burg, t he sea-fo rtress env is io ne d by Pe ter the Great that became the Russ ian "window co the \Ves t," and it all ows stu de nts co earn up co 16 hours of cred it cowa rd the ir Biola degree. i\ lore im portantly, it provides an opportunity to grow in their faith in a multinational , culturall y diverse setting. For add iti onal in fo rmat ion and an appli cat ion, please contact D r. Aa ron Kle ist (aaron .kl e isc@biol a.edu) in the Engli sh D e partment. Components Recommended Credits BBST-165 Hi sto ry & Soc io logy o f Religion in Ru ss ia 3 HIST-170 Ru ss ia in Trans ition 3 INCS332 Russ ian P eop les, C ulture & Lite ratu re HUF R101 Beginnin g Russ ian G ramma r & Con ve rsa ri on Q 16
Bio/a Eng lish Study Tour (BEST) Biola Uni ve rsity offe rs a fou r-wee k SUllllll e r E ngli sh Stud y Tour on its La i\ lirada ca lllpus for internat iona l stude nts. T he expe ri e nce includes inte nsive stud y of the Engli sh language and da il y act iviti es th at inc rease un derstanding of Alll e ri can culture . The p rogralll concludes with a tou r of San Franc isco and other popular locat ions in Ca liforni a. For informat io n co nce rnin g thi s p rogram a nd s imilar o pportuniti es a t Biola, p lease co ntact th e D e partment of Inte rn at iona l Student Ed ucation. Summer Institute of Linguistics at Bio/a In coope rati on with t he Sumlll cr in stitute of L ingui sti cs and Wyc li ffe Bib le T ranslato rs, USA, t he Uni ve rs it y offe rs, through the Dcpartlllc nc of TESOL and App li ed L ingui sti cs (TAL), a hi gh-q uality lingui sti cs program fo r stude nts planning co wo rk in cross-cultural llli ss ions. Expe ri enced instructo rs from Wycliffe teach TAL courses in phoneti cs, phonology, lllorphol ogy, syntax, lite racy, Bibl e tra nslation based on the field stud ies of SIL wo rke rs around the wo rl d . These courses are eq ui va le nt to ch ose offered at ocher SIL schoo ls and are recogni zed as va lid fo r membe rship in Wycliffe and othe r mission organiza ti ons. 'Chey can also form part of a degree or minor fo r regular stude nts who comple te all oche r requirc lll e nts in their depart me nts. T hi s co llaborat ion e nri ches TAL's applied lingui st ics program, by offe ring stude nts both unde rgrad uate and graduate trai ning fo r culturall y appropriate fi e ld-based wo rk. Inte res ted s tud e nts sho ul d co nta ct the Department of TESOL and App li ed Lingu isti cs fo r add itiona l in format ion. Torrey Off-campus and Torrey Abroad Fo r stude nts in the Torrey Honors Institute, the re are addi tional opportu ni t ies fo r thelll co parti cipate in special off-cam p us ·f'orrey prog rams. Refe r to the Torrey secti on of the ca talog fo r further informat ion, o r co ntact Dr. John i\lark Reynolds (john.reynolds@bi o la.ed u) at th e Torrey Honors Institute . SUMMER SESSION A continuing Summer Sess ion program prov ides stude nts with the opportunity for a grea ter degree of flex ibility in plan ning th e ir tota l program. Students may e nri ch the ir co urse of study and reduce th e overal l time spent in schoo l or dec rease their regul ar course load by ca re ful se lection of Su mme r Ses sion courses . Visiting stud e nts find ir re fres hing co study in a diffe re nt atmosphe re and pe rh aps a d ifferent loca le, and e nte r in g s tudents fin d it he lpful in ga inin g ad va nced sta nd in g. Work ta ke n lll ay be app li ed co both th e degree and th e teach ing c redential programs. In struct ion is offe re d in sta nd a rd courses by rh e Biola facu lty and capab le visiting professors. Courses offe red cm·e r the areas of art, Bible, theology, hi s tory, literature, math emat ics, phil osophy, psychology, biolog ica l sc ie nce, sociologv a nd och e r subj ec ts, in c ludin g e duca tion courses fo r teaching credent ial ca ndidates. Graduate courses in education , intercultural studi es, theo logy and psychology enab le grad uate students co continue the ir programs du ring the sulll lll e r. C redit is also ava ilabl e in connection with exce ll e nt fo r e ign cours conducted dur ing the summe r. Tuition, room and board are lowe r than regul ar charges at p ri va te co ll eges; tota l coses are competiti ve with state summe r schoo l charges . See secti on on fin ancia l information for Sulllme r Sess ion tuition. Certain courses or works hops may be offered in the summe r that are not li sted in thi s catalog. Courses may be innovat ive or
CCCU SUMMER PROGRAMS Oxford Summer Program
Thi s three-wee k p rogram in Oxford is sponso red by the Cou nc il of C hri stian Co ll eges and Uni ve rsiti es and 'v\lyc liffe H a ll , Oxford . I r defines itse lf as a "Ch risr-cenrerecl e duca tional program chat is committed co exam ining hi scory, lite r at ure, th eo logy, and ot her discipli nes t h ro ugh th e eyes o f fa i th. " T he st ud y is done wit h Oxford acade mi cs a nd in c lud es fi e ld trips; a nd it lll ay be take n for 3-6 units of c redit. Fo r fu ll prog ralll descri ption and onlin e app li ca tions, v is it www . bcsrselllescer.com. Co nta c t D r. Eel 'v\lil s hir e (ed .wil shire@biola.edu ) in the Dcpartlllent of 1-li sco ry co di s c uss how acade llli c c redi t is ea rned o r tra nsfe rre d to Biola. Summer Institute of Journa lism (51)) Bi o la lllay choose rwo s tud e n t journ a li sts to appl y fo r chi s four-week, al l expense-pa id expe ri e nce to Was hin gto n, D. C. A total of 15 stu de n ts frolll Counc il schoo ls are se lec ted co part ic ipate in t he ln sr iturc , whi c h lases fr olll lllid -i\ lay to mid-Jun e . The In st itut e ble nds c lassroo lll expe ri e nce with hands-on wor k and is an exce ll e nt o ppo rtunit y ro lea rn throu g h lectures and panels with lead in g journali sts who sha re a strong C hri s t ian commitlll c nr. Pa rt ic ipants a lso jo in in selll in a rs taught b y CO lllllluni cat io n s profes so rs frolll Co un c il-lll em ber in st ituti ons, ca ke pa rt in fi e ld trips, and co lllpl ece works ho p projects for loca l n ews p a p e rs . Th e co urse prov ides va lu ab le ins ig h t and tra inin g in ga th e ring and wr itin g news , edit in g co py and des ig nin g layout. T he In st itu te seeks to develop st ud e n ts as C hri st ian journ a li sts ex hibi t in g both professional is lll and lega l/e thica l integrity. Pa rti cipating stud e nts may earn -I units o f cre dit. For more inforlll ati on, contact the i\ lass Co lllmun icacion Departlll e nt. OTHER STUDY TOURS Occasiona ll y, o p portun iti es occ ur for Bi o la stud e nts to a ttend sy lllpos ia , se lllinars, and co nfere nces at inte rn a tional co ll eges a nd uni vers iti es for whi ch academic c red it lllay be ava il ab le . In additi on, unique exc hange prog ra lll s a re ofte n o ffe re d direc tl y ro s tud e nts and th roug h Bio la Uni ve rs ity. Fo r cxa lllpl c, B io la rece n t ly spo nsored a SUllllll e r stud y to ur in the fo rlll e r Sov iet U ni on , and N urs ing st ud e nts had spe c ia l stud y opport uniti es in Alaska and Ecuado r. C urrentl y e nroll ed or prospective Biola stud ents shoul d con tact th e Office of Ad llli ss ion fo r furth e r inforlllati on.
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