Intercultural Studies: Urban Studies Concentration

The coursework exposes students to diverse theoretical perspectives, engages them in analyzing real-world problems, blends reading and discussion with experience, including both service-learning and field research. In these ways, the concentration aims to prepare students to work and serve as Christians in urban contexts, whether vocationally or as engaged citizens.

The Urban Studies Concentration:

  • Is holistic and community-focused
  • Works at multiple levels—family, neighborhood, city, metropolitan-area.
  • Considers carefully the role of the church
  • Is interdisciplinary, including theological, sociological, and political dimensions.

Optional Urban Studies Concentration - 5 Courses
  Required courses:
  • Social Science Research Methods (POLS 212), 4 hours
  • Urban Ministry (URMN 212), 4 hours
  • The City in Biblical and Theological Perspectives (URMN 350), 4 hours
  • Governing Urban Communities (POLS 328), 4 hours

One Optional Course from the Following:

  • Immigration and Citizenship (POLS 202), 4 hours
  • Social Problems (SOC 222), 4 hours
  • Evangelism and Social Action in the Urban Context (URMN 250), 3 hours
  • Contextualization in Missions (MISS 342), 4 hours
  • Theological Explorations in Youth Cultures and Ministry I and II (CRFM 341, 342), 2 hours each

The student is to fulfill INCL 311 Experience in an Urban Setting in the U.S. or Abroad.