Central American Travel Spring: Natural Science Track Seminar II Tropical Science & Global Sustainability Field Research Central American travel 4 2 Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAF) The Los Angles Film Studies Center is designed to train students of Council member institutions to serve in various aspects of the film industry with both professional skill and Christian integrity. Students li ve, learn and work in the Los Angeles area near major studios. The curriculum consists of two required seminars foc using on the role of film in culture and the relationship of faith to work in this very important industry. In addition, students choose two electives in tilm studies. Internships in various segments of the film industry provide students with hands-on experience. The combina ti on of the internship and seminars allow student to explore the film industry within a Christian context and from a liberal arts perspective. Participating students may earn 16 semester hours of credit that may be applied to a variety of student pro grams through consultation with an academic advisor. For additional information and application see Dr. Tom Nash, or make inquiry through the Department of Communication. Required Courses Internship 6 Inside Hollywood I Film in C ulture 3 Any two of /hi' foilowi11g electives: Introduction to Filmmaking (3) Screenwriting (3) Seminar in Producing the Independent Film (3) n 16 Middle Ea.st Studies Prog ram (MES) The Mi<ldle East Stu<.lies Program based in Cairo, Egypt, allows Council student~ to explore and interact with the complex and strategic world of the modem Middle East. The interdisci plinary seminars give scudents the opportunity to explore the di verse re ligious. social. culrnral and political trad itions of Middle Eastern people. In addition co seminars, scudents study the Ara bic language and work as volunteers with various organizations in Cairn. Through travel co Israel , Palestine, Jordan , Syria and Turkey, student~ are exposed to the diversity and dynamism of the region. The MESP encourages and equips student~ to relate to th e Muslim world in an informed. constructive and Christ centered manner at a time of tension and change. Participating student~ may earn 16 semester hours of credit. For additional information and application, see Dr. Mar guerite Kraft , or make inquiry through the Department of lntercultural Studies . Co111po11e11ts Recommended Credits Arabic Language 4 Seminars: Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East 4 Islam in the Modern World 4 Conflict and Change in the Middle East 1 16
units of academic credit are available through interdiscipli nary modules in Chinese language, history, geography and culture, modernizati on and economic development, inter cultural communication, and martial arts. Requirements include upper di vision standing and a GPA of at least 2.75. Further information and application materials are ava ilable from Professor Don Douglas, School of Intercultural Studies, Marshburn Hall, ext. 4844, e-mail: don_douglas@peter. biola.ed u Approved Biola Course Equivalents Art ARTS 410 Seminar in Art: Non-Western Art (1-6) Biblical Studies BBST 465 Integration Seminar (3) Geography/History HIST 332 Modern China (3) HIST 400 Studies in Developing Nations (3) lntercultural Studies INCS 332 Peoples of China (3) INCS 473 Practicum Seminar (I-.,) Modern Languages HUFR IOI Chinese (3) Music MUSC 450 Music Practicum (1-3) Physical Education PEED I !Oz Beginning Aerobics Political Science POSC 480 Studies in Political Science (3) Latin American Studies Program (LAS) Students of Coalition member colleges have the opportunity to li ve and learn in Latin Americ'l! through the Latin American Studies Program, based in San Jose. Costa Rica. The programs seeks to introduce student~ to as wide a range of Latin Americ'l!n experiences as possible through the study of language, literature, culture, politics, history, economics, ecology and religion of the region. Living with a Costa Rican famil y, students experience and become a pan of the day-to-day lives of typica l Latin Ameri cans. Students also participate in a service opportunity and travel for three weeks to nearby Latin American nations. Students par ticipate in one of four concentrations: Latin American Studies (offe red both fall and spring terms ); Advanced Language and Literature (limited to Spanish majors and offered both fall and spring terms); lntemational Business and Management (offered only in the fall term); and Tropical Sciences (offered only in the spring term). Participating student~ may earn 16 semester hours of credit. For add itional information and application. see Dr. David Dickson in the Department of Modern Languages, at least two semesters prior to your anticipated participation. Comprments Reco111111ended Credits Spani sh language 6 Seminar I Central American History 3 Seminar II Faith & Pract ice in Latin America 3 Service projects/Central American Trave l 1 16 Fall: Business Track Seminar II International Business: Management & Marketing 4 Internship 2
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