Intercultural Studies - B.S.
Purpose
The Intercultural Studies major is designed to provide a core program of courses in intercultural issues, enabling students to pursue careers in business, church service, or government-related agencies in intercultural contexts in North America and abroad. Students may take the core courses as a related area or cognate to their primary major, or they may take the Intercultural Studies major as an academic program in itself. Graduates of the program can expect to have intercultural skills and insight that will be valuable in any cross-cultural context.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirement by taking BIL-101, BIL-102, INT-120, INT-222 and SOC-225.
Language Proficiency
Proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate level is required for the major. This requirement can be satisfied by completing four (4) years of the same foreign language at high school level or two (2) years of the same foreign language at college level with all grades at or above "C," or by satisfactorily passing the language examination rated for the intermediate level of proficiency.
Requirements (43-56 credits)
Intercultural Studies (19 credits)
Christian Foundations (13 credits)
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
BIL-
| Old Testament or New Testament Elective | 3 |
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| or | |
THE-
| Advanced Elective | 3 |
| REL-275 | Evangelism and Global Outreach | 3 |
| REL-275P | Evangelism and Global Outreach Practicum | 1 |
| THE-232 | Basic Christian Doctrine | 3 |
Foreign Language (0-12 credits)
This requirement can be satisfied by completing four (4) years of the same foreign language at high school level or two (2) years of the same foreign language at college level with all grades at or above "C" or by satisfactorily passing a language examination rated for the intermediate level of proficiency or above.
Cross-cultural exposure trip
Students are also required to participate in a cross-cultural exposure trip, subject to prior approval by department faculty.
Cognates (11-12 credits)
Choose one of the following:
Missiology (11 credits)
| INT-120 | Introduction to Cross-Cultural Engagement | 1 |
| INT-222 | Intercultural Leadership for Transformation | 2 |
| INT-315 | Cross-Cultural Communication of Faith | 3 |
| REL-380 | Global Christian History and Contextualization | 3 |
| REL-112 | Theological & Theoretical Foundations of Cross-Cultural Ldrship. Dev. | 2 |
Church Planting and Outreach (12 credits)
| INT-315 | Cross-Cultural Communication of Faith | 3 |
| REL-226 | Christian Spirituality: Experiencing God | 3 |
| REL-228 | Defending the Christian Faith | 3 |
| REL-481 | Ministry Expansion and Church Planting | 3 |
International and Community Development (12 credits)
| ICD-229 | Essentials of Non-Profit Management | 3 |
| ICD-210 | Introduction to Development | 3 |
| ICD-325 | Urban and Rural Development Practice | 3 |
| ICD-350 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
Urban Ministry (12 credits)
| ICD-240 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ICD-229 | Essentials of Non-Profit Management | 3 |
| REL-276 | Models of Urban Ministry | 3 |
| ICD-350 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
Religious Studies (12 credits)
| INT-315 | Cross-Cultural Communication of Faith | 3 |
| INT-410 | Islam: Understanding and Dialogue | 3 |
| INT-225 | Folk Religion | 3 |
| PHL-438 | Religions of the World | 3 |
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| or | |
| PHL-334 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
Healthcare (11 credits)
| ICD-325 | Urban and Rural Development Practice | 3 |
| NUR-215 | Global Health | 2 |
| NUR-235 | Perspectives on Poverty and Health | 2 |
| NUR-237 | Complementary and Alternative Therapies | 2 |
| NUR-315 | Tropical Health | 2 |
TESOL (12 credits)
| TSL-203 | TESOL Theoretical Foundations | 3 |
| TSL-305 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| TSL-350 | TESOL Assessment and Testing | 3 |
| EDU-382TE | Methods of Teaching Sr High/Jr High/ Middle School Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 3 |
Leadership (12 credits)
| LDR-200 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| LDR-350 | Leadership and Teams | 3 |
| LDR-400 | Leadership and Change | 3 |
LDR-
| One additional at 300 or 400 level | 3 |
Business (12 credits)
Interdisciplinary (12 credits)
11 - 12 upper division credits are to be chosen from outside the major in a discipline that supports the student's career objectives. Pre-approval is needed by the student's advisor.
Foreign Language (12 credits)
If high school work is used to satisfy the proficiency requirement, students may take an additional four semesters of college-level language to fulfill this concentration.
