2023-2024 Catalog

 

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)

BIL-101Old Testament Survey

3

BIL-102New Testament Survey

3

THE-101Theology of Christian Life

3

REL-401A Christian Way of Life

0 to 1

Intercultural Studies (18 credits)

INT-220Intercultural Relationships

3

SOC-210Intergroup Relations

3

-
or

SOC-225Cultural Anthropology

3

PHL-248Religions of the World

3

REL-307Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society

3

-
or

REL-386Contemporary Global Christianity

3

INT-340Intercultural Engagement

2

INT-390Intercultural Engagement Seminar

1

SPA-238Intermediate Spanish II: Spanish for the Professions

3

-
or

FRE-238Intermediate French II

3

-
or

CHI-238Intermediate Mandarin Chinese II

3

-
or

ESL-116Academic English Listening and Speaking II

3

-
or

ENG-170Introduction 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-280Intercultural Communication

3

Community Development
CDV-227Transformational Community Development

3

CDV-320Issues in Human Trafficking

3

Literature
ENG-215Topics in Global Literature

3

Ministerial and Religious Studies
REL-240Ministry in Context

3

BIL-252Biblical Theology of Social Justice

3

BIL-256Biblical Theology of Missions

3

REL-307Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society

3

REL-386Contemporary Global Christianity

3

THE-220Christian Theology of Sex

3

Social Sciences
GEO-202Political and Cultural Geography

3

POL-230World Politics

3

HST-321History of the Muslim-Christian Encounter

3

INR-317Ethics of Global Engagement

3

Sociology
SOC-210Intergroup Relations

3

SOC-225Cultural Anthropology

3

SOC-250Global Child Advocacy Issues

3

SOC-340Sociology of Child Poverty

3

Intercultural Studies B.S. (Second Major)

Requirements (31 credits + 1st Major)

Christian Foundations (10 credits)

BIL-101Old Testament Survey

3

BIL-102New Testament Survey

3

THE-101Theology of Christian Life

3

REL-401A Christian Way of Life

0 to 1

Intercultural Studies (15 credits)

INT-220Intercultural Relationships

3

SOC-210Intergroup Relations

3

-
or

SOC-225Cultural Anthropology

3

PHL-248Religions of the World

3

REL-307Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society

3

-
or

REL-386Contemporary Global Christianity

3

INT-340Intercultural Engagement

2

INT-390Intercultural 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. 
ENG-170Introduction to Language

3

Communications
COM-280Intercultural Communication

3

Community Development
CDV-227Transformational Community Development

3

CDV-320Issues in Human Trafficking

3

Literature
ENG-215Topics in Global Literature

3

Ministerial and Religious Studies
REL-240Ministry in Context

3

BIL-252Biblical Theology of Social Justice

3

BIL-256Biblical Theology of Missions

3

REL-307Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society

3

REL-386Contemporary Global Christianity

3

THE-220Christian Theology of Sex

3

Social Sciences
GEO-202Political and Cultural Geography

3

POL-230World Politics

3

HST-321History of the Muslim-Christian Encounter

3

INR-317Ethics of Global Engagement

3

Sociology
SOC-210Intergroup Relations

3

SOC-225Cultural Anthropology

3

SOC-250Global Child Advocacy Issues

3

SOC-340Sociology of Child Poverty

3

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