COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Intercultural Studies
Humanities
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school will provide an information center which will answer inquiries concerning missions and encourage students and faculty to pursue acade- mic excellence and spiritual maturity so that they can carry out with compe- tence the Lord's program of disci-
A DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL OF
Total for major: 31 units, of which
Chair: Elizabeth L. Rambo, Ph.D.
24 must be upper division.
FACULTY
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
History (30 units)
Professors: D. Buss, R. Buss, Doland,
FACULTY
Amajor concentration of 18 units in History, and two minor concentra- tions of six units in both English and Philosophy, for a total of 30 units. 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 their courses in one of the three areas of expertise within the
Hanson, Peters, Wilshire
Professors: Cook, Douglas, Kwast, S.
Associate Professors: Ciocchi, Gilman,
Lingenfelter
Lind, W. Shanebeck, Smith
Associate Professors: Dollar, Hayward, Kraft,]. Lingenfelter Assistant Professor: Alexander, Steffen
Assistant Professors: Rambo, Ingraffia
pling all peoples.
OBJECTIVES
DEGREE PROGRAM
The Departments of English, His- tory and Philosophy offer an interde- partmental major in humanities . It l!J consists of an 18-unit concentration in one area and two support areas of six
A Bache/m· of Arts degree in lntercul- tural Studies is offered upon comple- tion of the university baccalaureate
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Intercultural Studies major are: (I) to enable stu- den ts to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the theological, historical , sociological, anthropologi- cal and linguistic issues of the cross- cultural communication of the gospel; (2) to enable students to demonstrate a personal responsibility to the man- date given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of every nation; to enable students to understand man and culture, (3) to increase their understanding of linguistic and cu l- tural diversity, to relate more mean- ingfully to people with a different lin- guistic and cultural background and to be encouraged to ana lyze and understand intercultural problems and develop Christian perspectives
History Department:
A. History of the Americas, B. Classical and European
and major requirements.
upper division units each. The area of concentration is basically an emphasis in the desired field but offers more flexibility through advisement of the
lntercultural Studies (33 units) The intercultural studies major requires the completion of 36 units of which 24 must be upper division . The 18 unit core includes: 300, 322, 446, either 310 or 313, 451 or 333, 457 or 458, with the remaining 18 units cho- sen to support the particular career
History,
C. History of Eastern Civi lization. The student is required to take either History 480, Research Seminar (three units) , or History 490-491, Senior 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 History 321, History of the Christian Church (three units) and one of the biblical languages as their
Humanities Committee.
The objective of the humanities 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.
interest of the student.
Interdisciplinary (36 units)
A personalized interdisciplinary program may be designed by the stu- dent and the student's adviser. The 18- unit core includes: 300, 322, 446, either 310 or 313, 420 and 451. For the inter- disciplinary program, six units of inter- cultural studies electives and 12 upper division units are to be chosen from outside of the major in a discipline that supports the student's career objectives. All students in the major are required to take Biblical Studies 458 Theology of Mission as a Bible elec- tive. BBST 465 Integration Seminar: Gospel and Culture is required in the senior yea r. Students with senior standing may take 500 level courses (see School of Intercultural Studies graduate offerings) by permission. Note: For the lntercultural Studies majors only, lntercultural Studies 300 is prerequisite to all anthr<>fioillgy cuursework. Students who desire a certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of
DEGREE PROGRAM
foreign language requirement.
A Bacheillr ofArts Degree in Humani- ties is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and humani- ties major in one of the following con-
Total for major: 30 units, of which
24 must be upper division. Philosophy (30 units)
toward these problems.
Amajor concentration of 18 units in philosophy beyond the genera l education requirement, of which 15 units must be upper division, and minor concentrations of six upper division units each in literature and history. For the major concentration, the student must take Philosophy 301 and either 302 or 303. For the minor concentration in literature, the stu- dent will consult his advisor about which courses will most likely comple- ment his studies in philosophy. For the minor concentration in history, the student will select one course from History 323 or 324, and one
centrations.
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, infonnation research, bilingual and multicultural education, crosscultura l communications , and
English (31 units)
Amajor concentration of 19 units in English, of which 12 must be upper division. The English requirement includes one unit of Engl ish 470, as well as English 251 and 252. English 250 American Literature may be counted for the general education requirement. Two areas of six upper division units each chosen from the following minor concenu·ation areas of History and Philosophy, or 12 upper division units in one of those
public and foreign service.
The Intercultural Studies major is designed to allow students to pursue options which will best prepare them for their career objectives. The inter- disciplinary concentration offers a unique opportunity to combine Inter- cultural Studies with other disciplines in the University 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 thrust and the spiritual su-ength of our program. It is the desire of the faculty that each student in the pro- gram will find in their particular career choice the means to effective crosscultural personal ministry and evangelism. Toward that end the
minor concentration areas:
Minor concentration in History- European history: 305, 306, 313, 318, 422. American history: 300, 307, 308, 310, 401, 402. Church history: 321, 408, 422, 460, 462. Minor concentration in Philoso- phy - Prerequisite 214 for general education. Philosophy and Religion: 302,413 and six additional upper divi- sion units in philosophy with approval of the Humanities Committee. Philos- ophy and Literature: 301, 302, 303, and three additional upper division units in philosophy with approval of the Humanities Committee.
course from History 313 or 422.
Total for major: 30 units, of which
24 must be upper division.
Other Languages) are advised
to check the
TESOL section of the c.atalogfor rquirements. 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 spr ing terms. It includes the following : INCS 300, 322,412,413,414,417, and 422. This also can be taken for a concentration in the Intercultural Studies major.
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