Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) creationcsp.org
Development Studies in Honduras (DSP) www.calvin.edu/academic/off–campus Biola students attending the Development Studies in Honduras spend a spring semester living with Honduran families and studying economic development theories in the context of poor communities in Honduras. In your host city of Tegucigalpa, you’ll learn about the factors that make Honduras the third poorest country in the western world. Then you’ll use that knowledge as a lens to look at the rest of the world. Come to Honduras and watch as development theories leap off the pages of your Calvin textbooks and come alive at garment factories, banana plantations and subsistence farms. Then, use all these experiences to better understand your role as a Christian in our world today.
CCSP is a high–caliber academic semester in Belize or New Zealand & Samoa that connects Christian faith with the most complex, urgent global issues of the coming decades. Focused on environmental studies, sustainable development, and an intentional focus on spiritual formation and Christian community, CCSP offers a robust cross–cultural and interdisciplinary integrated semester of learning and discipleship. CCSP is suitable for all majors, but especially ICS, biology, and sociology majors. CCSP is offered Spring and Fall semesters. While studying with CCSP students interact with their local communities and discover hands–on the remarkable natural wonders of Belize or New Zealand & Samoa. Some highlights of CCSP–Belize include excursions to local Mayan ruins, snorkeling the world’s second largest barrier reef, and exploration of pristine rain forests. The home base for students attending CCSP–South Pacific is nestled on New Zealand’s beautiful south island close to the ocean, but with views of the Southern Alps. The CCSP–South Pacific semester includes an extended field trip to the remote tropical island of Samoa. Both CCSP programs involve homestays with local families and include ample opportunity for independent travel. For information and an application, contact Dr. Murray Decker ( murray.decker@biola.edu) in the School of Intercultural Studies.
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For additional information, see Dr. Brad Christerson (bradley. christerson@biola.edu) in the Sociology Department.
ACADEMIC COURSES
RECOMMENDED CREDITS
Exploring a Third World Society
3 3 3 3
The Problem of Poverty
Development Theory in Practice
Spanish Language Study
Total
12 units
Focus on the Family Institute (FFI) www.focusinstitute.org
The Focus on the Family Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a highly competitive college opportunity that focuses on leadership training with the goal of restoring families, reviving the church and transforming society. A semester at the Institute provides personalized experience that strengthens students’ love for Christ and for families. The program offers up to 15 credit hours (or eight credits during the summer) in a supporting and exciting community living and learning environment. Regardless of academic discipline, a semester at the Institute is considered one of the best “life training experiences.”
ACADEMIC COURSES
RECOMMENDED CREDITS
South Pacific Courses Ecosystems of the South Pacific
4 4 4
God & Nature
Introduction to Sustainable Community Development
Electives (choose one) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
3 3
Envronmental Literature
Biola students may apply to the Focus on the Family Institute following their sophomore year.
Total
12 –15 units
Belize Courses Tropical Ecosystems
For more information, contact the Office of the Rosemead School of Psychology.
4 4 4
God & Nature
Introduction to Sustainable Community Development
ACADEMIC COURSES
RECOMMENDED CREDITS
Electives (choose one) Internship
Christian Worldview Studies
3 3 3 3 3
1–3
Marriage Studies Family Life Studies
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
3 3
Environmental Literature
Family, Church and Society Studies
Total
12 –16 units
Practicum
Total
15 units
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