• Prerequisite: ICS150

The purpose of this course is to explore the cultural, theoretical, and practical aspects of effective cross-cultural communication. Attention is given to critical elements in cross-cultural communication such as avoiding ethnocentricity and developing awareness of non-verbal communication. Students receive the necessary tools to build a personalized framework for cross-cultural communication.

• Prerequisite: ICS150

A comprehensive study of the nature and missionary intent of the church as it is progressively revealed in the Old and New Testaments. Emphasis is placed on enabling potential church leaders to solidify and grasp the biblical basis of missionary imperatives as they relate to intercultural world evangelization and church planting.

• Prerequisite: ICS150

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the different structures used in global ministries and their potential place in those ministries. Much has changed over the past few decades on how agencies work internationally due to drastic changes brought on by the electronic age, globalization and urbanization. From the philosophical forces that drive the agency to how they view obtaining the resources they need to accomplish their goals, this class explores who is doing what in this field and how students can best serve within it.

• Prerequisite: ICS253

After completing the course work for the Global Studies Diploma program, students complete their international practicum in a foreign country with an international agency in the area of their specific Global Studies concentration. The minimum length of this practicum is four months under the direct supervision of an experienced field worker. On the field, students work on assignments in the areas of both personal and professional development. Students submit assignments throughout their international practicum and remain in contact with their faculty advisor as regularly as technology at their placement allows for.

• Prerequisite: LDR453, LDR252 and in the student's final year.

During the final year of the Global Leadership program, students complete their international practicum in a foreign country with an international agency. The minimum length of this practicum is six months under the direct supervision of an experienced field worker. On the field, students work on assignments in the areas of both personal and professional development. Students submit assignments throughout their international practicum and remain in contact with their faculty advisor as regularly as technology at their placement allows for.