Intercultural Studies A Division of the School of lntercultural Studies and World Missions Dean: Marvin K. Mayers, Ph.D. Marguerite G. Kraft, D. Miss, Undergrad uate Chair Faculty Professors Cook, Hess, Kwast, S. Lingenfelter, Mayers Associate Professors Dollar, Kraft, Liao Assistant Professor: J. Lingenfelter Objectives: The obJectives of the inter cul t ural studies major are (I) to enable ev ery student to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the theological, his torical, soc1ological , anthropological and lin guistic issues of the cross-cultural commu nication of the gospel; (2) to enable every student to demonstrate a personal re sponsibility to the mandate given by the Lord Jesus Christ to make disciples of ev ery nation; to enable every student to un derstand man and culture, (3) to increase his or her understanding of linguistic and cu ltural diversity, to relate more meaning fully to people with a different linguistic and cultural background and to be encour aged to analyze and understand intercul tural problems and develop Christian per spectives toward these problems. The ca reers open to intercultural studies major are diverse, and include such areas as mis sions outreach. cross-cultural health ser vices, development programs and agen cies, social welfare, information research, bilingual and multicultural education, cross cultural communications, and public and foreign service. The major program is de signed to allow students to pursue options which will best prepare them for their ca reer objectives. The missions concentra tion is designed to allow students to plan a program that will strongly suppor t pioneer missions, cross-cultural chu rch work, urban
332 PEOPLES OF THE WORLD (3) Specific area studies with emphasis on cus toms, social st ructures, rel igion, arts, histo ry and intercultural communication. May be repeated with different course content. 400 COMPARATIVE FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY (3) MaJor traditional and recessive elements in western civilization and culture from the time of an lndo-European unity to the present. Cross-cultural influences; relation ship of history, myth and Bi ble; universality of some mythological manifestations. Ma jor schools of interpretation and tools of research. (See history 450.) 40 I MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND SOR CERY (3) A treatment of conceptions of the super natural, the function of religion in society, religion and social control, the nature of religious ritual and paraphernalia, sacred places and religious practitioners. 403 ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPEC T IVES (3) A survey of the assumptions and explana tory models used by cultural anthropoligists to analyze and interpret patterns in human behavior. Such ap proaches. includi ng structural-functional analysis, processual analysis, ritual analysis, ethnoscience, ecological analysis, material analysis, structuralism, and historical analy sis, furnish the conceptual tools for effec tive cross-cultu ral research. Prerequisite: 300. 404 CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH (3) Application of the conceptual perspectives rn anthropology to practical field research and data analysis. The student will do par ticipant observation, interviewi ng, and su r vey sampli ng, and learn how to analyze and present research resu lts . The course wil l include computer analysis of data usi ng the SPSS Primer. Prerequisite 403.
with an advisor to complement the inter disciplinary object ives of the student. The remaining 12 upper division units are to be chosen from outside of the major in a dis cipline that supports the student's career objectives. All students must have 24 up per· d1v1s1on credits rn their major· program design. The rationale for each student pro gram must be presented in writing, ap proved and on file w ith the intercultural studies department at the beginning of the junior year, or· upon declaration of the ma jor. The rationale may be reviewed and modified in consultation with the advisor at each registration time. Students with senior· standing may take 500 level courses (see SICSWM graduate offerings) by per m1ss1on. Department Minor: 18 units, of which 12 must be upper division, including 300, 322, 340, and either 310, 313, or 420 and 6 units to support student's career inter ests. The student is encouraged to take theology 468 for Bible elective. Students must consult with department advisor. Prerequisites: For the intercultural stud ies majors only, ICS 300 is prer·equisite to all anthropology coursework. Anthropology 300 GENERAL CULTURAL ANTHRO POLOGY (3) The nature of man and his culture; worldview and perception; culture change; a study of the subsystems of cultures, in cluding social organization, religion. lan guage and related topics. 322 INTERPERSONAL AND INTERCUL TURAL ADJUSTMENT (3) Issues r·elating to rntercultural living with focus on personal and interpersonal adjust ments wrth nationals and other missionaries. 331 PEOPLESOF ETHNIC AMERICA (3) A study of non-caucasian ethnic groups in America in the light of their histor·ical and socio-cultural background. Practical field experience in an ethnic community.
church ministry, church planting and train ing leadership. The intercultural studies concentration offers great flexibil ity to sup port careers as diverse as Bible translation, community development, or public and foreign service. The interdisciplinary con centration offers a unique opportunity to combine psychology, sociology, or political science to prepare students for interdisci plinary focused careers, such as bicultural education, cross-cultural mass media com munications, social work, cross-cultural counseling, missions political liaison, urban program administration, etc. Missions out reach has been the major t hrust 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 ca reer choice the means to effective cross cultural personal ministry and evangelism. Toward that end the School will provide an information center which will answer inquiries concerning missions and encour age students and faculty to pursue aca demic excellence and spiritual maturity so that they can carry out with competence the Lord's program of discipling all peo ples. Department Major: This major (30 units), has a common core of cour·ses ( 12 units), and three distinctive concentrations intercultural studies, Missions, and a per sonalized interdisciplinary program de signed by the student and the student's ad visor. The common core includes 300. 322, 340, and erther 310, 313, or 420. A stu dent desiring the intercultural studies con centration will select I 2 units of courses in either anthropology or li nguisitics. These courses should be chosen to support the particular career interest of the student. The remaining 6 units are maJor· electives. A student pursuing the missions concentra tion will select 12 units of courses 1n histo ry and theology of missions and/or society, technology, and missions, focusing on spe cific areas of anticipated future ministry. This concentration also offers 6 units of maJor electives. The interdisciplinary concentration requires only 6 units of ma jor electives beyond the core. These courses should be chosen in consultation
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