Intercultural Studies
Learn about the characteristics & formative power of culture
Pursing Intercultural Studies at Providence will deepen your understanding of perhaps the most formative factor of human life: culture. Coming to understand more fully all the various elements that comprise a culture, and how they develop, function, change, and interact with other cultures, will enable you to comprehend cultures other than your own. It will take you beyond yourself, and enable you to work more effectively in or with other cultures, and thereby promote intercultural understanding, harmony, and peace. Most profoundly, it will help you contextualize Christianity in ways that respect all cultures.
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Major Options
| Bachelor of Arts | Intercultural Studies Major | 3 Years |
| Minor | Intercultural Studies | Combine w/ any Major |
Program Details
For Entrance into the Intercultural Studies program
The prerequisite for entry into the Intercultural Studies major is a grade of “C” or better in any introductory anthropology or sociology course. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, a minimum GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses, excluding failed courses.
Intercultural Service Learning
Students enrolled in this major are required to spend a short-term or long-term period in a culturally unfamiliar environment at home or abroad through Intercultural Service Learning.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please look to the Academic Calendar for full information and course lists. If there are discrepancies between the information listed here and in the Academic Calendar, the Academic Calendar is definitive.
Range of Courses
- Cultural Anthropology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Language and Culture
- Western Civilization
- Post-Colonial Literature
- Worldview Studies
- Global Problems and Change
- Anthropology of Music
- Intercultural Service Learning
Faculty
Dennis Hiebert, Ph.D. (Program Coordinator)
Professor of Sociology
Val Hiebert, Ph.D. (Cand.)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Michael Gilmour, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of New Testament & English Literature
Luann Hiebert, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of English Literature; Early Alert Coordinator
Catherine Rust-Akinbolaji, M.A. UC Dean;
Assistant Professor of TESOL; MLI Director
Career Options
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Phone: 1-800-668-7768
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