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History and Theology of Mission 340 CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIANITY (3) Asurvey of the contemporary v.orldwide Chnstiorr movement, focusing on the obstacles and missiological issues that ore challenges for missionaries and national church leaders. 444 INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH PLANTING (3) Astudy of the biblical imperative of church planting and its application to the western and non-western v.orld. Special em phasis will be given to the role of the mother church in e111ngeliz ing its own "Jerusalem" through mother-daughter church planting. 445 VARIANT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS (3) Survey of 111nous religious movements in Amenca with em phasis an their distinctive teachings which conllost with histoncal Chnstianity. 446 HISTORY OF THE EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY (3) The background, ongin, development and spread of the Chns tian faith from the apostolic penod until today. 450 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEOLOGY Of MISSION (3) Astudy of the cenllality of God's redemptive acts in behalf of mankind from both the Old and New Testaments, with emphasis on their application to the mission of the Church in modern times. (See theology 468). 453 CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE (3) Anthropological approach to Chnstion theologizing; interrela tionships between suprocultural Chnstianity and human cultures. 456 WORLD RELIGIONS (3) The distintive features of the historical ethnic religions, with special emphasis on their companson and encounter with Chris .tianity and their bearings upon missionary strategies. Society, Technology and Mission 441 TOPICS IN APPLIED CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Application of anthropological insights to cross-cultural prob lems. Course may be repeated with different content with deport ment permission. 442 CULTURE CHANGE (3) The study of how cultures change, the dynamics and process of change, the place of change agents and the speed and intensity of change. 451 SOCIALSTRUCTURE AND CHURCH GROWTH (3) Abasic understanding of church growth concepts as related both to the local congregations and to the task of v.orldwide e111ngelization. 457 URBAN RESEARCH AND MINISTRIES (3) The use of social science techniques to leorn about the people, needs and opportunities for e111ngelism in the city. 461 SEX ROLES IN OTHER SOCIETIES The dynamics of male and female roles in Western non l'kstern and biblical cultures. Focus on responsibilities, ~bliga tions, expectations, leadership and interrelationships as they relate to the society as owhole.
401 MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY (3) Alleatment of conceptions of the supernatural, the function of religion in society, religion and social conllal, the nature of religious ritual and porophernalia, sacred places and religious practitioners. Prerequisite: oppro111I of teacher. 403 ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES (3) Asurvey of the assumptions and explanatory models used by cultural anthropoligists to analyze and interpret patterns in human behavior. Such approaches, including slluctural-functional analysis, processual analysis, ntual analysis, ethnoscience, ecological anal ysis, matenal analysis, sllucturalism, and histoncal analysis, fur nish the conceptual tools for effective cross-cultural research. Prerequisite: 300. 404 CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH (3) . Application of the conceptual perspectives in anthropology to practical field research and data analysis. The student will do participant obsefllltion, interviewing, and survey sampling, and learn how to analyze and present research results. The course will include computer analysisof data using the SPSS Pnmer. Prerequi site: 403. 420 INTERCULTURAL COMMUN ICATION (3) Pnnciples and processesof communicoting from one culture to another. Focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, 111lues, non-verbal expression, language expression and sub-groups within oculture os they relate to the media and the message. (See COM 472. ) 475 CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION (3) Principles of cross cultural communication applied to education. Linguistics and Translation 310 GENERAL LINGUISTICS (3) Descnptive and historical study of language; linguistic analysis, language classifications, language and its cultural and social settings. 313 LANGUAGE LEARNING (3) How to learn to speak another language using proven tech niques and activities that con help assure success os o language learner. Practical experience in language learning in a foreign speaking community. Fee: $100. 413 PHONETICS (3) The study of the articulation, classificotion, reproduction and recording of speech sounds; principles of phonetic change. (See COM 312.) 414 PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (3) Astudy of the sound system of languages with emphasis on methods of reducing non-lndo-Europeon languages to writing. Prerequisite: 413. 417 GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS (3) linguistic sllucture and patterning beyond the phonological level, concenllotion on analysis of grammatical and formal oppo sitions and their slluctural relationships. 418 ANALYSIS OF MEANING (3) The study of the semantic component of the grommor of human language. 471 INTRODUCTION TO BIBLE TRANSLATION An inlloduction to the principles and problems of inter-cultural communication with special emphasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages.
they can carry out with competence the Lord's program of discipling all peoples. Department Major: This major (36 units), has a common core of courses (18 units), and three distinctive concenllatians: intercultural studies, Missions, and opersonalized interdisciplinary program designed by the student and the student's advisor. The common core includes 300, 322, 340, and either 310 or 313, 420 and 451. Astudent desinng the intercultural studies concen llotion will select 12 units of courses in either anthropology or linguistics ond llanslation. These courses should be chosen to support the porticulor coreer interest of the student. The remaining 6 units ore major electives. Astudent pursuing the missions concenllotion will select 12 units of courses in history ond theology of missions andbr society, technology, and missions, focusing on specific oreos of anticipated future minislly. This concenllation also offers 6units of major electives. The interdisci plinary concenllation requires only 6 units of intercultural studies be)l)nd the core. These courses should be chosen in consultation with an advisor to complement the interdisciplinary objectives of the student. The remaining 12 upper division units are to be chosen from outside of the major in a discipline that supports the student's coreer objectives. The student is required to take theology 468 to fulfill the Bible elective requirement. 'All students must hove 24 upper division credits in their major program design. The rationale for each student program must be presented in wnting, approved and on file with the intercultural studies depart ment at the beginning of the junior year, or upon declaration of the major. The rationale may be reviewed and modified in consultation with the advisor at each regisllation time. Students with senior standing may take 500 level courses (see SICS graduate offenngs) by permission. Department Minor: 18 units, of which 12 must be upper division, including 300, 322, 340, either 310 or 313, and 420 and 6 units to support student's coreer interests. The student is expected to take theology 468 for Bible elective. Students must consult with department advisor. Prerequisites: For the intercultural studies majors only, ICS 300 is prerequisite to all anthropology coursev.oik. field Internship: The student is encouraged to participate in a summer mission or semester internship program dunng the study program. A limited number of internship opportunities ore a111ilable for a semester's credit. Consult the undergraduate advisor in SICS. Anthropology 300 GENERAL CUlJURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) The nature of man and his culture; v.orldview and perception; culture change; a study of the subsystems of cultures, including social organization, religion, language and related topics. 322 INTERPERSONAL AND INTERCULTURAL ADJUSTMENT (3) Issues relating to intercultural living with focus on personal and interpersonal adjustments with nationals and other missionanes. 331 PEOPLES OF ETHNIC MIERICA (3) Astudy of non-coucasian ethnic groups in Amenco in the light of their histoncal and socio-cultural background. Practical field expenence in an ethnic community. Fee: $30.00. 332 P£0PLES OF THE WORLD (3) Specific oreo studies with emphasis on customs, social slluc tures, religion, arts, history and interculturol communication. May be repeated with different course content. 400 COMPARATIVE FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY (3) Major lladitional and recessive elements in western civilization and culture from the time of an Inda-European unity to the present. Cross-cultural influences; relationship of history, myth and Bible; universality of some mythologicol manifestations. Major schools of interpretation and tools of research. (See history 450. )
470 SEMINAR/ INTERCULTURAL STUDIES (l-3)
473-474 PRACTICUM SEMINAR (l-3, l-3)
480 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-3)
490 PRACTICAL MISSION TRAINING (1-6) Topics in missionary preparation. Will not credit to major.
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