Church Planting Courses include:
Intercultural Studies Concentrations
Students are strongly encouraged to choose the majority of their electives in one or two areas of concentration. These concentrations create an emphasis in a particular career field. Focusing your Intercultural Studies degree on a specific area of study or interest allows future employers to recognize special skills in an area of expertise in your college experience.
Discipleship Multiplication
Units: 3
INCS 333
Church Planting Models & Strategies
Units: 3
INCS 334
150
Urban Church Planting Models: L.A. Excursion Units: 3
INCS 338
Principles of Evangelism and Church Growth
Units: 3
INCS 451
Urban Practicum
Units: 3
INCS 460
Cross-cultural Healthcare Courses include INCS 345, 347 and 430 repeated with different content — Crosscultural Health Care Delivery, Maintaining Your Health Overseas, Anthropology of Cross- cultural Heath Care and Management Strategies in Cross- cultural Health Care. Other courses include:
The following are our concentration offerings.
Anthropology: Theory & Application Courses include:
General Cultural Anthropology Magic, Witchcraft & Sorcery
Units: 3
ANTH 200
Units: 3
ANTH 300
Introduction to International Development Micro Issues in Relief & Development Seminar: Topics in Intercultural Health Care
Units: 3
INCS 345
Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture & Society
ANTH 310
Units: 3
INCS 347
Units: 3
Units: 3
INCS 430
Anthropology of Gender Political Anthropology
Units: 3
ANTH 361
Repeated with different content.
Units: 3
ANTH 400
History of Anthropological Theory Family, Kinship & Gender Economy, Society & Values Intercultural Communication
Units: 3
ANTH 401
Creation Care Study Program This concentration is completed by participating in the Global Stewardship Program in Belize or the South Pacific along with related coursework at Biola’s campus focusing on the care for creation and sustainable development. Courses include the following as well as courses taken in tropical ecosystems and sustainable development:
Units: 3
ANTH 402
Units: 3
ANTH 403
Units: 3
INCS 420
Linguistics Courses include:
General Articulatory Phonetics Introduction to Phonology
Units: 3
INAL 301
Economy, Society & Values
Units: 3
ANTH 403
Units: 3
INAL 403
Introduction to Syntax Introduction to Literacy
Units: 3
INAL 405
International Development Courses include:
Units: 3
INAL 437
Introduction to Sociolinguistics Field Methods in Linguistics Introduction to Bible Translation Field Methods in Second Language & Culture Learning
Units: 3
INAL 446
Economy, Society & Values Studies in Developing Nations
Units: 3
Units: 3
INAL 452
ANTH 403
Units: 3
Units: 3
INAL 453
HIST 400
Introduction to International Development Micro Issues in Relief & Development
Units: 3
INAL 454
INCS 345
Units: 3
Units: 3
INCS 347
General Linguistics
Community Development Models & Strategies
Units: 3
INCS 310
INCS 433
Language & Culture Learning
Units: 3
Units: 3
INCS 313
Project Evaluation & Assessment
Units: 3
INCS 435
Area Studies This concentration provides students with personal cross- cultural experience by studying abroad for one semester in one of the eight programs offered at Biola. Areas of study include:
Poverty & the City
Units: 3
INCS 455
Topics in Intercultural Studies
Units: 1 - 3
INCS 485
Islamic Studies Courses include:
Belize China Costa Rica Egypt Honduras Japan Russia the South Pacific Uganda
Introduction to Islam & Islamic Theology
Units: 3
INCS 324
Popular Islam
Units: 3
INCS 325
Sufism
Units: 3
INCS 419
History of the Middle East & Islam I History of the Middle East & Islam II Islam in America and the West Approaches to the Islamic World
Units: 3
INCS 431
Units: 3
INCS 432
Units: 3
INCS 434
Units: 3
INCS 447
Topics in Islamic Studies
Units: 1 - 3
INCS 448
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