1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Students interested in international education often travel overseas to gain important practical experience. One course from philosophy and theology: BEPH-325 Philosophy ofReligion .............................. 3 BEPH-332 History ofModern Philosophy .................. 5 BEPH-333 Contemporary Philosophy ......................... 5 BEPT-345 Contemporary World Missions ................. 4 BETH-233 Bible Geography and Customs ................. 5 BETH-333 Christian Evidences and Apologetics ........ 3 One course from language and literature: LIT-231 World Literature ............................................. 5 SPAN-460 Topics Foreign Language-Latin America ... 4 Additional required cognates: Elementary modern foreign language (or two years of high school language) .................................................... 15 Intermediate modern 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 Studies Major-Social Science Concen– tration CurriculumSummary: Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 61-66 International studies core requirements ......................... 32 Social sciences and history requirements ................ 71-78 Requiredcognates ..................................................... 9-30 Electives .................................................................... 0-20 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) .... 192-214 A complete description of the General Education Req11irei11e11ts is found on page 34. First year: Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in International Studies ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology ............................................ 5 BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... 4 BUS-100 Business Prologue ...................................................... I (or Physical education elective ............................................... 1) COM-llO Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ............................................... 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science ................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................ 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 Biology elective ........................................................................ 5 Mathematics elective ............................................................... 5 Total ........,..,.............................................................. t••············ 51 Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... 4 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture ............................................... 5 COM-314 Intercultural Communications .................................. 4 HIST-203 History of Civilization .............................................. 4 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography ......................................... 2 GE0-35lor352 World Regional Geography .............................. 4 Language and/or concentration requirements ....................... 22 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 Total ......................................................................................... 54 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ...................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................ 4 BUS-291 International Business ................................................ 3 ECON-335 Comparative Economic Systems ............................ 4 LING-311 Linguistics for Language Learning .......................... 5 POLS-365 International Relations ............................................. 5 Science or mathematics elective .............................................. 5 Electives in major category I .............................................. 9-12 Electives ................................................................................ 6-9 Total .................................................................................... 45..51 Travel abroad (summer or during the junior or senior years) ........................ 0-6 Fourth year: Concentration requirements or electives ................................. 47 Total ......................................................................................... 47