Intercultural Studies - A.B.
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 credits)
Christian Foundations (10 credits)
Intercultural Studies (18 credits)
| INT-220 | Intercultural Relationships | 3 |
| SOC-210 | Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| - | or | |
| SOC-225 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| - | or | |
| REL-386 | Contemporary Global Christianity | 3 |
| INT-340 | Intercultural Engagement | 2 |
| INT-390 | Intercultural Engagement Seminar | 1 |
| SPA-238 | Intermediate Spanish II: Spanish for the Professions | 3 |
| - | or | |
| FRE-238 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| - | or | |
| CHI-238 | Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II | 3 |
| - | or | |
| ESL-116 | Academic English Listening and Speaking II | 3 |
| - | or | |
| ENG-170 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
Electives (12 credits)
Choose any 12 credits
Language Studies
Up to nine hours of foreign language/ESL courses taken in addition to the language studies requirement above
Communications
| COM-280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
Community Development
| CDV-227 | Transformational Community Development | 3 |
| CDV-320 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
Literature
| ENG-215 | Topics in Global Literature | 3 |
Ministerial and Religious Studies
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| BIL-256 | Biblical Theology of Missions | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| REL-386 | Contemporary Global Christianity | 3 |
| THE-220 | Christian Theology of Sex | 3 |
Social Sciences
| GEO-202 | Political and Cultural Geography | 3 |
| POL-230 | World Politics | 3 |
| HST-321 | History of the Muslim-Christian Encounter | 3 |
| INR-317 | Ethics of Global Engagement | 3 |
Sociology
Intercultural Studies B.S. (Second Major)
Requirements (31 credits + 1st Major)
Christian Foundations (10 credits)
Intercultural Studies (15 credits)
| INT-220 | Intercultural Relationships | 3 |
| SOC-210 | Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| - | or | |
| SOC-225 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| - | or | |
| REL-386 | Contemporary Global Christianity | 3 |
| INT-340 | Intercultural Engagement | 2 |
| INT-390 | Intercultural Engagement Seminar | 1 |
Electives (6 credits)
Choose any 6 additional hours from the following:
Language Studies
Up to six hours of foreign language/ESL courses taken in addition to the language studies requirement above.
Communications
| COM-280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
Community Development
| CDV-227 | Transformational Community Development | 3 |
| CDV-320 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
Literature
| ENG-215 | Topics in Global Literature | 3 |
Ministerial and Religious Studies
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| BIL-256 | Biblical Theology of Missions | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| REL-386 | Contemporary Global Christianity | 3 |
| THE-220 | Christian Theology of Sex | 3 |
Social Sciences
| GEO-202 | Political and Cultural Geography | 3 |
| POL-230 | World Politics | 3 |
| HST-321 | History of the Muslim-Christian Encounter | 3 |
| INR-317 | Ethics of Global Engagement | 3 |
Sociology
