SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
(7) Admission to Candidacy
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6 units: Missiology or intercultural stud ies electives to be determined in consultation with the advisor. 6 units: Biblical / theological studies, consisting of SCL 722 and three units of elective. 13 units: Dissertation research and writing, consisting of: SCL 803, 879, 880. (2) Time Limit tor Degree Completion All course and academic require ments for the D.Miss. degree must be completed within 10 years, beginning on the date of the student's first registra tion. Petitions for extension beyond 10 years will be considered on a case by case basis for students who may need extensive field experience or field research requirements. (3) Withdrawal and Readmission Procedures A student who must drop out of school or is planning to return to field service must go through the formal with drawal process. To return to active status the student should contact the program director and file a readmission form with the admissions office. (4) Oral Interview and Admission lo Doctoral Study All students will have an interview with a faculty committee to evaluate their progress and potential for successful com pletion of the doctoral program. The inter view is scheduled after one semester in resi dence and the completion of at least one significant piece of written work demon strating the student's skill in research writ ing. The results of this interview are reported to the faculty, which votes either to admit, admit with conditions, or not to
ond language will be deter mined by the MA advisor in consultation with intercultural studies faculty. See student handbook for standards.) B. Successfully pass a comprehensive examination over coursework. C. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. M.A. In lntercu/lural Studies - lntematlonat Business Studies The M.A. in Intercultural Studies with an International Business emphasis is a 42-unit program. Students entering the program are expected to possess the academic skills to do graduate studies in the three areas of Biblical and theologi cal studies, intercultural studies, and business. In addition to the 42 units stu dents may, therefore, be required to take foundational courses as follows: Students who have not previously taken a course in cultural anthropology will be required to take SCL 507. Students who are not proficient in a second language will also be required to take SCL 510 or 51 I. (Proficiency stan dards for a second language will be determined by the MA advisor in consul tation with intercultural studies faculty. See student handbook for standards.) Students without a business degree background may be required to take an additional 4 units of introductory busi ness and accounting courses. Students with little or no academic preparation for graduate studies in bibli cal and theological areas may be required, at the discretion of the acade mic advisor and in consultation with the student, to take additional Biblical and theological classes. In order to graduate the student must do the following: A Complete the required courses listed below: I. 15 units of ICS core consisting of: SCL 503, 520, 562, 622, and 765. 2. 8 units ofBible/ theology
Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in the stu dent's progress and is characterized by self-directed research and preparation of a dissertation under the direction of a faculty advisor. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have: a. Successfully completed the Preliminary Faculty Interview b. Passed the comprehensive examination c. Completed the field ministry requirement d. Received approval of the dissertation proposal by the Doctoral Committee Upon reaching candidacy a student must register for a total of eight disserta tion units prior to graduation. With the consent of the doctoral advisor, a student may take more or less dissertation units.. If the doctoral candidate has not defended the dissertation by the time the eight dissertation units are completed, he or she must continue to be enrolled each semester until graduation. Th is may be done under SCL 882 D.Miss. Con tinuous Enrollment Research. This enrollment carries no credit, but keeps the student's registration current. (8) Dissertation The doctoral dissertation will be based upon research conducted in the field of ministry, usually over a period of six months to one year. The dissertation must demon strate high attainment in scholarship related to professional missiology. The ~ sertation topic and proposal must be approved by the candidate's advisory com mittee prior to beginning of the student's field research. Three weeks prior to expected graduation the candidate must submit to the School of lntercultural Stud ies the original and two copies of his disser tation signed by the dissertation committee. (9) Final Oral Examination The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals. (10) Graduation Requirements All students must present an accept able dissertation, have satisfactorily passed their comprehensive examina tions and have completed all required course work with a minimum 3.30 G.P A
Studenl.J without a bu.sillt$J degru bade ground may be rf.l{Uired lo lake lht folluwing additional 4 unil.J of introductory bu.sillt$J level courus: BUSN 504Principles ofAccounting and Finance (3) BUSN 508 Principles ofManagement and Marketing (3) For a full description of the courses, see the graduate course listing in the School of Business. Summer Institute at Linguistics In cooperation with the Swnmer Insti tute of Linguistics Biola offers a nwnber of linguistics courses which can provide a con centration for students planning for mi~ sion work in language analysis/Bible IJ'ans lation. This 21-unit program combines five linguistics courses (SAL 520 or 646, 521, 523 or 622, 525 or 624, 654) and two anthropology courses (SCL 520, and 640) (For full details on these courses see the course descriptions in the Intercultural Studies and TI.50L & Applied Linguistics sections of this catalog.) lntematlonal Urban Institute In cooperation with the Interna tional Urban Institute Biola offers an M.A. in lntercultural Studies with an emphasis in urban ministries. Students who complete all 20 units of this program as part of their electives will also receive a certificate in Urban Studies from the International Urban Institute. Doctor at Mlsslology (1) Residence and Course Work The program requires a minimum of 34 units past the appropriate master's degree, with 26 semester hours of coursework and 8 semester hours of di~ sertation research. If a student has grad uate coursework but no master's degree, or has a master's degree which does not contain the background necessary for the D.Miss. program, the total program _ will be longer than 34 units, and this will be determined with the director of the program. A faculty advisor will guide each student in planning a program of courses to serve his or her ministry needs. Each student will select a mentor from the graduate faculty to guide his or her dissertation research. Admission into the graduate pro gram of the School of lntercultural Stud ies does not guarantee completion of the doctoral degree. The core requirements are as follows: 9 units: SCL 550,540, or 661, 742.
admit the student to doctoral srudy. (5) Comprehensive Examinations
All students must pass comprehensive exams covering the following areas: a. lntercultural studies b. History and theology of mission c. Society, technology and missions d. The student 's specialization. These exams are given once a year in April and serve as a major means of evaluating a student 's suitability to con tinue studies toward the doctorate. (6) Field Ministry and Language Requirement All students must complete a mini mwn of three continuous years of practi cal missionary experience in a crosscul tural (or cross-subcultural) setting. It is assumed that the student will acquire fluency in a second language learned during this missionary service and that this language will be the language of field research.
including: SCL 550, SCL 755 or TIPH 624 and I additional unit of elective .
3. 19 units of International
Business courses including: BUSN 510,511,512,513,514, 610,611,615. lntematlonal Business Courses BUSN 510 lnt'I Economics (3) BUSN 511 lnt'I Accounting (2) BUSN 512 lnt'I Finance (2) BUSN 513 lnt'I Management (2) BUSN 514 Int'I Marketing (2) BUSN 6I0/611 AreaAnalysis (2/2) BUSN 615 Field Study (4)
to qualify for graduation. Doctor of Philosophy (1) Residence and Course Work
The program requires a minimum of 60 units past the appropriate master's degree or its equivalent, with 48 semer ter hours of course work and 12 semer ter hours of dissertation research.
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