COURSE DESCRIPTIONS lntercultural Studies (ISCL)
spec ial consideration as to their openness or resistance to change. SCL 561 Topics in Cultural Anthropology (3) Ex amin a tion of a variet y of anthropological issues from either a theoretical or ar,r,lied perspec tive including: marriage customs, leadership patterns, politi cal rela tions , indi genous movements. culture ch ange, world view, etc. tvla y be repeated with different course content. Prerequisite: ANTH 200 or SCL 507 or 640.
CL 76S Crossculrnral Leadership (3) CL 721 Crussculwral Teaching/ Learning Strategies for Curriculum (3 ) Educatio11 Research ( 13 U11i1s) CL 500 Library Research Skills (I ) CL 803 Qualitative Research (3) CL 816 Educational Theory (3 ) CL 879 Research Desi gn (3) CL 896 Ph.D Research Seminar (3 ) "f'!tt o/01,'.l'IIJ/le1<ratio11 (9 U11i1s) All course and academic requirements for the Ph .D. degree should he completed within seven years, beginning on the dare of the srndent ' s first reg istration. Peti tions for extension beyond seven years will be considered on a case h y-case basis for srndems who may en counter extensive field research requirements. (3) Withdrawal and Readmission Procedures A student who must drop our of school or is planning tu ret11rn ro field service must go through the formal withdrawal process. To recurn co active status the srndent should contact the program direc ror an d fil e a readmission form Emphasis (I 4 l/11its) Dissertatio11 ( I2 U11its) (2) Time Limit for Degree Completion with the O ffice of Admissions. (4) Oral Interview and Admis sion to Doctoral Study All srndents are required to par ticipate in an oral interview with a commicree of the faculty ro evaluate their pro;;ress and potential for suc cessful completion of the doctoral program. T'he interview is sched uled after o ne semester in resi dence. Submission of at least one significant piece of written work demonstrating th e st11dent 's capac ity to produce satisfactory doctoral research and writing is required prior to the interview. The results of chis interview are reported to the facuIcy at large, and a decision is rendered concerning the scudent's continuation in r,ro1,,'Tam. (5) Comprehensive Examinations Doctoral scudenrs are required to demonstrate a compre hensive knowledge of their field of st11dy by examination. The content of the comr,r e hen s ive written exams im:ludes material from the core area., of the curriculum and the srn dem' s r, a rti cu lar spec ialization . These exams are normall y taken at che conclusion of all the coursework, bur field r,ersonnel may negotiate
che riming of these in consultation with the director of the r,ro1,,'Tam. (6) Admission to Candidacy Achievement of candidacy for the doctorate follows successful completion of the comprehensive examinations. Upon reaching candidacy a Stll dent m usr register fur a total of 12 dissertation unit, r,rior to graduation. Unit~ are ordinarily taken at the race of three or more unit~ r,er term dur ing the dissertation stage and this constitutes full-time enrollment. During dissertation phase doctoral students are considered full time for a maximum ofrwo years. Candidates will select a chair r,erson from the graduate facul ty to guide their dissertation research. If the doctoral candidate has not defended the dissertation by the time the 12 dissertation units are completed, the candidate must enroll continuousl y. in SCL 892 Ph .D. Continuous Research, eac h semester until graduation. This e nrollment carries no aca demic credit hut maintains the swdent ' s continuous registration. (7) Dissertation The dissertation process begins with approval of a candi date's proposal before one's doc toral committee prior to begin ning the student 's field research. Th e doc toral disserta tion is based upon research grounded in educa tional and c ulrnral theory apr,ror,riate co the ca ndid a te's emph asis and conducted in some aspec t of education a l theory or prac ti c e. The dissertation is expected to demonstrate the can didate ' s capacirv to complete orig inal research that contributes to the understanding and practice of education in its culwral context. (8) Final Oral Examination Th e final e xamination is an o ral defense o f the dissertation before the doc rnral committee and other in vited professionals. Successful defense of the disser tation completes the candidate ' s responsibilities for th e degree whi ch is conferred in the sched uled graduation ceremony imme diate ly following the defense. (9) Graduation Requirements All students must present an acceptable dissertation. ha ve sat isfac toril y r,assed their compre hensive e xamin ations and com r,leted all required course work with a minimum 3 . 3 GPA to qualify for graduation .
SCL 501 Dynamics of the Religious Experience (3)
A treatment of con ceptions of the sur,ernarnral , che function of reli g ion in society, religion and social control. the narnre of religious rirnal and parar,hernalia, sacred r,laces and religious practitioners. SCL 503 Economy, Society and Values (3) The srndy of economic and social relations as they impact human values, with emr,hasis on analytic r,w,ls for comparative research and crossculcural ministry. Prerequi site: ANTH 200 or SCL 507. SCL 507 Cultural Anthropology (3) An examination of the theoreti cal perspectives of anthror,ology, com bined with a st11dy of culrnral sub systems, ideology, culrnre change with a special emr,hasis on how a Christian world view informs the swdy of people and culmre. SCL 520 Interpersonal and lntercultural Adjustment (3) Issues relating to interculrnral living with focus on personal and interper sonal adjustment with nationals and ocher missionaries: language, value confli cts. scams and role, culcure shock, stereotypes, culmral limita tions and related tor,ic.-s. SCL 531 Peoples of Ethnic America (3) A scudy of non-Caucasian ethnic groups in the light of their histor ic al and socio-cultural ba c k g round. Prac tica l field exr, e ri ence in an ethnic community. SCL 532 Peoples of the World (3) Specific area studies with emr,ha sis on customs. soc ial strucwres, re ligion. ans, histurv and intercul rnral communication. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Africa, Asia. Native Amer ica. Middle Eas t, South Pacific. Europe . tvlay he repeated with different course content. SCL 556 World Religions (2-3) The distinctive feacures of the histori cal ethnic religions , with spec ial emr,hasi s on their com parison and encounter with C hristianit y and their bearin gs upon missionary strategies. SCL 558 Peasant and Tribal Cultures (3) Anal ysis of the cultural instiwtions and values in tribal. peasant and newly emerging economies, with
SCL 563 Gender Roles in International Settings (3)
The dynamics of male and female roles in Western. non-Western and biblical culwres. Focus on responsi bilities. obligation s. expec tation s, leadershir,s and incer-relacionshir,s a., they relate to the society as a whole. SCL 601 Contemporary Anthropological Theory (3) Explores the key theoretical r,er spec ci ves emr,loved in cultural anchropolo 6 •y today to critic-ally eval uate their utility for crosscultural research. Topics include culrnral materialism, scrucwralism, funcr.ion alism, transaction and process, cu 1- wral ecolo 6 'Y, political economy, etc. SCL 606 Nature of Anthropological Inquiry (2) Ex planation of the relationshir,s between anthropo log ical theory, problem definition , research scrace 6')' and methodology, data collection and analysis, and- generalization and ar,plic-ation. Prerequisite: SCL 601. SCL 622 lntercultural Communication (3) Principles and processes of com muni cating from one c ulture to another. Foc us on diffe rent per ceptions , wa ys of thinking, val-
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