COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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460 Seminar In Religious Traditions (3) Significant religious traditions ofit'rt'd with different focu, and content, s11ch ~ Asian Religious TraditiorL,, the Evan gelical Tradition. May be repeated with a different focus. Prerec111isite: IO!i,
A DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES FACULTY Profe.ssors: CCK>k, Dollar, Kraft, S. Lingenfelter A,,,ociate Profe,-•,ors: Douglas, Hayward, J. Lingenfelter, Steffen As.sistant Professor: Alexander OBJECTIVES The objective., of the lntercultural Studies major are: (l) to enable sm dents to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the theological, his torical, sociological, anthropological and linguistic issues of the crosscultural communication of the gospel; (2) to enable students to demo11,trate a per soual responsibility to the mandate !(ive11 liy tl1e Lord Jesit~ 01rist to make disciples of every nation; to enable Stir dents to understand man and culture, (3) to increase their understanding of linguistic aud cultural diversity , to relate more meaningfully to people with a different liuguistic and cult11ral background and to be encouraged to analyze aud understand intercultural problems and develop Christian per spectives toward these problems. The careers open to lntercultural Studies majors are diverse, and include such area~ as mis.~ions.outreach, cross cultural health services, development programs and agencie.~. social welfare, 1.ra1Lslation work , infonnation research, bilin!(ual and m1tltirnltural education, crosscultur al com11111nications, and public and foreign service. The lnterc1tltural Studies major is designed to allow st11den1., to purs11e options which will best prepare them for their career objectives. 111e inter disciplinary concentration offers a unique opp<lrlunity to combine Inter cultural Studies with other disciplines in the University to prepare the st11- dent for careers such a~ birnltural edu cation, crosscultural ma-.s media com munications, social work, crossc1tl111ral counseling, missions political liaison, urban program administration, etc. Missions outreach ha~ been the major thmst and the spiritual strength of our program. It is tlie desire of the faculty that each student in the pro gram will find in their particular career choice the means to effective cr<l!SC11l- 111ral personal ministry and evangeli.~m. Toward that end the school will pro vide an infonnation center which will
Total for major: 31 units, of which
24 Ill ttst be upper divi.,ion . History (30 units)
FACULTY Professors: D. Bw,s, R. Buss, Doland, Hanson, Peters, Wilshire As.sociate Prof~""~ Ci,nhi, Lind , Rambo, Smitl1 Assistant Proft's."<>rs: Burl1anan , C.aron, IngraJ!ia , Pickell OBJECTIVES 111e Departmeuts of Et11(lish , His tory and Philosophy offrr an intt'rde partmental major in h11manities. It ronsists of a rnncenlration of 18-20 11nits iu one ,H<:'a and two support areas of six upper division 11nits earh. 1l1e art'a of rnncentration is basically au emphasis in the <it'sired field hut oilt'rs more flexibilit y 1hrn11gh advise ment of the H111nanities Commillee. The objertivt' of lite l111111anities major i., lo provide the s111de11t with .1 broader pers1lt'rtive i11 St'lffted lihet.il arts disciplines than is possihle with a single sul~ert matter. Crntrst'S takt'n lo satisfy the ge11e1-al eduration reci11irt' ment rannol he tTt'dittd to the 111 ,tior. DEGREE PROGRAM A Bodu:wr ofA,t., lJtiryn, i11 H111111111i tie.1 is oflt'red upon rompletion of the u11iVt'rsity harralaureate and hu111a11i ties m.1jor in one of the fi,llowing rnn rt't1l1,11ions. English (31 units) A major rnnrenll,llion of I!l 11ni1s in English , of wl1irl1 12 1111L,t he upper divisiou . The Enf(lislt recp1iremen1 i11rlmles one unit ofEn!(lisl1 470, ,ts well a, English 2!i I aud 2!i2. Enf!;lislt 2:,0 Arneriran Literalurt' may he rn11nted ii,r tlte !(t'ne1.1l t'thK·,11ion rt1p1irt't11t'nl. Two areas of six upper divisiou units earh dll>St'II from the fi,llowin!( minor rnucentration art',t, of Hi.~toty and Pl1i losophy, or 12 upper division units in one of th<>St' minor rnnrentrJtion are.ts: Minor rnnren11,11ion in Histo1y Ellropean history: :',(l:,, :-l(Ki, :-11:-1, :118, 42t Ameriran l1istoty. :',(lO, :107, :-108, :110, 401,402. Cl111rrh history: :-121, 408,422, 4GO, 4(i2 Minor rnnrt'n1t,1tion in Philosopl1y - Prert'<ptisilt' 214 ii,r !(t'nerJl ed uca tion. Philu!11>phy and Reli!i~on: :\0'2, 41:-1 and six additioual upper division u11i1s in philosophy with approval of the H11111a11i ties O,m111ittee. l'hilo,;opl1y and Lltera tllrt': :\01, :\0'2, :',():\, and three additional upper divi.,ion units in philosophy with approval of the Humanities Co111111ittee.
A major rnncentratio11 of 18 unit, in History, and two minor conce11tra- 1ions of six u11i1s in both English a11d l'hilosoplty, ti,r a total of :10 u11i1s. Of the :-10 units, 24 111us1 be upptr divi sio11 . The studeut would seek his/ her interests and be f!;Uided by the farnlty to take most of their courses i11 one of the three amt, of expertise within the History Department :
205 or Political Science 20!i. 462 History ol lhe Expansion ol ChrlsUanity (3)
The backgro1md, original devdopnlt'nl and spread of the Christian religion; empha,is on the modem era, especially contemporary growth dynamics and church structure in Africa, A,ia and Lltin America Oflered spring ~mester. 465 lntegraUon Seminar (3) Issues in the contemporary world addressed from an interdisciplinary social science and Biblical perspt'ctiw. Prerequisites: Senior standing. 470 Studies In Hislory (1-3) Topics in history incl11din!( individual reading in historical litt'raturt·. May be repeated with a different topir. 480 Research Seminar (3) Special studies in history for majors 111iliz ing the techniques of problem-solving, research and fonnal writing. Non-rn,tiors may undertake special st11dy in specific geographical areas; Latin Amt'rica, Europe, A,;ia , United States, Near East and Africa. Prerecp1i.,;i1e: 3'!7 or corL~nt. 490, 491 Honors Program (3, 3) A year-long independent researcl1 pr<~ect for history majors culminating in an honors thesis. First st'mt'ster : reading and research 11nd t'r s11pt'rvi sion. Serond semestt'r: drafting and writing final paper.
A. Histoty of the Americas, B. Chs.,iral and European Histoty,
C. History of Eastern Civilization. The student is recp1irtd to take either Histoty 480, Research St-111inar (th ree units), or History 490-491, Senior Honor Program (six units), as a "rapstone" rn11t·St' in the rnnrludin!( ye.irs of his/ her program. S1ude111s who 1t,e this emphasis as a pre-semi nary progra111 of study, may wish to inrlude History :121 , History of the Christi.in Churd1 (thrt'e unit~) and ont' of the bihliral langllaf(eS as their fi>rt'ign language rt.. cp1ire111ent. Total fi,r major: :-10 units, of whirl1 24 m1t,t be upper divi.,ion . Philosophy (32 units) A m.~or roncentratio11 of 20 units in philosophy beyond the general education reciuirement, of which 17 1111its m1tst he up1lt'r division, and two 111inor ronrentrations of six upper division units earh in literature and history for a total of :-12 unit.~. of which ~l lll\Lst he up1lt'r division . For the major rnnrentration, the student must take Philosophy 301, either :102 or :10:1, and two units of :\:,0 Philosophy Seminar . For the minor rnnre11tratio11 in literature, the stude111 will cousult his advisor about whirh rourses will most likely comple mt'nt his studit'S in philosophy. For tht' minor roncentration in history, the student will select ont' rnurse from History :12:-1 or :124 , and 011e rourst' from History :11:-1 or 42'2. Total fi,r major: :-12 units, of whid1 29 mitst he 11pper divi.,ion .
GEOGRAPHY COURSES 301 Cultural Geography (3)
World cultural regions; st11dy of rnl rural forces and their interaction with the physical environment to produce the varieties of cultural landsrape: pop ulation distrib11tion, general land-ust', settlement pattern, trarLsp<>rtation and communication; attention giwn u, ron temporary environmental concerns. 310 Studies In Geography (3) Continental areas studies by regions emphasizing physical, cultural, ern nomic and hi.storical dimensions which give geographic personaIi ty to individ ual regions and nations. One or more sections offered each year in areas such a~ Latin America, North Amt'rican, Europe and Asia. May be repeated with different content (~ction titlt') .
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