COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Humanities Major
lntercultural Studies
History Concentration: An 18 unit concentration in history (beyond the general educollan level) of which 12 units must be upper division. ]Ill) areas of six upper division each chosen ham the support area options listed below. Total for mo1or, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the history deportment. Philosophy Concentration: An 18 unit concentratian m philosophy, of wh1Ch 12 must be upper division, 1nclud1ng 301 and twa of the following courses: 302,303,404 ]Ill) support areas of six upper division units each chosen from the options listed below Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the philosophy deportment Support Area Options for Humanities Major, ]Ill) sup port areas of six upper d1v1sian units each are necessary for the ma1or The following ore the area aptians: communication. English language 350, Germon, Greek, literature, philosophy, Spanish and history.
Virginia Doland, Ph,D., Chair
ADivision of the School of lntercultural Studies
The departments of communication, English, for eign languages, history and philosophy offer an interdepartmental major in humanities. It consists of an 18 unit concentration in one area and two support areas of six upper division units each. The area of concentration is basically an emphasis in the desired field but offers more flexibility through advisement of the subject department. Objective: The objective of the humanities ma jor is to provide the student with abroader perspec tive in selected liberal arts disciplines than is possi ble with a single subject matter. Courses taken to satisfy the general education requirement cannot be credited to the ma1or. General Information Humanities 230 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 17) The shaping of human culture and thought to contemporary times, using ateam-taught approach integrating History I00 with part1Cipotmg general education offerings. \lilue of C1edits released is equal to that of the courses 1f taken separately. Humanities 230E. History I 00, English 250 '7 units). Humanities 230P History 100, Philosophy 202 7 units) Humanities Major: Classical Studies Concentration, A30 unit concentraflon in class1col studies. Amajor concentration of 18 upper division units in Greek and 6 unit minor concentrations in twa of the following: history, philosophy or rhetoric Possibilities include Ancient History 323,324, Philosophy 301,302 or Rhetoric English 450, Commu nication 383. English 350 - Greek/Latin Roots may serve as a support course. The minor concentrations and advisement will be through the Greek Department. Communication Concentration: An 18 unit concentration in rnmmunicotion, of which 12 must be upper division, including 386 and 478. ]Ill) areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options listed below Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the commurncotion deportment English Concentration, An 18 unit concentration in English, of which 12 must be upper division. ]Ill) areas of six upper division units each chosen from the support area options listed below. Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advise ment through the English deportment. Literature Concentration, An 18 unit concentration in literature of which 12 must be upper division 1 selectian of the literature concentration must be made from the literature listing, including six units of English 250, English literature). ]Ill) areas af six upper division units each chosen from the support area aptians listed below. Total for major, 30 units, of which 24 must be upper division. Advisement through the English department. Foreign Language Concentration: Acancentrat1on is of fered 1n Greek and Spanish only and consists af 18 upper division units. ]Ill) support areas af six upper division units each chosen from the support areas listed below Total for major, 30 units. Advisement through the deportment of foreign languages.
Dean: Marvin K. Mayers, Ph.D. Marguerite G. Kraft, D.Miss., Undergraduate Coordinator Faculty Professors: Cook, Kwast, S. Ungenfelter, Mayers Associate Professors: Bruce, Dollar, Kraft, Uao Assistant Professor: J. Lingenfelter Objectives: The objectives of the intercultural studies major are: l) to enable every student to demonstrate aknowledge and understanding of the theological, historical, sociological, anthropological and linguistic issues of the crass-cultural communi cation of the gospel; (2) to enable every student ta demonstrate a personal responsibility ta the man date given by the Lord Jesus Christ ta make disciples of every nation; to enable every student to under stand man and culture, (3) ta increase his or her understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity, to relate mare meaningfully to people with adifferent linguistic and cultural background and to be encour aged to analyze and understand intercultural prob lems and develop Christian perspectives toward these problems. The careers open to intercultural studies major are diverse, and include such areas as missions outreach, crass-cultural health services, de velopment programs and agencies, social WBlfore, information research, bilingual and multicultural edu cation, cross-cultural communications, and public and foreign service. The major program is designed ta allow students to pursue options which will best prepare them for their career objectives. The mis sions concentration is designed to allow students to plan a program that will strongly support pioneer missions, cross-cultural church work, urban church ministry, church planting and training leadership. The intercultural studies concentration offers great flexi bility to support careers as diverse as Bible transla tion, community development, or public and foreign service. The interdisciplinary concentration offers a unique opportunity to combine psychology, sociology, or political science to prepare students far interdisci plinary focused careers, such as bicultural education, cross-cultural mass media communications, social work, cross-cultural counseling, missions political li aison, urban program administration, etc Missions outreach has been the major thrust and the spiritual strength of our program. It is the desire of the faculty that each student in the program will find in their particular career choice the means ta effective crass cultural personal ministry and evangelism. Toward that end the School will provide an information center which will ansWBr inquiries concerning mis sions and encourage students and faculty ta pursue academic excellence and spiritual maturity so that
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