Biola University 2012-2013 Catalog successful completion of the doctoral program. The interview is scheduled after one semester in residence and the completion of at least one significant piece of written work demonstrating the student’s skill in research writing. If needed, an oral interview with a faculty committee may be held to evaluate a student’s progress and potential for successful completion of the doctoral program. The interview will be scheduled after at least one significant piece of written work demonstrating the student’s skill in research writing is completed. The result of the interview will determine the student’s status within the program. Comprehensive Examinations All students must pass comprehensive exams covering the following areas: • Intercultural Studies
Students who have advanced to the level of candidacy who are unable to register in person for their dissertation research or continuous enrollment courses may register in absentia by sending a written request to the Office of the Dean. A special fee of $45 applies. Dissertation The doctoral dissertation will be based upon research conducted in the field of ministry, usually over a period of six months to one year. The dissertation must demonstrate high attainment in scholarship related to professional missiology. The dissertation topic and proposal must be approved by the candidate’s advisory committee prior to the beginning of the student’s field research. Three weeks prior to expected graduation the candidate must submit to the Cook School of Intercultural Studies the original and two copies of his or her dissertation signed by the dissertation committee. Final Oral Examination The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals. Graduation Requirements All students must present an acceptable dissertation, have satisfactorily passed their comprehensive examinations and have completed all required course work with a minimum 3.30 GPA to qualify for graduation. Also, students must meet with their department advisor and contact a Graduate Graduation Counselor one year prior to graduation to declare intent to graduate. (See Graduate Graduation Check description in Admissions, Registration & Graduation Requirements section). Core Requirements Missiology & Intercultural Studies (18 Credits) ISCL Elective: 6 credits ISCL 765 Crosscultural Leadership Credit(s): 3. Choose one of the following courses: ISAN 721 Anthropological Theory in Practice Credit(s): 3. ISCL 801 Method &Theory in Cross-Cultural Studies Credit(s): 3. Choose one of the following courses: ISCL 727 Principles of Church Multiplication Credit(s): 3. ISCL 735 Principles of Church Growth Credit(s): 3. Choose one of the following courses: ISCL 703
• History &Theology of Mission • Society, Technology & Missions • The student’s specialization
These exams are given in April and in November for on-campus students and serve as a major means of evaluating a student’s suitability to continue studies toward the doctorate. Extension students can use a proctor by arrangement with the director of the Doctor of Missiology program. Field Ministry & Language Requirement All students must complete a minimum of three continuous years of practical missionary experience in a cross-cultural (or cross-subcultural) setting. It is assumed that the student will acquire fluency in a second language learned during this missionary service and that this language will be the language of field research. Admission to Candidacy Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in the student’s progress and is characterized by self-directed research and preparation of a dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have: A. Passed the comprehensive examination B. Completed the field ministry requirement C. Received approval of the dissertation proposal by the Doctoral Committee Upon reaching candidacy a student must register for a total of 8 dissertation credits prior to graduation. Credits are ordinarily taken at the rate of two or more per semester during the dissertation stage and this constitutes full-time enrollment. During the dissertation phase, students are considered full time for a maximum of two years. If the doctoral candidate has not defended the dissertation by the time the 8 dissertation credits are completed, the candidate must enroll continuously in ISCL 882 D.Miss. Continuous Enrollment Research. This enrollment carries no academic credit but maintains the student’s continuous registration.
Curriculum Design for Intercultural Contexts
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Narrative in Scripture and Teaching
ISCL 744
Biblical/Theological Studies (3 Credits) ISCL 722 Spiritual Conflicts in Crosscultural Context
Credit(s): 3.
OR ISCL 724
Issues in Spiritual Warfare
Credit(s): 3.
Dissertation Research &Writing (14 Credits) ISCL 803 Qualitative Research
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Foundations of Doctoral Research
ISCL 872 ISCL 879
Research Design
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