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School of lntercultural Studies

ANTHROPOLOGY, INTERCULTURAL

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(2) co he lp prepare nationals of every nation for formal education service in their own culture; and to prepare educators and scholars

Dean: F. Douglas Pennoyer, Ph.D.

FACULTY

EDUCATION &

Professors: Cook, Dollar, Douglas,

MISSIOLOGICAL STUDIES

from every nation ac the very highpart of thr student 's ar.ademir: fi/r

Kraft, Purnell

and nonna/(y cam1ot he ret11med or

est levels of education to reach in school s of higher learning; (:,) to train tea c hers for educational,

C hair: Douglas H ayward , Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Alexander,

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Hayward, Lingenfelter,

Doctor of Missiology

Pennoye r, Purgason , S teffen

FACULTY

developmental instit11tions, agenAn accredited master 's degree

Assistant Professor: Decker Adjunct Faculty: Marvin K.

cies; and (4) to train consultant~ for Bible tran slation, church planting and community development.

in lnterculcural S tudie s . or a relate d field, of whi ch l.'i units will be in biblical and theological studies , and 18 units in social organization, intercultural com­ munication , cultural c han ge , dynamics o f re ligious expe rience (or folk religions), rheology of mis­ sion, and applied anthropology, as described in chis catalog. A 3..,0 GPA is required for admi ssion .

Professors: Cook, Dollar, Douglas,

Kraft

Mayers, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Alexander,

Hayward , Lingenfelter,

Doctor of Philosophy

OVERVIEW

Pennoyer, Steffen

The Doccor of Philosophy degree in lntercultural Education

T he Schoo l of lncerc ulcural S tudies consists of three depart­ m en rs : the Department of U nd e rg rad uate Srndies: the Department of Anthropology, lnte rculcural Ed ucation and Mis­ s iology (A l M); a nd th e depart­ men t of Teaching E ng lish co S peakers of Oc her Lan g ua ges and Applied Linguistics (TAL) . The Department of AIM (A nthropolog y . I nrer c ulcural Education and Miss iol ogy offers gradu ate programs leading co cwo

Assistant Professor: Decker Adjunct Faculty: Marvin K.

is designed co

equip hi ghly com­

Ma yers, Ph .D.

petent profession a ls to condu ct research , publish and teach. The deg ree emphasizes the cultural components of e du cat ion and

OBJECTIVES

T he objective o f the Al M department is co provide academic

places a strong emphasis on c rossDoctor of Philosophy

excellence within a C hristian conculrnral educational research.

An accredited mas ter's degree or its equivalent appropriate co the Ph.D. is required for admission. St11dents must have a GPA of :-..,0

text for scudents prepa rin g for

ca reers in mulriculrural or crossculADMISSION

tural environments, or in programs

REQUIREMENTS

of activity that transcend the boundin their previous grad uate st11dies. All stud e nts must meet the

aries of single cultures. Our goal is

Three years of crossculrnral experi­ ence, or its eq uivalent, is required

following requirements:

maste r' s d eg rees and cwo doc co I) prepare globally conce rned

I. All appli cants mu st possess a

C hristians co li ve and work successfor entrance to the program. In baccalaureate degree from an

coral d egrees. These programs e mph as ize the soc ia l sciences and their relation to incerc ultural und e rstandin g, world mission , ni ca l spec ialties related co these topics. The Department o f 'T' ESOL (Teac hing E ngli s h to S pea ke rs of Ocher Languages) and Applied Linguistics offers two mas t er ' s degree programs . T he graduate program in TESOL provides professional pre paration for E ngli sh language teaching among speakers of other

foll y in ocher c ulrnres; 2) equip international srndents for leadership and ministry roles in their own or

addition. profi ciency in a second language is expected of students working in crosscultural seccin1,,,s.

accredited college or universi ty with a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average. G raduates from

ed ucat ion and a number of techother culrnres; :,) enable teachers to

approved una cc redit e d co lAdmission of International

carry our th eir rask.s in cross-nilrnral or mulri-culwral contex ts: and 4)

leges. if accepted, will be granted provisional acceptance,

Students

See Admission. Reg istration

enhance the cross-culrnral performif GPA is :,.4 or higher. Gradu­ ance of chose engaged in inte rn aates from approved unaccred­

and Requirements section.

tional business enterprises.

ited college s may be required

Biol a ' s AIM d e pa rtme nt feaPROGRAM co take certain additional liberal

REQUIREMENTS

rnres a faculty with specializations

art~m urse work (not applicable

in anthropolo1,,'Y, missi olo1,,'Y, intercoward the graduate degree), if

M.A. in lntercultural Studies The M.A. in lnter c ulcur a l

national education , hea lth and development, and int e rn a tional

their undergraduate program

d id nor include these courses. lang uages . T he gra duate pro St udies is a 42-unit program. For business. ·rhe department empha2. Those without inte rcultural / gram in Applied Linguistics deals the qualified applicant with sizes sound research and th e applimission s or Bible/theology with iss ues involved in seco nd ex tensive undergradu ate work in ca tion of learning to experience. lan g uage lea rnin g , analysis, ma y have additional co urseinrerc ulcural studies/missions, it work added ro their program. DEGREES OFFERED 3. All appli cants must submit a :, 2 units. S tude nts with little or written s t ateme nt outlining reaching and research . ma y be redu ced to a minimum of Master of Arts Degree no academi c preparation for grad ­ their vocational objectives and The Master of Arts in Interuate swdies in biblical and theo­ how the degree will relate co logica l areas may be required , at culcural Studies is d es ig ned fur those objectives. Applicants the discretion of th e aca d e mi c those anti c ipatin g crosscultural should attach a one-page, typeadvisor and in consultation with ca reers and who des ir e trai ning written letter co th e applic-ation. th e stud e nt , en take additional skills associated with interc 11l­ 4. All applicants are required to units, such as BE .'ii 7, .'il9, S20, t11ral communi ca ti on and service. su bmit three letters of referor T H .'ii I , SIZ, 6 13,614. Ir is a 42-unir program. e nces on fo rms supplied by In order to graduate the stu­ Doctor of Missiology the school. dent mu st do the following: The Doc tor of tvl issiol ogy 5. All applicants are required to I. C omplet e the required dewee is designed to pre pare prosubmit official transcripts of all courses listed be low: fessionals for the hi ghest level of previous schools attended. a. 16 units of core consisting service in missions. More specifi6. The application deadline for of: SCL .'iOO, .'iO I , so:, or ca ll y, it seeks : (I) co develop the fall is August I and for the .'i60 or 702, 520 or 622, research professionals in linguistics, spring is Janu ary I. Applica725, and 7SI. Bible translation , anthropology, tions may be submitted after h. 6 units of Bibl e/theology. church planting, ere. , to aid in and this deadline (lace application c. 20 unit, of advisor-approved support the missionary enterprise; fee of $5.'i ), hut will be consid- electi ves. Srndent, who do

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