MIN 3143 - Cultural Competence and Ethnography

3 Credit Hours

This course introduces the student to issues of cultural understanding including worldview, value systems, ethnography, and cross-cultural communication. Emphasis is placed on guided cross-cultural interaction and involvement. In a student’s educational plan, this course is best taken during her/his third or fourth year. This course is designed to equip students with the cultural tools necessary for incarnational Christian witness, in-depth cross-cultural understanding and analysis, and successful cultural adaptation. It is intended to prepare students for work with missions organizations, non-governmental development agencies, or humanitarian organizations, as well as leadership of local church missions involvement.

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