ICS-4021 Integrated Practicum Seminar

The integrated practicum seminar serves as a connecting link between classroom theory and practice reality. The course engages students in discussions regarding global and cross-cultural competence and the challenges and opportunities of living and working inter-culturally.

Cross-cultural competence is not an end in itself, but will be used as a guide to understanding the calling to live faithfully as Christians in this world. This class will use a list of eight cross-cultural competencies (i.e., openness, flexibility, engagement, self-awareness, cultural humility, adaptability/resilience, cross-cultural skills, and integration) to help inform and navigate our experience of living and studying abroad. The competencies will be used as a guide to help navigate experience and provide markers along the way to understand progress.