Intercultural Studies
Curriculum The Master of Arts in Missions curriculum includes courses in: 1) core curriculum, 18 credits, 2) Bible/ Theology, 21 credits 3) electives, 19 credits. The total requirement is 58 credits.
intent is to provide an option for those who desire to enhance their ministry but whose circumstances of age and finances make a return to a baccalaureate program detrimental to their ongoing missions ministry. 3. Applicants usually will not have an accredited B.A. or equivalent degree. CSICS offers other programs for applicants who have the baccalaureate degree. 4. Three references are required: church or denominational endorsement; personal friend; and ministry colleague (or employer if currently employed outside the missions community). Academic Qualifications 1. Equivalency of two years of collegiate level studies or three years of Bible School training. 2. Proficiency in English language. Admission Procedure 1. The applicant’s potential to compete successfully in a graduate program will be determined by the M.A. in Missions program director, the CSICS Dean, and the Admissions Officer who will interview each applicant and evaluate all credentials. 2. Each approved applicant will be enrolled in the Master of Arts in Missions program on probation and must complete the first five courses (15 credits) with a grade point of at least 3.3 or higher to advance further in the program. Graduation Requirements A. Satisfactorily complete 58 semester credits as outlined in the curriculum. B. At least 24 credits must be taken at this institution. C. Obtain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale with no grade below “B” in all courses to be credited toward graduation. D. Complete the entire program in no more than six years. E. Students who are placed on probation after the first 15 credits, are granted one semester in which to bring their academic work up to the required level for continuance in the program. A student cannot graduate while on probation. F. Successfully pass a comprehensive examination over coursework. G. Students who are not proficient in a second language will be required to take ISAL 520 or 655. Proficiency standards for a second language will be determined by the program director in consultation with the faculty. The standards are given in the student handbook. H. Meet with department advisor and Graduate Graduation Counselor in the Office of the Registrar one year prior to graduation to declare intent to graduate. (See Graduate Graduation Check description in Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements section).
Core Curriculum (18 Credits) ISAN 507
Cultural Anthropology
Credit(s): 3.
Interpersonal and Intercultural Adjustment Introduction to World Missions Intercultural Communication Principles of Church Multiplication
ISCL 520
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
ISCL 555 ISCL 709 ISCL 727 ISCL 750
Issues in Contextualization/ Crosscultural Theology
Credit(s): 3.
Bible and Theology (21 Credits) Talbot Bible/Theology courses: 12 credits ISCL 724 Issues in Spiritual Warfare
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Theology of Mission
ISCL 751 ISCL 752
Acts: Biblical and Missiological Credit(s): 3. Note : Talbot Bible/Theology courses to be selected with the Program Director’s concurrence. Electives in Intercultural Studies/Missiology (19 Credits) Each student will select intercultural studies/missiology courses as electives under the supervision of the program director. These may be designed to form a concentration or specialization.
Doctor of Missiology Objectives
The Doctor of Missiology is a practitioner degree designed to enhance people, partnerships and publications that will advance the missions enterprise in scholarship, spirituality, service, and sacrifice through the critical strategizing of three cross-disciplines: church history, theology, and the social sciences. The program’s goal is to promote the development of teachers, missions administrators and consultants, Bible translators, church multipliers, curriculum developers, community developers, member care professionals, and business persons who will be able to conduct predominately cross-cultural ministries with greater conviction, clarity, competence, and compassion, without compromising the sacred Scriptures. Learning Outcomes The Learning Outcomes for the D.Miss. program include the following: 1. Cognitive: Students will identify appropriate research methods. 2. Affective: Students will apply new insights to present ministry contexts. 3. Behavior: Students will evaluate the transformational changes of their ministries. They will demonstrate their ability to integrate mission history, theology, the social sciences, and mission strategy.
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