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. 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 INT-220 and SOC-225.
Major
Requirements (40 hours)
Intercultural Studies (12)
Electives (12)
Choose any 12 hours
Language Studies
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| Any other foreign language/ESL course taken in addition to the Language Studies requirement above | |
Communications
| COM-280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
Community Development
| CDV-225 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
| CDV-227 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
| CDV-229 | Community Development Management | 3 |
Ministerial and Religious Studies
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| GLM-380 | History of Christian Missions and Contextualization | 3 |
Social Sciences
| POL-230 | World Politics | 3 |
| HST-321 | History of the Muslim-Christian Encounter | 3 |
Sociology
Language Studies (3)
| GLM-320 | Language Acquisition in Intercultural Contexts | 3 |
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| or | |
| SPA-238 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| FRE-238 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| CHI-238 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II | 3 |
| ESL-116 | Academic English Listening and Speaking II | 3 |
Students who choose
SPA-238,
FRE-238,
CHI-238, or
ESL-116 may count up to 9 hours of prerequisite language credit or CLEP credit as electives in their major.
Religious Studies (13)
| THE-101 | Theology of Christian Life | 3 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| GLM-315 | Christianity in Intercultural Contexts | 3 |
| REL-401 | A Christian Way of Life | 0 to 1 |
Second Major
Requirements (31 + 1st Major)
Intercultural Studies (12)
Electives (6)
Choose any 6 hours from the following
Language Studies
Up to six hours of foreign language credit including CLEP credit and ESL
| GLM-320 | Language Acquisition in Intercultural Contexts | 3 |
Communications
| COM-280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
Community Development
| CDV-225 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
| CDV-227 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
| CDV-229 | Community Development Management | 3 |
Ministerial and Religious Studies
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| GLM-380 | History of Christian Missions and Contextualization | 3 |
Social Sciences
Sociology
Religious Studies (13)
| THE-101 | Theology of Christian Life | 3 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| GLM-315 | Christianity in Intercultural Contexts | 3 |
| REL-401 | A Christian Way of Life | 0 to 1 |
