70 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Intercultural Studies
stand man and culture, (3) to increase his or her understanding of linguistic and cul tural diversity, to relate more meaningfully to people with a different linguistic and cultural background and to be encouraged to analyze and understand intercultural problems and develop Christian perspec tives toward these problems. The careers open to intercultural stud ies major are diverse, and include such areas as missions outreach, crosscultural health services, development programs and agencies, social welfare, translation work, information research, bilingual and multicultural education, crosscultural communications, and public and foreign service. The Intercultural Studies major is designed to allow students to pursue options which will best prepare them for their career objectives. The interdisci plinary concentration offers a unique opportunity to combine Intercultural Studies with other disciplines in the University to prepare the student for careers such as bicuJrural education, cross cultural mass media communications, social work, crosscultural counseling, mis sions political li aison, urban program administration, etc. Missions outreach has been the major thrust and the spiritual strength of our program. It is the desire of the faculty that each student in the program will find in their particular career choice the means to effective crosscultural personal ministry and evangelism. Toward that end the School will provide an information center which will answer inquiries concerning missions and encourage students and fac ulty to pursue academic excellence and spiritual maturity so that they can carry out with competence the Lord 's program of discipling all peoples.
A DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
301,302,303, and 3 additional upper division units in philosophy with approval of the Humanities Committee. Toral for major: 31 units, of which 24 must be upper division. HISTORY (30 UNITS) A major concentration of 18 units in History, and two minor concentrations of 6 units in both English and Philosophy, for a total of 30 units. Of the 30 units, 24 must be upper division. The student would seek hi s/her interests and be guid ed by the facu lty to take most of their courses in one of the three areas of exper tise within the History Department: (a) History of the Americas, (b) Classical and European History, (c.) History of Eastern Civilization. The student is required to take either History 480, Research Seminar (3 units ), or History 490-491, Senior Honor Program (6 units ), as a "capstone" course in the concluding years of his/ her program. Students who use this emphasis as a pre-seminary program of study, may wish to include History 321, History of the Christian Church (3 units ) and one of the Biblical Languages as their foreign lan guage requirement. Total for major: 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. PHILOSOPHY (30 UNITS) A major concentration of 18 units in philosophy beyond the general education requirement, of which 15 units must be upper division, and minor concentrations of 6 upper division units each in literature and history. For the major concentration, the student must take Philosophy 301 and either 302 or 303. For the minor concen tration in literature, the student will con sult his advisor about which courses will most likely complement hi s studies in phi losophy. For the minor concentration in history, the student wi ll select one course from History 323 or 324, and one course from History 313 or 422. Total for major: 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division.
Dean: Donald E. Douglas, Ph.D. Undergraduate Coordinator: Marguerite G. Kraft, Ph.D.
FACULTY Professors: Cook, Kwast, S. Lingenfelter, Purnell Associate Professors: Chastain, Dollar,
Douglas, Hayward, Kraft, J. Lingenfelter, Purgason
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES The School of Intercultural Studies consists of two departments. In addition to its undergraduate offerings, the Department of Intercultural Studies offers graduate programs leading to two mas ter 's degrees and two doctoral degrees. These programs emphasize the social sci ences and their relation to intercultural understanding, world mission, education and a number of technical specialties relat ed to these topics.
TESOL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS
The Department of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages ) and Applied Linguistics offers two mas ter 's degree programs. The graduate program in TESOL provides professional preparation for English language teaching among speakers of other languages. The graduate program in Applied Linguistics deals with issues involved in second lan guage learning, analys is, teaching and research. Intercultural Studies FACULTY Professors: Cook, Kwast, S. Lingenfelter Associate Professors: Dollar, Douglas, Hayward, Kraft, J. Lingenfelter OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Intercultural Studies major are: (1) to enable every stu dent to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the theological, histori cal, sociological , anthropo logical and lin guistic issues of the crosscultural commu nication of the gospel; (2) to enable every student to demonstrate a personal respon sibility to the mandate given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of every nation; to enable every student to under-
DEGREE PROGRAM A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements. The intercultural studies major requires the completion of 36 units of which 24 must be upper divi sio n. The 18 unit core includes: 300,322, 340, either 310 or 313,451,457 or 458, with the remaining 18 units chosen to sup port the particular career interest of the student. A personalized interdisciplinary pro gram may be designed by the student and
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