Unit #1 Christian Heritage College Unit #2
Dimensions of East Asian Culture Eastern Philosophy and Religions
Credits
Field Experience
4
International Business in China
Chinese Painting
4
Tai Chi
4
Total
15–18
Contemporary Music Center (CMC) bestsemester.com/cmc
4 4
The Contemporary Music Center provides students with the opportunity to live and work in the refining context of community while seeking to understand how God will have them integrate music, faith and business. The CMC offers three tracks: Artist, Business and Technical. The Artist Track is tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers. The Business Track is designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors interested in possible careers as artist managers, agents, record company executives, music publishers, concert promoters and entertainment industry entrepreneurs. The Technical Track prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting and studio recording. Students within each of the tracks receive instruction, experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the marketplace, while working together to create and market a recording of original music. Each track includes coursework, labs, directed study and a practicum. CMC students earn 16 credits. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ ccce. Contemporary Music Center Recommended Courses Credits
Total
16
China Studies Program (CSP) bestsemester.com/csp
The China Studies Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and intrigue from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in seminar courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic, populous, and extremely influential nation. Students choose between completing a broad Chinese Studies Concentration or a Business Concentration, which includes an internship at a Chinese-owned and operated business in China. Students also study standard Chinese language with the goal of attaining the ability to handle everyday transactions in Mandarin. The program begins the semester in Hong Kong and introduces students to the diversity of China. Students will then live and study at Xiamen University in southeastern China. During the course of the semester, students will travel around China visiting the capital city of Beijing, legendary Shanghai, and ancient Xi’an. This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural program enables students to communicate and understand the unique culture and people of China with an informed, Christ-centered perspective. CSP students earn 15–18 credits. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ ccce.
Core Courses (required) Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum: “CMC Tour” Artist Track Essentials of Songwriting
3 3 1
3 3 3
Studio Recording
Performance
Business Track Strategic Management Music Business Survey
3 3 3
Advanced Media Marketing
Technical Track Advanced Studio Recording
3 3 3
Audio Engineering Concert Production
Total
16
50
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