Intercultural Studies
I ntercultural S tudies
Missions outreach has been the major thrust and the spiritual strength of our program. It is the desire of the faculty that each student in the program will find in his/ her particular career choice the means to effective cross- cultural personal ministry and evangelism. Toward that end the school will provide an information center which will answer inquiries concerning missions and encourage students and faculty to pursue academic excellence and spiritual maturity so that they can carry out with competence the Lord’s mandate to disciple all peoples. Intercultural Studies, B.A. Degree Program A Bachelor of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements. The Intercultural Studies major requires the completion of 36 credits of which 24 must be upper-division. Field Internship Every Intercultural Studies major must participate in a cross-cultural/overseas learning experience. This may be fulfilled by taking an approved field internship, which provides opportunity to apply skills studied in the classroom in a foreign environment. Students are encouraged to fulfill this requirement in the Summer following the junior year. Students may also fulfill this requirement by participating in a Biola approved Fall or Spring semester off-campus program. Those choosing the latter will not get additional academic credit but are required to complete 3 more credits of electives within the major. Whichever option a student chooses to fulfill this requirement must be pre-approved by the student’s academic advisor. Credit for Prior Learning Students earning a Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies at Biola University may be granted academic credit through the evaluation of college level technical and professional training equivalent to an internship experience. Credit is awarded by CSICS faculty. The application for Credit for Prior Learning Experience will include a portfolio-based assessment of advanced college-level technical and professional training that reflects theory, data collection and analysis, and application such that it advances student mastery of the principles and practices of CSICS Internship and/ or specified elective CSICS courses. Course credit will be granted upon satisfactory evaluation of prior learning experience for INCS 352 or 354 or INCS 490 to a maximum of 6 credits (courses are indicated with a CPLE notation). Credits do not count toward the term’s academic load; they are granted toward graduation requirements only. Fee: $50.
Faculty Dean:
F. Douglas Pennoyer, Ph.D. Douglas Hayward, Ph.D.
Associate Dean:
Alan McMahan, Ph.D.
Chair:
Hayward, Steffen
Professors:
Campbell, Decker, Greene, Liang, Lessard-Clouston, McMahan, Pennoyer, Pittle, Purgason, Russell, Sappington, Starcher, Yeh Barber, Bongoyok, Floyd, McEwen
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professor:
Mission The Cook School of Intercultural Studies exists to equip students to communicate, live and work in culturally diverse contexts to make disciples of all peoples and impact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ Learning Outcomes The learning outcomes of the undergraduate department of Intercultural Studies include the following: 1. Students will be able to articulate the critical importance of the mandate given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of all the nations, and practice this command, based on an accurate understanding of text (scripture) and context (culture). 2. Students will demonstrate integrative knowledge and skill across contributing streams of theology, history, linguistics, social science, and strategy to work in diverse settings. 3. Students will assess cultural and contextual realities in order to develop Christian perspectives and responses toward cross-cultural problems. 4. Students will express the significance of growing in Christ-like character as a central component of preparation for service across a broad range of vocations. The careers open to Intercultural Studies majors are diverse, and include such areas as missions outreach, cross-cultural health services, development programs and agencies, social welfare, translation work, information research, bilingual and multicultural education, cross-cultural communications and public and foreign service. The Intercultural Studies major is designed to allow students to pursue options that will best prepare them for their career objectives. The interdisciplinary concentration offers a unique opportunity to combine Intercultural Studies with other disciplines in the University to prepare the student for careers such as bicultural education, cross-cultural mass media communications, social work, cross-cultural counseling, missions political liaison, urban program administration, and international business.
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