COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Humanities
Intercultural Studies
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A DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL OF
Chair: Wi lliam D. Shanebeck, M.A.
Total for major: 31uni ts, of which
ministry and evangel ism. Toward that end the school will provide an informa- tion center which wi ll answer inquiries concerning missions and encourage stu- dents and facu lty to pursue academic excellence and spirirual marurity so that they can carry out with competence the Lord's program ofdiscipling all peoples.
24 must be upper di11sion.
FACULTY
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
History (30 units)
Professors: D. Buss, R. Buss, Doland,
Amajor concentration of 18 units in History, and two minor concentra- tions of six un its in bo th English and Ph ilosophy, for a total of 30 uni ts. Of the 30 units, 24 must be upper divi- sion. The student would seek his/ her interests and be guided by the facu lty to take most of th eir courses in one of the three areas of expertise within the
Dean: Donald E. Douglas, Ph .D. Undergraduate Coordinator:
Hanson , Peters, Wilshire
Associate Professors: Ciocchi, Gi lman, Lind, Sargent, W. Shanebeck, Smith
Marguerite C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Ass istant Professors: Rambo
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
OBJECTIVES
DEGREE PROGRAM
FACULTY
The Departments of English, His- tory and Phi losophy offer an interde- partmental maj or in humaniti es . It consists of an IS-unit concentration in one area and two support areas of six upper division units each. The area of concentration is basically an emphasis in the desired field but offers more nexibili ty through advisement of the
A Bachelur of Arts degree in Intercul- lural Studies is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements. The intercultural studies major requires tJ1e completion of 36 units of which 24 must be upper division. The 18 unit core includes: 300,322,446, either 310 or 313,451or 333, 457 or 458, with the remaining 18 units chosen to support the particular
Professors:Cook, Kwast, S. Lingenfelter Associate Professors: Dollar, Douglas, Ha)ivard , Kraft,J. Lingenfelter
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History Department:
Assistant Professor: Steffen
A. History of tJ1e Americas, B. Classical and European
OBJECTIVES
History,
The objectives of the Intercultural Sn1dies major are: (I) to enable srudents to demonstrate a knowledge and under- standing of the theological, historical, sociological, anthropological and linguis- tic issues of the crossculrural communica- tion of the gospel; (2) to enable srudents to demonstrate a personal responsibility to the mandate given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of every nation; to enable students to understand man and culrure, (3) to increase their under- standing of linguistic and culrural diver- sil)•, to relate more meaningfully to peo- ple with adifferent linguistic and culrural background and to be encouraged to analyze and understand intercultural problems and develop Christian perspec-
C. History of Eastern Civilization. The student is required to take either History 480 , Research Semin ar (t hr ee units) , or Hi story 490-491 , Sen ior Honor Program (six units) , as a "capstone" course in the concluding years of his/ her program. Students who use this emphasis as a pre-semi- nary program of study, may wish to include Hi story 32 1, History of the Chri st ian Church (three units) and one of the biblical languages as their
Humanities Committee.
career interest of the student.
The object ive of the humaniti es major is to provide the student with a broader perspective in selected liberal arts disciplines than is possible with a single subject matter. Courses taken to satisfy the general education require- ment cannot be credited to the major.
A personalized interdisciplinary program may be designed by the stu- dent and the student's ad,1ser. The 18- unit core includes: 300, 322, 446, either 3IOor 313, 420 and 45 1. For the inter- disciplina1y program, I2 upper di,1sion units are to be chosen from outside of the major in a discipline that supports
DEGREE PROGRAM
fo reign language requirement.
A Bachelo,- ofArts Degree in Humani- ties is offered upon completion of the uni versity baccalaureate and humani- ti es major in one of the following con-
the student's career objectives.
Total for major: 30 units, of which
All students in the major are required to take Theology 468 to ful - fill the Bible topical elective require- ment. All stud ents must have 24 upper division credits in their major program design. Students with sen ior standing may take 500 level courses (see School of lntercultural Studies graduate offerings) by permission. Nole: For the lnlerculturnl Studies majors only, lntercullural Studies 300 is prerequisite lo all a11lhropolo!fj coursework. ATESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certifi- cate can be earned by taking the fo ll ow- ing concentration in the lntercultural Studies major: INLT 310 or INAL 407, !NAN 420, INT£ 425,427,460, and 492. See TESOL and Appl ied Linguistics. The Summer Institute of Linguis- tics (SIL) at Biola, an intensive 18 week program sponsored jointly by SIL and Biola, is offered during the interterm and spring terms. It includes the fol- lowing: INLT 412,413, 414,m 417, and 422, I AN 300 and 322. This also can be taken for a concentration in the
24 must be upper division. Philosophy (30 units)
Amajor concenu·ation of 18 uni ts in philosophy beyond the general education requirement, of which 15 uni ts must be upper division, and minor concentrations of six upper division units each ih lite_ra ture and history. For the major concentration, the student must take Philosophy 30 1 and either 302 or 303. For the minor concentration in literature , the stu- dent will consult hi s advisor about which courses wi ll most li kely comple- ment his stud ies in phil osophy. For the minor concen tration in hi story, the student will se lect one course from History 323 or 324, and one course from History 313or 422. Total fo r major: 30 un its, of which
cen trations.
English (31 units)
tives toward these problems.
The careers open to lntercultural Studies majors are diverse, and include such areas as missions outreach, cross- cultural health services, development programs and agencies, social welfare, translation work, information research, bilingual and multicultural education, crosscu ltural communi cations, and
Amajor concentration of 19 units in English, of which I2 must be upper division. The Eng li sh requirement includes one unit of English 470, as well as English 25 1 and 252. English 250 American Literature may be cou nt ed for the general educa ti on requ irement. Two areas of six upper division uni ts each chosen from the fo ll owing minor concen tration areas of History and Philosophy, or 12 upper division units in one of those
public and foreign service.
The lntercultural Studies major is designed to all ow students to pursue options which will best prepare them for their career objectives. The inter- disciplinary concentration offers a unique opportuni ty to combine Inter- cultural Studies with other disciplines in the Uni versity to prepare the stu- dent for careers such as bicultural edu- cation , crosscultural mass media com- munications, social work, crosscultural counseling, missions political liaison, urban program administration, etc. Missions outreach has been the major thrnst and the spirin1al strength of our program. It is the desire of the fac- ulty that each srudent in the program will find in their particular career choice the means to effective crossculrural personal
minor concentration areas:
Minor concentration in Histoq•- European history: 305, 306, 313, 318, 422. American history: 300, 307, 308, 3I0, 40 I , 402. Church hi story: 32 1, 408, 422, 460 , 462. Minor concentration in Philoso- phy - Prerequisite 214 for general education. Philosophy and Re ligion: 302,4 13 and six additional upper divi- sion un its in philosophywith approval of the Humanities Committee. Philos- ophy and Literature: 30 1, 302, 303, and three addi tional upper division units in philosophy with approval of the Human ities Committee.
24 mus t be upper division.
lntercultural Studies major.
Field Internship
The student is encouraged to par- ticipate in a summer mission or semester internship program during
the study program.
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