G-67 SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
SCL 520 Interpersonal and Intercultural Adjustment (3) Issues relating to intercultural living with focus on personal and interpersonal ad justment with nationals and other mission aries; language, value conflicts, status and role, culture shock, stereotypes, cultural limitations and related topics. SCL 531 Peoples ofEthnic America (3) A study of non-caucasian ethnic groups in ica in the light of their historical and socio cultural background. Practical field experi ence in an ethnic community. Fee: $35. SCL 532 Peoples ofthe World (3) Specific area studies with emphasis on customs, social structures, religion, arts, history and intercultural communication. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Africa, Asia, Native America, Middle East, South Pacific, Europe. May be repeated with different course content. SCL 533 Ethnic Minorities in Selected Cultures (3) Examines the problems, aspirations, and needs of ethnic minorities in selected cultures, the difficulties of determining basic human rights, and the conflicts associated with the de mands of national governments, cultural and ethnic ties and religious traditions.
SCL 622 Intercultural Communication (3) Principles and processes of communicat ing from one culture to another. Focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, val ues, non-verbal expression, language ex pression and sub-groups within a culture as they relate to the media and the message. SCL 691-692 Tutorial (3, 3) A self-study course for experienced field workers, under direction of a faculty men tor, in the subject area of the D.Miss. core requirement. This course is limited to D.Miss. students who can demonstrate prior knowledge and competence in the subject area of the required core. SCL 702 Social Organization (3) Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, engag ing the student in field methodology and re search, and application of principles and data of social organization to mission strategy. SCL 705 Semantics (3) Study of systems of symbols or "signs," examination of structures underlying cultur al activity from fundamental level of individ ual sign creation to more complex systems. SCL 803 Qualitative Research (2) An advanced course on the ethnographic method, emphasizing rigorous research de sign and quality control with specific refer ence to educational research. SCL 879 Research Design (3) Development and refinement of the doc toral dissertation proposal through prepara tion, presentation and critique of proposal drafts and examination and discussion of is sues related to dissertation research. HISTORYAND THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS SHM 540 Principles ofChurch Planting (3) A study of the biblical mandate to establish local churches among all of the peoples mak ing up mankind. Special emphasis on intercul tural church planting among the unreached peoples ofAsia, Africa, Latin America and the ethnic minorities of the western world.
SHM 546 History ofthe Expansion ofChristianity (3) The background, origin, development and spread of the Christian faith from the apostolic period until today. Emphasis will be given to the modern era, especially con temporary growth dynamics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. SHM 550 Christianity and Culture (3) Anthropology approach to Christian the ologizing; interrelationships between supra cultural Christianity and human cultures. Focus on conversion, revelation, communi cation, transformation, indigeneity and other related topics. SHM 555 Introduction to World Missions (3) The nature of Christian outreach; a study of principles, history and methodolo gy of worldwide missions. SHM 556 World Religions (2-3) The distinctive features of the historical eth nic religions, with special emphasis on their comparison and encounter with Christianity and their bearings upon missionary strategies. SHM 640 Cultural Anthropology for Missionaries (3) The nature of man and his culture, spe cial emphasis on intercultural communica tion of the Gospel. SHM 655 Contemporary Theology ofMission (3) An overview and critique of the various theologies of mission advocated by various branches of the Church down through the centuries, beginning with Edinburgh 1910 to the liberation theology debate of our day. SHM 691-692 Tutorial (3, 3) A self-study course for experienced field workers, under direction of a faculty men tor, in the subject area of the D.Miss. core requirement. This course is limited to D.Miss. students who can demonstrate prior knowledge and competence in the subject area of the required core. SHM 732 Advanced Church Planting (3) A survey and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of various church planting strategies used around the world. Identifies key factors which the church planter can implement in a context specific, phase-out oriented church planting strategy.
SCL 601 Contemporary Anthropological Theory (3)
Explores the key theoretical perspec tives employed in cultural anthropology today to critically evaluate their utility for crosscultural research. Topics include Cultural Materialism, Structuralism, Functionalism, Transaction and Process, Cultural Ecology, Political Economy, etc. SCL 606 Nature ofAnthropological Inquiry (2) Explanation of the relationships between anthropological theory, problem definition, research strategy and methodology, data collection and analysis, and generalization and application. Prerequisite: SCL 601. SCL 621 Introductwn t,o Sociolinguistics (3) Study of the inter-relationships of lan guage and society in areas such as folklore, worldview, bilingualism, personality, classifi cations and other topics.
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