Cross-Cultural Certificate

Program Overview

The Cross-Cultural Certificate Program equips students with knowledge and skills for service in diverse cultural contexts. It covers intercultural understanding, missions, development, linguistics, and language learning, culminating in a short-term overseas experience. Students can choose from a range of electives in cognate and language areas. The program prepares graduates for careers in relief and development, missions, international business, multiculturalism, and teaching overseas.

Program Outline

Cross-Cultural Certificate Program Extraction:

Degree Overview:

• Overview: This certificate program equips students with knowledge and skills for future service in diverse cultural contexts.
• Objectives: The program aims to provide students with:
• Understanding of diverse cultures and peoples
• Insight into overseas missions and development
• Language learning skills
• Firsthand cross-cultural experience through a short-term overseas trip
• Description: The program focuses on intercultural understanding, missions, development, linguistics, and language learning.
It culminates in a short-term overseas experience.

Outline:

• Sociology Requirements (6 credit hours):
• 3 from SO2133 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• 3 from SO2143 – Life Cycle and Kinship
• Global Missions Requirement (3 credit hours):
• 3 from RS3483 – Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
• Linguistics Requirement (3 credit hours):
• 3 from CO/LI2023 – Linguistics II
• Internship Requirements (3 credit hours):
• 3 from ID/SO4863 – Cross-Cultural Internship*
• Cognate Electives (6 credit hours):
• Choose two courses from the following:
• BI3013 – Environmental Issues
• RS2823 – World Religions
• RS3403 – Christian Spirituality
• SO2313 – Population and World Hunger
• SO3043 – Perspectives on Poverty
• Language Electives (6 credit hours):
• Choose any two language courses from the following:
• Any modern language
• CO/LI2013 – Linguistics I
• ED3133 – Teaching English Language II

Careers:

• Relevant career paths include service in:
• Relief and Development
• Missions
• International Business
• Multiculturalism
• Teaching Overseas

Other:

• Applications are accepted in the first or second year of undergraduate studies.
• Admission criteria include academic ability, maturity, interview, references, and interest in overseas service.
• Strong Christian character is considered for applicants interested in service with a Christian organization.
• The Cross-Cultural Internship (ID/SO4863) can be taken without program acceptance, but requires completion of SO2133 and at least two of SO2143, CO/LI2023, or RS3483.
• Courses required for the certificate are not offered every year.