Biola University 2014–15 Catalog
To achieve candidacy, students must successfully complete the following: 1. Required coursework and the Graduation Procedures Check (or grad check); 2. Portfolio, approved by the doctoral committee; 3. Qualifying examinations; and 4. Defense of the dissertation proposal. It is the responsibility of students to contact their advisors in order to ensure all candidacy requirements have been met. Upon completion of the requirements, students will be notified of their acceptance to candidacy. Candidates will select a chairperson from the graduate faculty to guide their dissertation research. Upon achieving candidacy, students may implement their proposed research plans under the supervision of the approved doctoral chairperson. Students enrolled in ISCL 890 Dissertation Field Research or ISCL 891 Dissertation Proposal are considered full-time students if they enroll for at least 2 credits per semester. During the dissertation phase, doctoral students are considered full time for a maximum of two years. If doctoral candidates have not defended their dissertations by the time all required dissertation credits are completed, they must enroll continuously in ISCL 892 Ph.D. Continuous Research each semester until the successful defense of the dissertation. This enrollment carries no academic credit but maintains the students’ continuous registration. Students who fail to achieve candidacy may be offered a terminal M.A. degree and dropped from the Ph.D. program. Dissertation The dissertation process officially begins with the successful defense of a candidate’s proposal before one’s doctoral committee prior to beginning the student’s field research. The doctoral dissertation is based upon research grounded in theory appropriate to the candidate’s concentration and conducted in some The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals. Successful defense of the dissertation completes the candidate’s responsibilities for the degree which is conferred in the scheduled graduation ceremony immediately following the defense. Graduation Requirements All students must present an acceptable dissertation, have satisfactorily passed their qualifying exam and completed all required course work with a minimum 3.3 GPA to qualify for graduation. Students must meet with their department advisor and contact a 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 Admissions, Registration and Graduation Requirements section). Residency Requirement CSICS Ph.D. students taking coursework at Biola’s CSICS extension centers must take at least 50% (24 credits) of the coursework at Biola’s main campus. Program Specific Objectives The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Intercultural Education equips Christians for professional careers in the field of formal, non-formal, and informal arenas of education. Our chief goal in the program is to produce graduates who can think Christianly about their field, and engage in research and writing, which helps contribute to new understandings of crosscultural issues in education. The skills gained in pursuit of the degree involve teaching, academic mentoring, research, and writing. The Ph.D. in Intercultural Education allows the student to pursue knowledge and understanding of the cultural components of the educational process in diverse contexts. aspect of intercultural studies. Dissertation Defense
Ph.D. in Intercultural Education Curriculum Prerequisites: M.A. degree with a strong education background. Minimally, 3 years of crosscultural or multicultural educational experience. Requirements: The program consists of at a total of 60 credits, of which 12 may be devoted to dissertation research, including ISCL 872 - Foundations of Doctoral Research and ISCL 891 - Dissertation Proposal. Foundational Courses (12 Credits) ISAN 761 Culture and Transformation Credit(s): 3. ISCL 709 Intercultural Communication Credit(s): 3. Choose two from the following three courses: ISCL 742 History of the World Christian Movement Credit(s): 3. ISCL 765 Cross-cultural Leadership Credit(s): 3. ISCL 703 Curriculum Design for Intercultural Contexts Credit(s): 3. Educational Core Courses (12 Credits) ISCL 816 Education Theory Credit(s): 3. ISCL 823 Crosscultural Teaching and Learning Strategies Credit(s): 3. ISCL 825 Comparative Human Development Credit(s): 3. And: ISCL 815 Educational Philosophies of Global Religious Traditions Credit(s): 3. OR ISCL 885 Multicultural Education Credit(s): 3. Specialization Courses (9 Credits)
A total of 9 credits must be taken in: Education/ICS electives: 3 credits. Education/ICS electives or Tutorial: 3 credits. ISCL 873 Tutorial
Credit(s): 1–3.
Research Courses (6 Credits) ISCL 803
Qualitative Research
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Research Design
ISCL 879
Bible/Theology Courses (9 Credits) Students may select Bible/Theology courses from a wide range of courses taught by the faculty at Talbot School of Theology or from among the theological integration courses offered by qualified faculty within the Cook School of Intercultural Studies. Students with no formal biblical/theological training prior to entering the program must have the selection approved by the program director. Dissertation Writing (12 Credits) ISCL 872 Foundations of Doctoral Research Credit(s): 3. ISCL 890 Ph.D. Dissertation Field Research Credit(s): 0–6. ISCL 890 should be taken for a total of 6 credits. ISCL 891 Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Credit(s): 3. Intercultural Studies, Ph.D. Program Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies, students will be able to: 1. Articulate relevant anthropological, historical, and theological understandings and identify relevant scholars’ current and seminal works relevant to intercultural studies (ULO 1). 2. Demonstrate a mastery of important theoretical constructs in intercultural studies associated with their research area (ULO 1). 3. Discuss and analyze the integration of one’s faith commitments, theological understandings within the discipline of intercultural studies (ULO 1 and 2).
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