Global Studies Minor

CBU’s School of Christian Ministries offers a minor in global studies that is designed to help students leverage the marketable skills related to their major (for example business, engineering or music) while guiding them in developing a global perspective, capturing principles for spreading the gospel to all nations, and understanding the strategic nature of the marketplace in missions.

Global Studies Minor (21 units)

General Education Recommendation

ANT225 Cultural Anthropology

A general survey of Cultural Anthropology as a social science, including cultural factors that affect human behavior. Topics include language, kinship, art, religion, subsistence, and cultural change. This course or BEH 100 is a prerequisite for all other courses in Anthropology. (3 units; Multicultural; Fall, Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Summer 2013	ANT225-A	A	Goodman, Julie Marcele	05/06/2013	Tuesday	8:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Sch Business Building 252
Fall 2013	ANT225-C	C	TBA	09/03/2013	Tuesday	9:30 AM - 12:20 PM	TBA Array
Fall 2013	ANT225-B	B	Goodman, Julie Marcele	09/03/2013	Monday, Friday	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Sch Business Building ONLN
Fall 2013	ANT225-A	A	Goodman, Julie Marcele	09/03/2013	Monday, Friday	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	Yeager Center ONLN
Fall 2013	ANT225-D	D	TBA	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Sch Business Building 202
Spring 2014	ANT225-D	D	TBA	01/08/2014	Wednesday	1:00 PM - 3:50 PM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ANT225-B	B	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ANT225-C	C	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ANT225-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	TBA Array

ANT430 Culture and Personality

An examination of the interaction between personal patterns of behavior and social influences; consideration of the environment/heredity issue in human life. Prerequisite: ANT 225 or BEH 100. (3 units; Multicultural; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	ANT430-A	A	Goodman, Julie Marcele	09/03/2013	Monday, Friday	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	TBA ONLN

Lower Division Requirements

ICS105 Introduction to Global Studies

This course contrasts basic western egocentric Christianity with the God-centered global perspective of biblical Christianity. The course addresses the basic elements of the Christian faith in the context of God's global agenda. Topics include worldview, God's global purpose, the Kingdom of God, prayer, the Holy Spirit, the mission of the Church. (3 units; Interdisciplinary, Multicultural; Fall, Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	ICS105-E	E	Nsofor, C. Fyne L.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	TBA Array
Fall 2013	ICS105-C	C	Nsofor, C. Fyne L.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Sch Business Building 125
Fall 2013	ICS105-D	D	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Sch Business Building ONLN
Fall 2013	ICS105-B	B	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Tuesday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Sch Business Building ONLN
Fall 2013	ICS105-A	A	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Sch Business Building Array
Spring 2014	ICS105-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Monday, Wednesday, Friday	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ICS105-D	D	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ICS105-B	B	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ICS105-C	C	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	TBA Array

ICS205 Models of Discipleship

An advanced course related to the biblical principle of discipleship, including both what a disciple of Jesus is and how disciples are made. Focus on models of discipleship and a student's development of a personal strategy of discipleship. (3 units; Interdisciplinary; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	ICS205-A	A	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Monday	8:00 AM - 9:50 AM	TBA Array
Fall 2013	ICS205-B	B	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Wednesday	8:00 AM - 9:50 AM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ICS205-T1	T1	TBA	01/08/2014	Monday	12:00 PM - 1:50 PM	TBA OFFC

Upper Division Requirements

ICS305 Global Perspectives

A general survey of the redemptive activity of God in the world-past, present, and future. Topics include the biblical basis of God's global activity, historical perspectives, mission strategies, and cultural implications, as well as contemporary missiological issues. (3 units; Interdisciplinary; Multicultural; Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Spring 2014	ICS305-T3	T3	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	ICS305-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	TBA Array

ICS405 Marketplace Strat for Global Adv

This course focuses on the strategic nature of the marketplace as it relates to the advancement of Christ's Kingdom among the nations. This course will define God's global agenda, investigate the biblical and historical role of the marketplace in God's global strategy, guide the students to think strategically in the context of their majors, and how God will use that marketable skill to disciple the nations. (3 units; Interdisciplinary; Multicultural; Fall)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	ICS405-A	A	Lewis, Jeff C.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Yeager Center B219

ICS430 Intercultural Communications

The purpose of this course is to explore the principles of intercultural communications. This course will address principles and processes of communication from one culture to another. The course will also focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, values, non-verbal expression, language expression and sub-groups within a culture as they relate to the media and the message. (3 units; Multicultural; As offered)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	ICS430-A	A	White, Kristen	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	James Complex 245
Spring 2014	ICS430-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	TBA Array

ICS431 Cross-cultural Immersion

The course provides students the opportunity for supervised cross-cultural immersion and study abroad. The course also gives students the opportunity to experience, study and explore firsthand the challenges of living, communicating and serving in an international setting. The immersion experience is designed to create a context for extended and applied learning as the course concepts are integrated into life experiences. The material will be presented through lectures, small group discussions, reading assignments and cultural immersions with an emphasis relational development and service. Prerequisite: Permission of Dean of School of Christian Ministries.(3 units; Multicultural; Spring, Summer)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Summer 2013	ICS431-A	A	Lewis, Jeff C.	05/06/2013	Array	Array - Array	Instructor OFFC
Spring 2014	ICS431-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Array	Array - Array	TBA Array

PHI353 Comparative Religions

This course is an introduction to the major religious traditions of the world, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The historical development, key figures, as well as major doctrines and practices are explored. (3 units; Interdisciplinary; Multicultural; Fall, Spring)

	Course	Sec	Instructor	Dates	Days	Time	Location
Fall 2013	PHI353-D	D	Nsofor, C. Fyne L.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	TBA Array
Fall 2013	PHI353-C	C	Mosteller, Timothy	09/03/2013	Thursday	6:30 PM - 9:30 PM	TBA Array
Fall 2013	PHI353-B	B	Stumpf, Amy R.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Yeager Center A110
Fall 2013	PHI353-A	A	Stumpf, Amy R.	09/03/2013	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Yeager Center A110
Spring 2014	PHI353-A	A	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	TBA Array
Spring 2014	PHI353-B	B	TBA	01/08/2014	Tuesday, Thursday	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	TBA Array

*International/Intercultural experience required.