G-65 SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
anthropology, missiology, Bible trans lation, linguistics, TESOL, etc. B. Successfully pass a comprehensive ex amination over one's coursework. C. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Crosscultural Education Emphasis The crosscultural education emphasis in the MA lntercultural Studies is designed to equip teachers, trainers, consultants, etc. in crosscultural aspects of the educational process, international literacy, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies core is required with the addition of STM 575 and 665. Some electives may be selected, in consultation with the student's advisor, from graduate level courses in the Departments of Education and Christian Education. Crosscultural Health Care Emphasis The crosscultural health care emphasis in the MA Intercultural Studies is de signed to offer health care professionals one year and one summer of graduate study to prepare them for crosscultural ministry. It is a 42-unit program for the qualified can didate and can be reduced to 34 units when the student has had extensive undergradu ate Bible coursework. The Master of Arts in lntercultural Studies core will be the same except that STM 675 and 676 will substitute for ICS 502. Recommended electives are ICS 501, STM 673, 761. The student will take 15 units of Bible and theology which can be reduced to 8 units with previous undergraduate Bible courses. Recommended courses include HTM 751 and PT 802. M.A. in Missions The MA in Missions is a 62-unit pro gram. However, students with qualified un dergraduate strength may graduate with fewer units, though in no case fewer than 32 units, of which at least 24 must be taken at Biola University. In order to graduate the student must: A Complete the required courses listed below: 1. 16 units of core consisting ot ICS 500, 520; HTM 640 or 550; STM 560 or ICS 502; STM 562, 661. 2. 30 units of Bible/theology including integration courses HTM 751, STM 570. 3. 16 units of missiology/intercultural studies electives.
In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have: 1) successfully complet ed the Preliminary Oral lntervie; 2) passed the comprehensive examinations; 3) completed the field ministry require ment; and 4) received approval of the dis sertation proposal by the Doctoral Committee. Upon reaching candidacy a student must register each semester for at least one dissertation research unit. (6) DISSERTATION The doctoral dissertation will be based upon research conducted in the field of min istry, usually over a period of 6 months to 1 year. The dissertation must demonstrate high attainment in scholarship related to professional missiology. The dissertation topic and proposal must be approved by the candidate's advisory committee prior to be ginning of the student's field research. Three weeks prior to expected graduation the candidate must submit to the School of Intercultural Studies dean the original and four copies of his dissertation signed by the dissertation committee. Once dissertation units are completed, students must register for one unit each semester (ICS 897 or 898) until graduation. (7) FINAL ORAL ExAMINATION The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral com mittee and other invited professionals. M.A. in Intercultural Studies The MA in lntercultural Studies is a 42- unit program for the qualified applicant; in cases of extensive undergraduate work in intercultural studies/missions it may be re duced to a minimum of 32 units. Students with little or no academic or practical/field preparation in intercultural studies and/or biblical and theological areas may be re quired to take up to a maximum of 20 addi tional units, including ICS 300 or HTM 640, ICS 310 or 413, BE 517,519, 520 and bibli cal/theological electives. In order to graduate the student must: A Complete the required courses listed below: 1. 16 units of core consisting of: ICS 500, ICS 502 or STM 560, ICS 520, 622, STM 562; and 3 units of linguistics or Bible translation. 2. 9 units of Bible/theology, including HTM 751, STM 570 or 672. 3. 17 units of advisor-approved electives. A student may choose to focus elec tives in areas of specialization such as
(2) ORAL lNTIRVIEW AND ADMISSION TO DOCTORAL STIJDY All students will have an oral interview with a faculty committee to evaluate their progress and potential for successful com pletion of the doctoral program. The inter view is scheduled after one semester in resi dence, and the completion of at least one significant piece of written work demon strating the student's skill in research writ ing. The results of this interview are re ported to the faculty which votes either to admit, admit with conditions, or not to admit the student to doctoral study. (3) COMPREHENSIVE ExAMINATIONS a. Written comprehensive examinations will be required covering: (1) History and Philosophy of Education, (2) Human Devel opment, (3) Educational Theory and Process, (4) Theology and Cross-rultural Ministry, and (5) Research in Cross-cultural education. These examinations will be given in the third and fourth weeks of each semester. b. A qualifying major research paper in the student's area of emphasis will be prepared. c. Examination of the student's teaching skill shall be accomplished by faculty obser vation of student-led graduate of undergrad uate classroom teaching experience. d. Research tools: Two research tools which provide research skills suitable for the student's area of dissertation study are to be mastered. Validation of competency in each tool shall be determined by the student's dis sertation committee. Successful completion of certain courses may serve as research tools, subject to acceptance by the commit tee. Appropriate research tools include: (1) linguistics; (2) Statistics; (3) Qualitative re search design; (4) Historical analysis; (5) Interaction analysis; (6) Questionnaire, sur vey design and procedure. (4) FIELD MINISTRY AND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT All students must complete a minimum of three continuous years of practical educa tional experience in a crosscultural (or cross-subcultural) setting. It is assumed that the student will acquire fluency in a second language learned during this educa tional service, and that this language will be the language of field research. (5) ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY Official candidacy for the doctorate sig nifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is characterized by self-direct ed research and preparation of a disserta tion under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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