1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies 123 In addition to these requirements, students must fulfill a foreign culture experience. Possible options include: Living abroad Foreign work-study program Foreign internships Approval should be obtained from the business depart– ment chairperson. This requirement is generally not fulfilled by travel overseas or minimum Missions In– volvement Services experience. 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 and international business req.......... 77 Requiredcognates ..................................................... 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 80 to 88 quarter hours including: International studies core requirements ....................... 32 1 • 2 ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology .............................. 5 2 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture ................................... 5 BUS-291 International Business ..................................... 3 2 COM-314 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 LING-308 Linguistics for Language Leaming ............... 5 Missiology concentration requirements ....................... 30 BECE-200 Christian Education Survey .......................... 5 BEPT-240 Personal Evangelism ..................................... 4 BEPT-242 Missions Survey ........................................... 4 BEPT-345 Contemporary World Missions ..................... 4 BEPT-346 The Missionary Process ................................ 3 BEPT-450 Missionary Internship ................................. 10 Electives(selectedfrom): ........................................ 19-27 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-321 Hist. and Political Development in East Asia ..................................................................... 4 HIST-322 Middle East: History and Politics ................ 4 POL-365 International Relations .................................. 5 One course in economics: ECON-335 Comparative Economic Systems ............... 4 ECON-336 International Trade and Economics ........... 4 ECON-338 Developmental Economics ......................... 4 One course in literature: LIT-231 World Literature ........................................... 5 SPAN-460 Hispanic Civilization ................................. 4 Additional required cognates: Elementary modem foreign language (or two years of high school language) .................................................... 15 Intermediate modem foreign language ...................... 9-15 1 Satisfies social science General Education Requirement 2 Satisfies humanities General Education Requirement 3 Satisfies history General Education Requirement 4 Satisfies literature General Education Requirement 5 Satisfies mathematics General Education Requirement International StudiesMajor-Missiology Concentration CurriculumSummary: Proficiency Requirements ........................................... 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 61-66 International studies core requirements ......................... 32 Missiology concentration requirements ................... 80-88 Requiredcognates ..................................................... 9-30 Electives .................................................................... 0-10 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) .•.. 192-216