SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
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INTERCULTURAL STUDIES Chair: Donald E. Douglas, Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Cook, Dollar, Douglas, Kraft, S. Lingenfelter Associate Professors: Alexander, Hayward, J. Lingenfelter, Prngason, Steffen Adjunct Faculty: Marvin K. Mayers, Ph.D. OBJECTIVES Biola as an institution has had a heart for Christian missions since its inception. The burden for the billions of non.Christians (more than three billion today; five billion projected by the year 2,000) has been great There has been an academic program at Biola stressing mission interests for decades, and this was brought to a high level of refinement under the leadership of Dr. Clyde Cook. Biola combines spiritual ministry with a high academic conceptualization that is realized through a strong faculty, a growing library facility, and an empha sis on sound research to underlie the teaching program. Students can enrich their rraining in Bible, theology, interna tional business and psychology at the School of Intercultural Studies by taking coursework at Talbot School of Theol ogy, the School of Business and Rose mead School of Psychology. They can also complete a specialization in inter cultural studies and missions within the Talbot degree programs and a special ization in intercultural studies within the Rosemead degree program.
Dean: Donald E. Douglas, Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Cook, Dollar, Douglas, Kraft, S. Lingenfelter, PwneU Associate Professors: Alexander, Hayward, J. Lingenfelter, Prngason, Steffen Adjunct Faculty: Marvin K. Mayers, Ph.D. OVERVIEW 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 a master's degree and two doctoral degrees. These programs emphasize the social sciences and their relation to intercultural under-standing, world mis sion, education and a number of techni cal specialties related to these topics. The Department of Intercultural Studies was established: (I) to prepare missionary recruits from every nation with crosscultural communication skills for international service; (2) to provide missions the opportunity to encourage the personal and academic development of their overseas staff; and (3) to pre pare ministers and Christian education professionals for the types of crosscul tural (and cross-subcultural) ministries they will face in today's multi-ethnic and multi-national world, especially as these impact the local church. The Department of TESOL (Teach ing English to Speakers of Other Lan guages) and Applied Linguistics offers two master's degree programs. The graduate program in TESOL provides professional preparation for English lan guage teaching among speakers of other languages. The graduate program in Applied Linguistics deals with issues involved in second language learning, analysis, teaching and research.
planting, etc., to aid in and support the missionary enterprise; (2) to help pre pare nationals of every nation for fonnal education service in their own culture; and to prepare educators and scholars from every nation at the very highest le¥ els of education to teach in schools of higher learning; (3) to rrain teachers for educational, developmental institutions, and agencies; and (4) to train consul tants for Bible translation, church plant ing and community development. Doctor of Philosophy The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Intercultural Education is designed to equip highly competent professionals to conduct research, publish and teach. The degree emphasizes the cultural components of education and places a strong emphasis on crosscultural educa tional research. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS All students must meet the following requirements: I. All applicants must possess a bac calaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average . Graduates from approved unaccredited colleges, if accepted, will be granted provisional acceptance , if GPA is 3.4 or higher. Graduates from approved unaccredited colleges may be required to take certain additional liberal arts course work (not applicable toward the graduate degree), if their undergraduate program did not include these courses. 2. Those without intercultural / mis sions or Bible/ theology may have add~ tional coursework added to their program. 3. All applicants must submit a writ ten statement outlining their vocational objectives and how the degree will relate to those objectives. Applicants should attach a one-page, typewritten letter to the application. 4. All applicants are required to sub mit three letters of references on fonns supplied by the school. 5. All applicants are required to sub mit official transcripts of all previous schools attended. 6. The application deadline for the fall is August I and for the spring is Janu ary I. Applications may be submitted after this deadline (late application fee of $45), but will be considered and processed only if space is available and time allows. Doctor of Mlsslology An accredited master's degree in lntercultural Studies, or a related field, of which 15 units will be in biblical and theo logical studies, and 18 units in social OIK'<I· nization, intercultural communication, cul-
tural change, dynamics of religious experi ence (or folk religions). theology of mis sion , and applied anthropology, as described in this catalog. A 3.30 G.PA is required for admission. Doctor of Philosophy An accredited master's degree or its equivalent appropriate to the Ph.D. is required for admission. Students must have a GPA of 3.3 in their previous gradu ate studies. Three years of crosscultural experience, or its equivalent, is required for entrance to the program. In addition, pro- ficiency in a second language is expected of students worlcing in crosscultural settings. Admission of lntematlonal Students See Admission , Registration and Requirements section. GENERAL ACADEMIC INFORMATION M.A. In lntercultura/ Studies The MA in lntercultural Studies is a 42-unit program. For the qualified appli cant with extensive undergraduate work in intercultural studies/ missions, it may be reduced to a minimum of 32 units. Students with little or no academic prepa ration for graduate studies in biblical and theological areas may be required, at the discretion of the academic advisor and in consultation with the student, to take additional units, such as BE 517, 519, 520, or TH 511,512,613,614. In order to graduate the student must do the following: A Complete the required courses listed below: I. 16 units of core consisting of: SCL 500, 501, 503 or 560 or 702, 520 or 622,562, and 751. 2. 6 units ofBible/ theology. 3. 20 units of advisor-approved elec
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DEGREES OFFERED Master of Arts Degree
The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies is designed for those anticipat ing crosscultural careers and who desire training skills associated with intercul tural communication and service. It is a 42-unit program. In cooperation with the School of Business Biola offers an MA in lntercul tural Studies with an emphasis in Inter national Business. This program is designed for students anticipating ser vice in an international business setting with an emphasis on international busi ness skills and socicxultural training that will enable the business person to live and work comfortably in a crosscul tural context. Doctor ofMlsslo/ogy The Doctor of Missiology degree is designed to prepare professionals for the highest level of service in missions. More specifically, it seeks: (I) to develop research professionals in linguistics, Bible translation, anthropology, church
tives. Students who do not have to take required electives are encour aged to choose a combination of electives most suitable for their career goals. Students may also choose to focus electives in areas of specialization such as anthropo~ ogy, missiology, crosscultural edu cation, Bible and theology, Bible translation, linguistics, TESOL, church planting, crosscultural heallh care, urban ministries, etc. Students who have not pre viously taken a course in cul tural anthropology will be required to take SCL 507 as a required elective. Students who are not profi cient in a second language will also be required to take SCL 510 or 5I I as a required elective. (Proficiency standards for a sec-
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