a-half month season, OSF hosts some of the best Shakespearean theater in the world, rivaled only perhaps by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario and by England ʼ s Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. The program involves four days of studying Shakespearean plays and films at Biola, workshops and performances by OSF actors at Biola, ten days at a beautiful Ashland retreat center, a guided backstage tour of the three OSF theaters, and workshops and tutorials by OSF actors. Participants see an average of eight or more plays (around thirty hours in the theater) and receive six units of credit, selected from ENGL 370 (Studies in English Lit), ENGL 400 (Intro to Shakespeare), ENGL 430 (Special Studies in Lit), ENGL 440 (Major Authors), ENGL 460 (Literary Genres), and/or ENGL 482 (Ethnic Lit). Admission is by application only, with preference given to early applicants. For more information, contact Dr. Aaron Kleist (aaron.kleist@biola.edu) in the Department of English. Biola Sundance (SD) www.mcom.biola.edu/events/sundance The leading venue for independent film, the Sundance Film Festival, is an immersive plunge into the art and commerce of the entertainment industry. During interterm, 20 Biola students and faculty will travel to the festival ʼ s site in Park City, Utah, attend screenings, sit in on filmmaker interviews, course lectures, and participate in dialogues on film, faith and social responsibility as part of a three-unit intensive course highlighting independent filmmaking and its distribution process. Biola students will join others who are part of the Windrider Forum, sponsored by Priddy Brothers Productions. Windrider is a loose partnership of several faith-based institutions, including the Colorado extension of Fuller Seminary, undergraduate film students from Biola University and Taylor University, award-winning student filmmakers from Angelus Film Festival, and members of the Park City church community. Participants screen ten films during their time at Sundance.For more information, contact the Cinema and Media Arts Department at extension 4052, or cma@biola.edu. Japan Film Program (JFP) Every two years, the Cinema & Media Arts department sends a class of Biola students to Tokyo to produce a short film in conjunction with Christians in the Arts Network (CAN). The project is a three unit interterm class that takes place during the month of January. Students spend a total of 12 days in Japan, half of which are committed to shooting a high quality project in HD. The other six days are for exploring Tokyo and tasting the Japanese culture. Students are then involved with post-production at Biola over the course of the spring semester. The prerequisite to participating in this program is the Advanced Production class that takes place during the preceding fall semester. During this pre-production class, CMA students will learn conversational Japanese, write the script and plan for an overseas shoot. Previous participants have not only grown as filmmakers, but have been touched by the people of Japan.For more information, contact the Cinema and Media Arts Department at extension 4052, or cma@biola.edu. NY Urban Research (NY) New York as one of the world ʼ s great mega-cities is a strategic center of commerce, communication, media, transportation, politics, the arts, and religion exerts an inordinate influence across vast regions and the fate of nations. New York is also a stew pot of cultures retaining much of their original ethnic contributions while flavoring others in the interchange of ideas and worldviews. To gain a better understanding of the needs, the complexity, and the opportunities that urban centers offer, effective engagement with the city requires practiced skills in conducting primary research in both its qualitative and quantitative forms as well as familiarity with gathering and analyzing data gathered by the government and public and private sectors. This course seeks to build proficiency in
research skills as well as explore major urban theories and ministry models for the purpose of generating an informed response from a Christian worldview. For more information, contact Dr. Alan McMahan (alan.mcmahan@biola.edu) in the Cook School of Intercultural Studies. Spiritual Formation Summer Program (SF) The Spiritual Formation Summer Program (SFSP) takes place at Hilltop Renewal Center during the first few weeks of summer. Hilltop is a Christian retreat center located on 15 acres of forest land in Idyllwild, CA. SFSP is a very unique program in that faculty, their families, graduate interns, and a small number of undergraduate students live together at the retreat center studying the topic of spiritual formation and practicing spiritual disciplines in community. SFSP is made up of two 3 unit upper division biblical studies courses (BBST 450 and BBST 465). For further information and application materials contact Dr. Steve Porter at steve.porter@biola.edu. Talbot Bible Lands (TI) Talbot Bible Lands is a 4 unit interterm course that gives students a unique perspective on the Biblical lands, integrating archeology, geography, and history on-site. The Bible has been read and studied by innumerable people worldwide. Yet no matter how familiar we may be with the words in the Bible, being able to connect them with real places brings a new dimension to our understanding. Dr. Richard Rigsby directs the program and teaches the preparation class in the Fall. Refer to the Talbot section of the Torrey Off-campus Programs (TH) There are additional opportunities for Torrey Honors students to participate in Interterm and Summer study tours. Refer to the Torrey section of the catalog for further information, visit www.biola.edu/academics/torrey, or email the Torrey Honors Institute at torrey.honors@biola.edu. catalog for further information or visit www.talbot.edu/academics/biblelands.
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