Intercultural Studies (Major/Minor)

Engage with God’s redemptive mission in the world and reflect critically and productively on the Church’s kingdom activity.

Explore other cultures with a curious and humble posture that seeks to understand and serve. The courses balance theory and practice, teaching both collaborative and critical thinking to help you identify and use your diverse spiritual gifts, passions, talents, and skills to impact the world.

Core courses draw from missiology, Christian ministry, anthropology, biblical studies, and communication. You can choose electives to shape the major towards your own interests and goals.

Intercultural Studies Degrees

  • BA in Intercultural Studies
  • Minor in Intercultural Studies
  • Degree
  • Minor

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Build Skills In: 

  • Mission theology and strategy 
  • Cultural anthropology 
  • Poverty alleviation 
  • Intercultural communication 
  • Leadership development 
  • Unreached peoples 
  • Global theology 
  • World religions 
  • Ethnolinguistic people group research
  • Global Christianity

Career Opportunities: 

  • Missions, evangelism and discipleship 
  • Community development 
  • Counter-human trafficking 
  • Teaching English (TESOL)
  • Refugee services 
  • Youth ministry/Christian camps 
  • Education, dorm parent, school counselor 
  • Sports outreach, coach, chaplain
  • Film and media production

Cross-Cultural Requirement

As an Intercultural Studies major, you'll complete one required cross-cultural experience. Taylor offers a variety of cross-cultural study and service experiences, as well as local ministries that reach out to different communities.

Study Abroad
Semester Study Abroad
Academic J-term Trips
Lighthouse Service Trips

Intercultural Studies Curriculum Guides & Degree Options

Taylor faculty in the Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Intercultural Studies & Philosophy Department  provide hands-on mentorship, supporting students in and beyond the classroom.

The curriculum guides below outline required courses and degree requirements for each academic program.

Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.

A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.

View Foundational Core Curriculum.

What Can You Do With Intercultural Studies Degree?

Intercultural Studies students pursue a variety of careers in intercultural or international contexts. If you are planning to continue your studies in graduate school, the Intercultural Studies program will prepare you through exposure to key missiological scholarship, primary sources, intercultural competencies, and a capstone service-learning ethnographic research course. 

Double Major Opportunity

A wide range of majors complement Intercultural Studies, including: 

Ask your academic advisor to help guide you in these choices. 

Minor in Intercultural Studies

With an Intercultural Studies minor, you’ll study mission theology and strategy, cultural anthropology, missions history, unreached peoples and world religions. The minor pairs well with all majors listed above. 

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Related Majors

Intercultural Studies is part of the Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Intercultural Studies & Philosophy Department

Contact
Jennifer Collins
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

765-998-4542
[email protected]

Contact
Elissa Bennett
Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Intercultural Studies & Philosophy Program Assistant

765-998-5148
[email protected]

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