Learn to work effectively with people of other cultures by developing skills to study, understand and communicate the message of Christ. Prairie's Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies (BAIS) includes studies in theology, anthropology and sociology to increase your understanding of God's character, His work, and the diversity of human cultures. Practical ministry experiences gained through outreach and internship programs will help you to grow as a servant of Christ and as a contributing member of the global Church.
Your BAIS degree will prepare you to work in a variety of cross-cultural settings including overseas missions, ministries with immigrant or diverse ethnic groups and international students. Whether your involvement focuses on missions education, communications, recreation, politics, or church ministry, you will be better prepared to contribute effectively within Christ's global Church.
The BAIS program can also be completed entirely through Prairie Distance Education (some course listings may differ). Call toll-free for the Distance Education program outline (1-800-785-4226), or send an e-mail to distanceed@prairie.edu
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| Bible & Theology Major |
42 credits |
| BI 101 Introduction to Old Testament |
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| BI 102 Introduction to New Testament |
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| BI 108 Introduction to Biblical Interpretation |
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| TH 100 Introduction to Christian Theology |
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| Two Bible electives |
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| Two Theology electives |
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| Two Bible or Biblical Languages or Theology electives |
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| Two Bible or Theology electives (300 level or above) |
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| Two Bible or Theology electives (400 level) |
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| Note: Students preparing for seminay are strongly advised to take Biblical Greek (BL 210, 211) as part of their Bible/Theology major |
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| Arts & Sciences Core |
36 credits |
| EN 101 Introduction to Writing & Research |
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| Computer Science or Mathematics elective |
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| AN 211 Cultural Anthropology |
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| Five Arts & Sciences electives (any level) |
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| Two Arts & Sciences electives (200 level or above) |
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| Arts & Sciences elective (300 level or above) |
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| Arts & Science 400 Integrative Seminar |
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| AS 400 Integrative Seminar |
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| Note: Arts & Sciences courses include anthropology (AN), English (EN), history (HI), mathematics (AM), philosophy (PH), physical education (PE), psychology (PS) and sociology (SO). |
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| Church & Ministry Core |
15 credits |
| CMFX 100 God’s Mission for the Church |
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| CMFX 105 Spiritual Formation and the Church |
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| CMFX 200 The Worship of the Church |
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| CMFX 300 The Community and Function of the Church |
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| CMFX 400 Mobilizing the Church |
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| Electives |
6 credits |
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| Major - Course Based |
30 credits |
| IS 100 Missions Survey |
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| IS 240 World Religions |
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| IS 350 Urban Strategies |
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| IS 371 Life & Belief Systems |
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| IS 453 Cross-cultural Communication |
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| Four Major electives (see below) |
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| FEFX 410 Cross-cultural Practicum OR FEFX 426 |
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| TESOL Practicum OR FEFX 430 Cross-cultural Project |
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| Major - Internship Based |
36 credits |
ED 430 Leadership & Administration
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| FEFX 324/344 Intercultural/Leadership Ministry |
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| Internship (18 credit hours) |
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| IS 152 Preparation for Intercultural Ministry |
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| IS 100 Missions Survey |
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| IS 240 World Religions |
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| IS 350 Urban Strategies |
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Education (missionary teachers)
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| ED 120 Introduction to Teaching Methods |
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| ED 210 Philosophy of Education |
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| PS 210 Developmental Psychology |
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| ED 335 Educational Psychology |
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| FEFX 427 Teaching Practicum |
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Linguistics
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IS 273 Intro. to Linguistics Courses offered through Canadian Institute of Linguistics at TWU:
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| Ling 210 Language and Society (2 credit hours) |
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| Ling 310 Articulatory Phonetics |
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| Ling 330 Phonological Analysis |
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| Ling 360 Grammatical Analysis (5 credit hours) |
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| Ling 460 Communications Analysis |
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| Ling 470 Linguistics Field Methods (replaces Practicum/Project) |
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| Ling 480 Language and Culture Data Management (replaces elective) |
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| Ling 481 Ethnography (replaces elective) |
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TESOL Institute
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| IS 350 Linguistics |
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| IS 352 Introduction to TESOL |
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| IS 454 TESOL Techniques |
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| IS 456 TESOL Curriculum Design |
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Additional choices
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| BL 210 Biblical Greek I & Lab |
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| BL 211 Biblical Greek II & Lab |
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| HI 225 History of the Growth of Christianity |
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| IS 153 Basic Missionary Medicine |
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| PA 160 Introduction to Church Leadership |
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| TH 254 Apologetics |
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| TH 357 Theology of Worship |
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| TH 444 Issues in Contemporary Theology |
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