{"id":416,"date":"2018-04-29T01:39:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T01:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/tmc\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2018-08-20T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:21:32","slug":"cultural-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/departments\/cultural-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-416\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-416-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-416-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-416-0-0-0\" 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 CULTURAL STUDIES<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-416-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-416-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-416-1-0-0\" 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-416-1-0-0\" ><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-1458\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1458-0\"  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-1458-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-1458-0-0-0\" 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;#d1ddd5&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&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-1458-0-0-0\" ><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<h1>Explore Cultural Studies<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/departments\/cultural-studies\/\">Welcome Message\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/departments\/cultural-studies\/about-cultural-studies\/\">About the Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/bib\/\">Departmental Faculty<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual-enrollment\/department\/bib\/\">Dual Enrollment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/bib\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/department\/bib\/\">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\/graduate\/cause\/16\">Religious Change<\/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\/undergraduate\/program\/4c64ddc5-c77f-4a6b-a\">Anthropology of Religion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certificate Programs<\/h3>\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\/4c64ddc5-c77f-4a6b-a\">Anthropology of Religion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/be9e532d-d7cc-4468-a\">Folk Religion &amp; Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/1VzAzaXagJ9BfqQJ3k1B\">Human Geography<\/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\/e23b88ce-4c6d-4d61-a\">Anthropology of Religious Conversion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/6a24d4db-1bdd-45e2-8\">Folk Religion &amp; Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\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\/0c24757f-30fc-4f13-a\">Major in Anthropology Studies<\/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\/6e9fe56f-4f48-40bf-8\">Major in Cultural Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/eb528ad2-a288-4aee-b\">Major in Folk Studies<\/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\/a6b37a86-6be3-4ab7-8\">Major in Cultural Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/dc7bf073-879e-4112-b\">Major in Folk Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Masters Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/ebbc80d0-5d16-460e-8\">Master of Divinity Dual Degree \/ MIS<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/ebbc80d0-5d16-460e-8\">Major in Cultural Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/9a0f8675-8156-4bb4-a\">Master of Intercultural Studies<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/9a0f8675-8156-4bb4-a\">Major in Anthropology of Religion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/5b284cca-55ee-477f-a\">Major in Folk Studies in Global Cultures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Doctoral Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/261c2594-fd96-4e7a-a\">Doctor of Intercultural Studies<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/261c2594-fd96-4e7a-a\">Major in Folk Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Course Descriptions<\/h3>\n<h4>Undergraduate Courses<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=ANT\">ANT - Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CUL\">CUL - Cultural Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=GEO\">GEO - Geography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Graduate Courses<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=ANT\">ANT - Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CUL\">CUL - Cultural Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=GEO\">GEO - Geography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/spirituallife\/\">Spiritual Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/students\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/library\/subject-guides\/\">Library Subject Guides<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=ant\">ANT - Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=cul\">CUL - Cultural Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=geo\">GEO - Geography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.missional.university\/category\/faculties\/missional-college\/anthropology-geography\/\">News Archive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Still Have Questions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.missional.university\/request-info\">Contact Admissions<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Calendar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/about-us\/calendar\/\">View 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Students study human cultural diversity in a holistic perspective and learn practical skills that allow them to work with people of various cultural and social backgrounds in diverse contexts and in fields that rely heavily on cross-cultural communication.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Why Cultural Studies?<\/h3>\n<p>Today\u2019s society is culturally and demographically more diverse than ever. The Christian message is always embedded in particular cultural and historical contexts and in order to be communicated effectively it needs to be \u201ctranslated\u201d into the notions and perspectives of those who may receive it. The goal of anthropological knowledge is to build bridges of understanding between cultures. By looking at people\u2019s ideas about time, space, family and kinship, economy, sustenance, politics and power, healing and health, art, play, and religion, anthropologists are able to understand differences and similarities between human beings as they have been created by God. This understanding is essential to meeting people as Christ did: in their own environs and circumstances<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #1d552e;\">Why Missional University?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Cultural Studies at Missional University are based on the six core values of the University:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Biblically Based:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Cultural anthropology at Missional University is committed to creating cultural literacy among students and preparing them to reach the peoples of \u201call nations\u201d (Matthew 28:19) with the gospel of Jesus Christ in culturally appropriate ways.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Missionally Driven:<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The main goal of cultural anthropology and geography at MU is to teach students how to appreciate the diversity of cultures and encourage them to apply anthropological knowledge in the mission of God.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Interculturally Focused:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Cultural anthropology by its nature is intercultural as it uses cross-cultural and ethnographic approaches to describe and explain how cultures work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Contextually Informed:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Cultural anthropology examines theories and ethnographic case studies in the contexts of western and non-western cultures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Practically Minded:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Cultural anthropology at MU combines theories and applications of anthropological knowledge in the ministry of peoples of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>Experientially Transformed:<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The courses on cultural anthropology engage students in the ethnographic analysis of contemporary cultures. Learners will have opportunities to communicate with people of different cultures, examine relevant case studies, and watch ethnographic documentary films. Some courses are designed to have an internship and field school opportunities so that students will gain experience of real life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL STUDIES Welcome The Department of Cultural Studies prepares students for Christian service in settings in the US and across the globe. 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