2001-2002 Academic Catalog

Travel Study Opportunities ARRIBA ARRIBA, Academic Residency and Research Internship for Baptists Abroad, is a work/study program sponsored by Faith Baptist Bible College, Ankeny, IA in cooperation with Baptist .Mid-Missions. Cedarville students in any major may earn up to 4~ q~arter hours credit in Spanish, sociology, biology, religion, m1ss10ns, cross-cultural studies, and general electives. Students involved in the program spend one year in the area of P~rn, Sou~h America, where classroom themy is integrated with practical application and experience in cultural studies, church planting, and alpine and rainforest studies under the direction of experienced missionaries and college ~rofessors. Students interested in the program should contact Dr. John Silvius for additional information. Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Sh1dents enrolled in the environmental biology curriculum may take advantage of courses offered by the Au Sable Institute, including field botany, land resources, limncilogy, marine biology, animal ecology, and restoration ecology. Sh1dents may choose to attend any of five Au Sable Institute locations as follows: Au Sable Great Lakes (Mancelona, Michigan), Au Sable Pacific Rim (Whidbey Island, Washing– ton), Au Sable East (Chesapeake Bay, Virginia), Au Sable Africa (Nairobi, Kenya), and Au Sable India (Tamil Nadu, South India). Au Sable courses provide academic content, field experience, and practical tools for stewardship of creational resources. The Institute grants vocational certifi– cates for environmental analysts, land resource analysts, water resource analysts, and naturalists. Qualified students are awarded the Au Sable Fellowship of up to $1,200. One or more Institute Grants-in-Aid of at least $400 are also available each year. Honors scholarships of $500 and Au Sable stewardship awards equal to the cost of room and board are granted to returning students. Interested students should contact Dr. John Silvius, Cedarville University's Au Sable Institute Representative. The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Study Programs The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities sponsors several study programs that are open to Cedarville University sh1dents. For additional information, contact Cedarville University's Travel StudyDirector, Dr. Kevin Sims. American Studies Program Students study public policy issues and serve internships in Washington, D.C. for an academic term. China Studies Program Students live for an academic term on the campus of a Chinese university and study language, history, culture, current affairs, and travel throughout the counhy. Co11temporm)1 Music Program Students learn to integrate music, faith and business. The program offers two tracks of study: the Artist Track and the Executive Track. Latin American Studies Program Students live for an academic term in San Jose, Costa Rica and study Latin American politics, economics, religion, language, and culture. Los Angeles Film Studies Center Sh1dents take advantage of the rich film environment of Los Angeles, exploring the film industry within a Christian context and from a liberal arts perspective. Middle East Studies Program S~1?ents live in Cairo, Egypt, and study the histmy, culture, rehg10ns, and struggles of this dynamic area as well as learn to speak Arabic. Sh1dents also travel in Israel Palestine Jordan, and Turkey. ' ' Oxford Honors Program and Oxford Summer Program Sh1dents study in England under the tutelage of Oxford dons in association with Keble College. Russian Studies Program Sh1dents live on campus at the University ofNizhni Novgorod for six weeks and then live with a Russian family for the remaining six weeks. The academic program includes a general education elective in histmy or a Bible elective. Summer Institue oflournalism Sh1dents live in Washington, D.C. and are trained in gather– ing and writing news, editing copy and designing layout. Valuable i11tematio11al teachi11g experience is gained bv students who travel overseas. ·