Intercultural Studies

Area of Social Learning

Updated Fall 2012

The Intercultural Studies minor is designed for those students who major in a discipline other than Bible (Missions) and desire to practice their respective vocations in an international context.

The Intercultural Studies minor supports the following goals of Milligan College:

  • Students will express the importance of their faith and the impact of Christian Scriptures in activities such as the following:  written and oral discussions, participation in communities of faith, involvement in Bible studies, and faith-inspired service.

  • Students will demonstrate social responsibility in numerous ways, such as serving in churches, on the mission field (domestic and foreign), and with social agencies; mentoring, nurturing, and protecting others; and displaying increased understanding of and experience with other cultures.

 

Intercultural Studies minor

Required courses in the minor:

    • CMIN 270 Introduction to Christian Missions (3 hrs)
    • SOCL 210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 hrs)
    • SOCL 360 Aspects of Intercultural Studies (3 hrs)
    • EITHER
      • _____ 491 – Practicum/Internship (6 hrs; ideally, the internship will be structured in the student’s major and take place in an international setting) plus one additional 3-hour class selected from among the following courses:
      • HIST 206 History of Islam (3 hrs)
      • LS 304 Law and Globalization (3 hrs)
      • PHIL 350 Religions of the World (3 hrs)
      • PSYC 356 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 hrs)
      • SOCL 221 Latin American Cultures (3 hrs)
      • SPAN 402 Civilization and Culture of Latin America (3 hrs)
    • OR
      • _____ 491 – Practicum/Internship (3 hrs; ideally, the internship will be structured in the student’s major and take place in an international setting) plus two additional 3-hour classes selected from among the following courses:
      • HIST 206 History of Islam (3 hrs)
      • LS 304 Law and Globalization (3 hrs)
      • PHIL 350 Religions of the World (3 hrs)
      • PSYC 356 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 hrs)
      • SOCL 221 Latin American Cultures (3 hrs)
      • SPAN 402 Civilization and Culture of Latin America (3 hrs)

Total number of required hours: 18

(Note: Students who participate in semester abroad programs may be able, with proper planning and careful consultation with their advisers and the Registrar, to apply 3-6 hours of their semester abroad credits as fulfillment of elective requirements.)