PREPARING TO SERVE IN A DIVERSE WORLD

Technological advances are shrinking our world. People and cultures that were once widely separated by geography are now in direct communication and only minutes or hours apart, making the world a more complex and challenging place to live, work, and minister. How well prepared are you?

Indiana Wesleyan University's Bachelor of Science with a major in Intercultural Studies degree will equip you for cross-cultural life, work, and service in an increasingly diverse and culturally enriched world. This is an essential major if you feel called to intercultural church-based Christian service, whether at home or abroad. It is also a strategic choice for anyone considering ministry or a career in foreign service or culturally diverse areas.

As a second major, an Intercultural Studies degree will provide you with vital "passport skills" for traveling to or living in another country and give you a competitive edge in seeking employment in businesses, nonprofit organizations, ministries, and government agencies serving culturally diverse communities. Students may also choose to earn an Associate of Science degree for quick entry into the workforce and a foundation for further education.

If you're ready for an exciting time of learning, stretching, and conviction by the Holy Spirit, then we invite you to major in Intercultural Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Intercultural Studies Minor

The minor in Intercultural Studies is for students planning full-time or short-term missionary service, or for anyone interested in a career or ministry serving in another culture. Students from any of IWU's other majors are welcome, but particularly those who are preparing for intercultural church-based Christian service.

Latin American and Iberian Studies Minor

The minor in Latin American and Iberian Studies is designed to complement the student's primary major and can be tailored to deepen his or her specific cultural knowledge and language skills as a preparation for graduate study or for a career in an increasingly diverse workplace. Students have the opportunity to integrate traditional coursework with internships and/or study abroad experiences in order to apply and appreciate the relevance of course material to their career and the world around them.

Courses

Preview your classes

*For this major, INT-322 is required to be taken for 3 hours. Additional hours may be taken as electives. For this course, satisfactory completion of an approved and supervised intercultural internship abroad is required, involving at least a three-week service assignment in a significantly different cultural setting than one’s home culture.

SUPPORTING COURSES

Category 1 - Foreign Language Proficiency - Proficiency in a Foreign Language at the Intermediate Level (0-12 hours)

Category 2 - Foreign Language Studies - Six hours of additional foreign language. Students may choose courses above the intermediate level or choose courses in a second foreign language

Category 3* Electives - Students may not choose courses in Category 3 unless Categories 1 and 2 have been fully satisfied.

*Students may also choose from the following to complete this category:

• Any course that satisfies the Intercultural Experience general education requirement.
• Additional studies in a foreign language.

Intercultural Studies Minor

INT ELECTIVES - CHOOSE ANY 6 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING*:

*Students may also choose from the following to complete this category:

• Any course that satisfies the Intercultural Experience general education requirement.
• 3-6 credits in a foreign language.

The courses listed on this page represent a sample of courses. For the official program requirements please visit the University Catalog.

Faculty

The Intercultural Studies major in the School of Theology and Ministry at IWU is designed to give students real-life experience working in a cross-cultural setting. The faculty consists of highly trained professionals, each with many years of cross-cultural experience. Students have direct access to the faculty and are encouraged to work closely with them on academic studies, research projects, and mission trips.