M.A. in Intercultural Studies


The 60-hour Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies degree program has a wide variety of ministry specializations and concentrations, the choice of which is determined by individual student interests and ministry goals. Each specialization, of course, has its own course requirements. The summary below reflects a generic program overview. All students are encouraged to work closely with their academic advisor to determine specific course selection and distance education availability.

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies is a two-year degree program. As an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools, Western Seminary requires that the equivalent of one year's courses be completed on a Western Seminary campus. That means that up to 1/2 of the degree program can be taken by distance education or advanced standing.

The bottom line: With Western's signature campus scheduling options, and our robust distance education program, a student can realistically accomplish up to 50% of the coursework as they pursue the Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies degree.

M.A. in Intercultural Studies Distance Education Matrix
 HR DE
Spiritual Formation Studies
 6  
SFS 501 Learning to Love God and Others
 2  
SFS 502 Practicing Prayer and Other Key Disciplines
 2  
SFS 504 Growing into Ethical Maturity
 2 •
Biblical Interpretation Studies
 14  
DBS 506 Learning to Interpret Scripture
 2 •
BLS 501 Interpreting Genesis to Song of Solomon
 4 •
BLS 502 Interpreting the Prophets to Gospels
 4 •
BLS 503 Interpreting Acts to Revelation
 4 •
Theological Studies
 10  
THS 501 Knowing the Triune God: Theology I
 4 •
THS 502 Glorifying the God of our Salvation: Theology II
 4 •
THS 503 Living as the Community of the Spirit: Theology III
 2 •
Intercultural Foundations Studies
 8  
DIS 501 Communicating Christ in Culture
 2 •
DIS 505 Biblical Theology of Mission
 2  
DIS 506 Applied Cultural Analysis
 2  
DIS 508 Applied Anthropology
 2  
Intercultural Specialization Studies (Restricted Electives)
 8  
DIS 502 Perspectives on World Ministry
 3  
DIS 516 Applied Linguistics
2  
DIS 520 History of Missions
 2  
DIS 522 Starting and Developing Churches
 2  
DIS 524 Foundations of At-Risk Children / Youth
 2  
DIS 526 Religions of the World
 2  
DIS 553 History of Women in Missions
 2  
DIS 561Q Building Ministry with Small Groups
 2  
DIS 562H Introduction to Islam
 2  
DIS 570 Senior Project
 2  
Restricted Electives
 6  
Choose from DIS electives
 6 •
Concentration Internship
 8  
DIS 500 Discovering and Developing Ministry Potential
2  
DIS 531 Intercultural Ministry Internship
4  
DIS 534 Adapting Cross-Culturally
2  
Total
 60  
   
  • Available by Distance Education
   
   

 

 

 

 

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