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A DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES FACULTY Professo rs: Cook, Kraft, S. Lingenfelter Associate Professors: Doll ar, Dougl as, Hayward,]. Lingenfelter, Steffen Assistant Professor: Alexander OBJECTIVES The objectives of the lntercultural Studies major are: ( 1) to enabl e stu dents to demonstrate a knowledge and unclerstancl ing of the theological, historical, soc iologica l, anthropologi cal and lingu isti c issues of the cross cultural communi cation of the gospel; (2) to enable students to demonstrate a personal responsibili ty to the man date given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make di sc ipl es of eve ry nat ion; to enabl e students to understand man and culture, (3) to in crease their unclerstancling of lingu ist ic and cu l tural diversity, to relate more mean ingfu lly to people with a different lin guistic and cu ltural background and to be enco uraged to ana lyze and understand intercu lLUral prob lems and develop Chri sti an perspectives toward these problems. The careers open to lntercultural Studies majors are diverse, and include such areas as missions outreach, cross cultural health services, deve lopment programs and agencies, social welfare, translation work, information research, bilingual and multicultural education , crosscu ltural communi cations , and public and foreign service. The lntercultural Studies major is designed to allow sllldents to pursue options which wi ll best prepare them for their career objectives. The in ter discip lin ary concentrati on offers a unique opportunity to combine Inter cultural Studies with other disciplines in the Univers ity to prepare the stu dent for careers such as bicul tural edu cation , crosscultural mass media com munications, social work, crosscultural counseling, missions politi cal li aison, urban program administration , etc. Missions outreach has been the major th rust and the spiritual strength of our program. It is the des ire of the facul ty that each student in the pro gram will find in th eir particular career choice the means to effective crosscultural personal mini stry and evange li sm. Toward that encl the schoo l will provide an information
ce nter which wil l answer inqu iries conce rning mi ssions and encourage students and faculty to pursue acade mic excell ence and spiritual maturi ty so that th ey can cany out with compe tence the Lord 's program of di sc i pling all peoples. DEGREE PROGRAM A Bachelor of Arts degree in JnterClll tural Studies is offered upon comple tion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements. lntercultural Studies (36 units) The intercultural studi es major requires the completion of 36 units of which 24 must be upper division. The JS unit core includes: 300, 322, 446, either 310 or 313, 451 or 333, 457 or 458, with the remai ning 18 uni ts cho sen to support the particular career interest of the student. Interdisciplinary (36 units) A personali zed interd isc iplinary program may be designed by the stu dent and the student' s adviser. The 18- unit core in cludes: 300, 322, 446, either 310 or 313,420 and 45 1. For the inter disciplina1y program, six units of in ter culLUral studies electives and 12 upper division units are to be chosen from out,ide of the major in a discipline that supports the student's career objectives. All sLUde nts in th e major are required to take Biblical Studies 458 Theology of Mission as a Bible elec tive. BBST 465 In tegration Seminar: Gospel and Culture is requi red in the senior year. Students with se nior standing may take 500 level courses (see Schoo l of lntercultural Studi es graduate offerin gs) by perm iss ion. Note: For the lntercultural Studies majors only, lnterCllltural Studies 300 is prerequisite lo all anthro/Jology coursework. Students who desire a certificate in 7ESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) are advised lo check Iii£ TESOL section of t/1£ catawgfor requirements. The Summer Institute of Linguis ti cs (S IL) at Biola, an intensive 18 week program sponso red jointly by SIL and Bio la, is offered during the in te rterm and sprin g te rm s. It inc ludes the follow in g: INCS 300, 322, 4I2, 413, 414, 4I7, and 422. Th is also can be taken for a concentration in the lmercu ltural Studies major.
Amajor concentration of 18 units in History, and two minor concentra tions of six units in both Engli sh 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 facul ty to take most of their courses in one of the three areas of experti se withi n the History Department:
Eve,y Intercultural Studies major is required to take an approved over seas/ crosscu ltural assignment which provides opportunity to use skills stud ied in the classroom. MINOR An Intercultural Studies Minor is offe red with the com pl etion of 18 units, 12 of which must be upper divi sion, in cluding 300. The student is expected to take BBST 458 fo r Bibl e elective. Swdents must consu lt with departmenL ad,~ser. COURSES 300 General Cultural Anthropology (3) Th e natur e of people in cu lLUre; wo rlclview and perception; cu ltu re change; a study of the subsystems of cultures, including social organi zation , religion , language and related topics. 310 General Linguistics (3) Descriptive and historical study of lan guage; linguistic ana lys is, language classifications , language and its cul
A. Historyof the Ameri cas, B. Classical and European History,
C. History of Eastern Civili zation . The student is req uired to take either History 480, Research Seminar (thr ee units), or Hi story 490-49 1, Senior Honor Program (s ix units), as a "capstone" course in the concluding yea rs of his/ her program. Students who use this emphas is as a pre-semi nary program of study, may wish to include History 32 1, Hi story of the Chri st ian Church (three uni ts) and one of the biblical languages as their fo reign language requirement. Total for major: 30 units, of wh ich 24 must be upper division. Philosophy (30 units) Amajor concentration of 18 units in philosoph y beyo nd the ge neral educat ion requirement, of which 15 units must be up pe r di vision, and minor concen trations of six upper division un its each in literature an d history. For the major concentration, the student must take Philosophy 301 and either 302 or 303. For the minor concentrati·on in literature , th e stu dent will consult his adviso r about which courses will most likely comple ment hi s studies in philosophy. For the minor concentra tion in history, the stu dent will se lect one co urse from Hi sto ry 323 or 324, and one course from History3I3or 422 . Total for major: 30 uni ts, of which 24 must be upper division.
tural and social se ttings. 313 Language Learning (3)
How to lea rn to speak another lan guage using prove n techniques and activities that can help assure success as a language learn er. Practical expe rience in language learn ing in a for eign-speaking community. Fee: $125. 322 Interpersonal and lntercultural Adjustment (3) Issues relating to inLercultural living with focus on personal and imerper sonal adjustments with nationals and other missionaries. 331 Peoples of Ethnic America (3) A study of non-caucasian et hni c groups in America in light of their hi s torical and socio-cu ltural background. Practical fi eld expe rience in an ethnic communi ty. Fee: $35. 332 Peoples of the World (3) Spec ific area studi es with emphasis on customs, socia l struclll res, re li gion , arts, history and intercultural commu nication. May be repeated with differ ent course conLenL.
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