{"id":1489,"date":"2018-07-31T23:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/?page_id=1489"},"modified":"2020-12-31T22:47:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T22:47:03","slug":"about-digital-information-technologies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/departments\/digital-information-technologies\/about-digital-information-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"About Digital Information Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1489\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1489-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1489-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1489-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1489-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1489-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1489-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1489-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"pl-1486\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1486-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" ><div id=\"pgc-1486-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-1486-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;20px 20px 20px 20px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#edddcd&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-screen&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-layout&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1486-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Explore Digital Information Technologies<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/departments\/missional-living\/digital-information-technologies\/\">Welcome Message<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/departments\/urban-mission\/digital-information-technologies\/about-digital-information-technologies\/\">About the Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/dit\/\">Departmental Faculty<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual-enrollment\/department\/dit\/\">Dual Enrollment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/dit\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/department\/dit\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h2>Causes Supported<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/cause\/9\">Technology for Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Academic Programs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Dual Enrollment Academies<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/9acdc246-6b55-46dd-9\">Pre-IT Management Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Certificate Programs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Associate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/765077ba-f5a9-46d2-a\">Fundamentals of Managing Digital Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Undergraduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/765077ba-f5a9-46d2-a\">Fundamentals of Managing Digital Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/4340aedc-f771-4172-a\">Cybersecurity in Faith-based Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/7a162e76-3690-443f-a\">Information Technology Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Graduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/536f400c-2c82-4db8-b\">Cybersecurity Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/b764cf5e-644f-4b06-8\">Information Technology Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Degree Programs<\/h3>\n<h4>Associate Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/d9d681e2-85f6-4271-a\">Major in Information Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor Completion Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/09d35100-fadd-42d2-b\">Major in Cybersecurity Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/3e424b98-e37b-4c4c-9\">Major in Information Technology Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor 2+2 Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/f6f49aff-a872-42e2-8\">Major in Cybersecurity Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/c25c4502-9e40-4dd9-b\">Major in Information Technology Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Masters Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/1e084a9f-784c-46de-9\">Master of Divinity Dual Degree \/ MCom<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a 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They work to inspire and strengthen their students. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Areas of Study<\/h3>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\">The Department of Cultural Studies offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"><em>Cultural Studies<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0that prepare students to comfortably live cross-culturally, learn to communicate in a wide range of contexts and mobilize people of other cultures to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{\"><em>Folk Studies<\/em>: \u00a0that prepare students to understand unique worldviews of local people groups through study of their art, language, folklore, traditions, religious practices, kinship and social structures so they may bring the unchanging gospel of Jesus into changing human contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Students who successfully complete the programs in the Department of Cultural Studies are able to do the following:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use ethnographic tools for study of cultural-linguistic groups to understand their worldview as expressed through cultural and linguistic forms.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with relevant research and scholarship in the areas of anthropology, linguistics, ethnography, biblical missiology and current missional practices.<\/li>\n<li>Deeper awareness of and appreciation of the many unique local expressions of humanity and how God's mandate is to reach them all with the good news of Jesus.<\/li>\n<li>Sound biblical convictions about the unchanging nature of the good news of Jesus Christ and how to translate the message across cultures.<\/li>\n<li>Personal growth in Christian love and in putting aside prejudices and negative attitudes in relating with people across cultures so obstacles can be reduced that hinder the progress of the good news to the ends of the earth.<\/li>\n<li>Pioneering research to locate novel ways to bring the good news to unengaged people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Explore Digital Information Technologies Welcome Message About the Department Departmental Faculty Dual Enrollment Undergraduate Graduate &nbsp; Causes Supported Technology for Impact &nbsp; Academic Programs &nbsp; Dual Enrollment Academies Pre-IT Management Academy Certificate Programs Associate Certificate&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/departments\/digital-information-technologies\/about-digital-information-technologies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":418,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/builder.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"url":"","client":"","location":"","start_date":"","end_date":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1489\/revisions\/2369"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/creativeexpression\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}