Study Abroad and Domestic Off Campus Programs
Heidelberg Semester Program Recommended Courses
American Studies Program Recommended Courses
Credits
Credits
2–3
Practicum Courses Internship
Music History
2 4 3
6 3 1
Conducting German 1
Topics in Leadership and Vocation Professional Mentorship (optional)
World Civilization
0–1
Concert Music
Project Track Courses Public Policy Initiatives Track: Applied Politics and Public Policy Seminar
1
Ensemble
2–3
Applied Music
3 3
Total 14–17 International Student Exchange Program (ISE) biola.edu/academics/cook/ise/isep The International Student Exchange Program provides unique opportunities for Biola students to study at Christian universities in Korea and Japan. Students can study as exchange students at Handong University, Hannam University, Seoul Women’s University, and Yonsei University in Korea, or at Tokyo Christian University in Japan. Biola students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher may apply for up to two semesters of exchange study. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ academics/offcampusprograms. BestSemester (CCCU) Programs The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), an association of 119 members and 59 affiliate institutions in 20 countries, offers the following semester and summer programs to students of its member institutions. The programs offer a unique opportunity for students to make the world their classroom. These interdisciplinary learning opportunities are available to juniors and seniors, while some programs also accept second- semester sophomores. For further information regarding academic requirements, course equivalencies, application deadlines, registration and program costs contact the Center for Cross Cultural Engagement. Interested students can visit Biola’s Off Campus Programs website: biola.edu/offcampusprograms and the CCCU website: bestsemester.com. American Studies Program (ASP) bestsemester.com/asp Since 1976, the American Studies Program has served as an experiential learning laboratory for students committed to connecting their faith to public affairs. More than 2,500 students have come to Washington and nearly 500 alumni currently work in the DC metro area in a variety of professional fields-private and public, for-profit and non-profit. Each student enrolls in the program’s two practicum courses: “Internship” and “Topics in Leadership and Vocation.” Students have the option of enrolling in a 1-credit “Professional Mentorship” course. In addition, students apply to either the Public Policy Initiatives Track or the Global Development Enterprise Track. The Public Policy Initiatives Track equips and supports students in their analysis of a pressing public policy issue. Each student produces original research by engaging area experts and practitioners off-site and in the classroom as they investigate the local, national, and global factors that influence policy-making in Washington, DC. The Global Development Enterprise Track focuses on partnership initiatives taken by leaders in commercial, governmental and non- governmental organizations as they explore the impact they can achieve by collaborating to address issues of sustainable development worldwide. ASP students earn 15–16 semester hours of credit. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ academics/offcampusprograms.
Public Policy Research Project
Global Development Enterprise Track: Entrepreneurship and Global Development Research Seminar
3
3
Global Development Partnership Project
Total
15 or 16
Australia Studies Centre (ASC) bestsemester.com/asc
The Australia Studies Centre (ASC) is offered in partnership with Christian Heritage College (CHC), a CCCU affiliate member in Carindale, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. The ASC is designed to integrate the firsthand observation and study of Australian culture, history, religion, politics and indigenous cultures together with experiential service learning and formal instruction in Christian studies, business ministries, social sciences and education and humanities. Every student is required to take the courses “The View from Australia: Issues in Religion, Politics, Economics and Cultural Values” and “Australian Aboriginal Cultures” or “Indigenous Cultures in Australia & Aotearoa (New Zealand)”. Additionally, students choose electives from CHC offerings in the School of Christian Studies, School of Business, School of Education & Humanities, School of Ministries, and School of Social Sciences. Students live with Australian families and volunteer with local community service providers. In order to experience the various aspects of Australian culture, students spend time in the Australian capital, Canberra, travel to the edge of the Australian Outback, and have the option to spend the last week of the semester connecting with the Maori people in New Zealand. ASC students earn 16 semester credits. For contact information please visit the following website: biola.edu/ academics/offcampusprograms.
Australia Studies Centre Recommended Courses Culture Emphasis (required) The View from Australia Choose one of the following: Australian Aboriginal Cultures Indigenous Cultures in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand) Discipline Emphasis Christian Heritage College Unit #1 Christian Heritage College Unit #2
Credits
4
4
4
4 4
Total
16
China Studies Program (CSP) bestsemester.com/csp
The China Studies Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and intrigue from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in seminar courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic, populous, and extremely influential nation. Choosing
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