1992-1993 Academic Catalog

In addition to the requirements listed above, students must fulfill foreign language and foreign culture requirements. To satisfy the foreign language requirement students must demonstrate foreign language proficiency of 1/1 + as defined by the Foreign Service Institute (PSI). This competency can generally be acquired through intermediate college-level language study or other intensive foreign language programs. To satisfy the foreign culture requirement students must utilize the foreign language studied in a culture in which that language is spoken. This experience must be approved in advance by the Global Economics and International Business Committee. Possible options include foreign work-study programs, foreign internships and missionary internships. International Studies Major-Global Economics and International Business Concentration Curriculum Summary: Proficiency requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8 Other General Education requirements . . . . . . . 61-81 International studies core requirements . . . . . . . . . 32 Global economics & internat'l business req...... 77 Required cognates ...................... 5-20 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) 192-198 The missiology concentration provides students with a missiological view of the international community. Involving coursework in missions, philosophy, sociology, geography, political science, economics, and literature, this program prepares students for a variety of missions-related positions. Course requirements involve eighty to eighty-eight quarter hours including: International studies core requirements . . . . . . . . 32 1 ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology ............ 5 2 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture .............. 5 BUS-291 International Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 COM-214 Intercultural Communication ......... 4 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography ........... 2 GE0-351 World Regional Geography - West ..... 4 (or GE0-352 World Regional Geography - East . 4) 3 HIST-203 History of Civilization ............. 4 LANG-308 Linguistics for Language Learning .... 5 Missiology concentration requirements . . . . . . . . . 27 BECE-361 Educational Work of the Church ...... 4 BEPT-240 Evangelism ..................... 3 BEPT-242 Missions Survey ................. 4 BEPT-345 Contemporary World Missions ....... 4 BEPT-346 The Missionary Process ............ 3 BEPT-441 Independent Study in Missions ....... 3 Cross-cultural international experience . . . . . . . . . . 6 Interdisciplinary Studies 119 (This requirement may be satisfied by taking a missionary internship, studying a foreign language abroad, or by attending the Institute for Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, Israel.) Electives selected from the following ........ 21-29 Two courses in philosophy: 2 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ......... 5 2 BEPH-225 Ethics ....................... 5 BEPH-325 Philosophy of Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 3 BETH-333 Christian Evidences and Apologetics . . 3 One course in sociology: SOC-334 Sociology of Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SOC-371 Family and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOC-374 Urban Sociology ................. 3 One course in geography or political science: GE0-351 or GE0-352 World Regional Geography 4 HIST-405 Great Power Diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HIST/POLS-321 Hist. & Pol. Devel. in E. Asia .. 4 HIST/POLS-322 Middle East: Hist. & Pol. ...... 4 POL-365 International Relations ............. 5 One course in economics: ECON-335 Comparative Economic Systems ..... 4 ECON-336 International Economics .......... 4 ECON-338 Economic Development ........... 4 One course in literature: "!LIT-231 World Literature ................. 5 SPAN-460 Hispanic Civilization ............. 4 Additional required cognates: Elementary modern foreign language (or 2 yrs. of high school language) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Intermediate modern foreign language . . . . . . . . 9-15 1 Satisfies the General Education requirement in social science 2 Satisfies the General Education requirement of a humanities elective 3 Satisfies the General Education requirement in history "!Satisfies the General Education requirement in literature International Studies Major-Missiology Concentration Curriculum Summary: Proficiency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8 Other General Education Requirements . . . . . . 61-66 International studies core requirements . . . . . . . . . 32 Missiology concentration requirements . . . . . . . 80-88 Requiied cognates ...................... 9-30 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) 192-216