Study Abroad and Domestic Off Campus Programs
Biola students attend the Oxford Summer Programme independent of Biola and transfer the credit upon completion of the summer programme. All fees are paid directly to the CCCU. Students are required to complete substitution request forms prior to departure. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/academics/offcampusprograms/ contact. Scholars’ Semester in Oxford (SSO) bestsemester.com/sso The Scholars’ Semester in Oxford is designed for students who want to study intensively and to a high standard. Students develop their academic writing and research skills and explore the disciplines and interests of their choice. As visiting students of Oxford University and members of Wycliffe Hall, students study in the oldest university in the English-speaking world. SSO students enroll in a primary and secondary tutorial, an integrative seminar (or thesis in the case of second term students), and the British landscape course. Students group their work in a concentration so that all elements of their programme work together. SSO is designed for students interested in art history, classics, English language and literature, history, modern languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and in Autumn 2011, Russian), musicology, philosophy, and theology, though all majors may apply. SSO also offers 18 thematic or integrative concentrations such as history and philosophy of science and social sciences. Applicants are generally honors and other very high-achieving students and must have at minimum a 3.5 GPA to be considered for the programme. SSO students earn 17 semester hours of credit for a semester and may complete two semesters of the programme. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/academics/offcampusprograms/ contact.
Los Angeles Film Studies Center (cont.) Recommended Courses
Credits
Electives (choose one) Narrative Storytelling Professional Screenwriting
3 3 3 3
Professional Acting for the Camera
Independent Study
Total
16
Middle East Studies Program (MES) bestsemester.com/mesp Based in Jerusalem, Israel, this program offers students a unique opportunity to explore and interact with the complex and strategically important world of the modern Middle East. Students explore diverse religious, social, cultural and political traditions of Middle Eastern peoples through interdisciplinary seminars. They also study the Arabic language and volunteer with various organizations. Through travel in the region (recently Israel, Palestinian areas, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey), students are exposed to the diversity and dynamism of the local culture. At a time of tension and change in the Middle East, MESP encourages and equips students to relate to the Muslim, Eastern Christian and Jewish worlds in an informed, constructive and Christ-centered manner. MESP students earn 16 semester hours of credit. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/academics/offcampusprograms/ contact.
Middle East Studies Program Recommended Courses Introduction to Arabic Language
Credits
4 4 4 4
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
Islamic Thought and Practice
Conflict and Change in the Middle East
Scholars’ Semester in Oxford Recommended Courses
Total
16
Credits
Primary Tutorial Secondary Tutorial
6 3 4 4
Oxford Summer Programme (OSP) bestsemester.com/osp
Integrative Seminar The British Landscape
The Oxford Summer Programme allows students, as affiliate members of Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, to do intensive scholarship in the oldest university in the English-speaking world. During the five-week programme, students hone their research and writing skills and delve into the areas that interest them the most while exploring the relationship between Christianity and the development of the British Isles. Seminars and tutorials are given on specialized topics under expert Oxford academics in the areas of English language and literature, history, including the history of art and history of science, philosophy, theology and the study of religion. The programme is structured for rising college sophomores, juniors, and seniors, graduate and seminary students, non-traditional students, teachers, and those enrolled in continuing education programs. OSP students earn 6 semester hours of credit.
Total
17
Uganda Studies Program (USP) bestsemester.com/usp The Uganda Studies Program provides students with both immersion in a local community and broad exposure to a variety of people and places in Uganda and Rwanda. Students in the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) and Social Work Emphasis (SWE) share their lives with university students, living primarily on campus at Uganda Christian University (UCU), an international affiliate member of the CCCU located 15 miles east of the capital city of Kampala. Students in the Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME) live with host families within walking distance of the university. As a result, a spectrum of Ugandan relationships give USP
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