INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS
PROGRAM (126 CREDITS)
PURPOSE
The Intercultural Communication major is designed to prepare the student spiritually, academically and experientially to positively impact
today’s changing and complex world. This includes understanding, appreciating and developing relationships with multiple cultures, in order to
communicate transformational principles in a cross-cultural context.
The core courses in this major focus on effective communication in the global community covering Mass Media and Society, Intercultural and
Communication Theory, Business and Small Group Communication, Organizational, International, and Interpersonal Communication, as well
as Digital Media, Freelancing, Politics, Gender and Race, Journalism Design and Writing for the Media. A main component of this major is the
opportunity to interact first hand in ethnic and area studies doing fieldwork abroad with a language component, understanding world religions
and anthropology in context.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
BIB
200
CORE REQUIREMENTS
Biblical Theology
3 cr
BIB
BIB/NWT/OLT/THE Courses
6 cr
CMS/DIG/MTN Courses
2 cr
COM
143
3 cr
COM
123 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
3 cr
COM
243 Nonverbal Communication
3 cr
COM
136 Mass Media and Society
3 cr
COM
303 Interpersonal Communication
3 cr
COM
293 Intercultural Communication
3 cr
COM
323 Business Communication
3 cr
ENG
123 College Writing and Research
3 cr
COM
436 Small Group Communication
3 cr
FNA
COM
454 Crisis Communication and Media Relations
3 cr
EDU
340 Methods of Teaching ELL
3 cr
ENG
333 Writing for the Media
3 cr
ICS/PHL/REL/PST/SOC/SWK/BUS Course
3 cr
Choose one:
HIS
HIS
HIS
HIS
PST
313 Principles of Leadership
3 cr
PSY
487 Psychology of Cross-Cultural Adjustment
3 cr
SWK
323 Studies in Racial and Ethnic Diversity
3 cr
Communication Theory
Choose two:
COM163 Introduction to Digital Media
COM301 Freelancing and Shameless Self-Promotion
DIG 231-241 Sports Broadcasting I-II
DIG 263 Digital Design
6 cr
Choose one language:
LNG 203-233 Beginning French I-II
LNG 213-223 Beginning ASL I-II
LNG 283-293 Beginning Spanish I-II
6 cr
Choose one:
REL 223 Introduction to World Religions
REL 323 Understanding Eastern Religions
3 cr
Choose two:
REL
REL
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
6 cr
303
373
403
414
415
416
417
418
THE
214 Biblical Theology of Missions
TOTAL
* Intensive 10-day course.
REVISED 07 | 09 | 15
Fine Arts Course
213
223
233
243
3 cr
3 cr
Ancient and Medieval World History
Modern and Contemporary World History
U.S. History – Colonization to Reconstruction
U.S. History – Reconstruction to the Present
3 cr
LIT
Literature Course
3 cr
MTH
Math Course
3 cr
NWT
113 New Testament Survey
3 cr
OLT
123 Old Testament Survey
3 cr
PHE
Activity Course
1 cr
PHE
281 Health and Nutrition
1 cr
PHL
113 Worldviews
3 cr
PSY
223 Introduction to Psychology
3 cr
SCI
Engaging Islam*
Islam in America*
African American Experience
Ethnic Study: French Culture
Asians in the North American City
Hispanic Challenge in North America
Indian and Pakistani Culture
Ethnic Study: Hispanics and
People of Latin Descent
Field Experience:
ICS 299 Travel Seminar
ICS 471 Internship Seminar
ICS 481 Internship
103 Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
Science Course
3 cr
SOC
103 Life Formation
3 cr
THE
233 An Introduction to the History
and Theology of the AG
3 cr
TOTAL
52 CREDITS
2 cr
2 cr
1 cr
3 cr
75 CREDITS
97