The Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) is a four-month study abroad program offered in two international locations: Belize, Central America and the South Pacific (Samoa and New Zealand.) The goal of CCSP is to develop and nurture the knowledge, care, and practical competence necessary to be caretakers of creation. Specifically, the core of each program is three, four-credit classes in theology (God and Nature), biology (Tropical Ecosystems or Ecosystems of the South Pacific) and sustainable development (Introduction to Sustainable Community Development). Internships are also offered in the student's major, as well as elective classes in anthropology, Latin American Studies or Environmental Literature. In addition to the formal curriculum, students also live in Christian community with their fellow students, enjoy homestays with national host families, travel for fieldwork and cross-cultural exposure, and participate in the spiritual life of the community through worship and devotions. The experience of CCSP is challenging and diverse-on any given day, students may be snorkeling a coral reef for class work, visiting with the chief of the local village, talking theology over coffee with a visiting professor, wading in a stream to collect water samples, or swimming in a deep blue karst sink hole with fellow students. See Dr. Vern Peters for details.
The Houghton in Tanzania semester is offered once a year. It is intended to get the student out of the western classroom and into a real setting in the developing world. Tanzania is a beautiful, peaceful country with most of its people still living in a rural, agrarian setting. The semester offers courses in various integrated fields such as anthropology, history, wildlife studies, missions and folklore. This semester is much more than a tourist trip. At the base camp near Iringa formal lectures are given in each of these courses, but more importantly the students travel extensively, live with Tanzanian families, talk Swahili, see historical sites, and observe wildlife in wilderness settings. Students experience for themselves the same material they are learning in the classroom. The result is in-depth learning and a life changing experience. See the Registration and Student Finance Office for details.
Jerusalem University College, formerly known as the Institute of Holy Land Studies, and American Institute is an extension campus for more than 100 accredited Christian universities, colleges and seminaries around the world as well as an independent, degree granting, institution of higher education in Israel. Founded in 1957 as a graduate institution, the school provides both graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to study the Christian Scriptures in the context of the land where the events occurred as well as the languages, social and political culture, religions and historical relationships of the Middle East. See Dr. Doug Harink for details.
Trinity Christian College Semester in Spain
Semester In Spain strives to provide a comprehensive living and learning environment in Seville, Spain. The core of the program is built around excellent teaching by native Spaniards, exciting faith opportunities, and an enriching homestay experience with Spanish families. Beginners, intermediate and advanced Spanish students are welcomed to Trinity Christian College's program in Seville. Students can choose year-long study, a Fall or Spring semester, January interim or the summer program. The curriculum provides intensive language and grammar, art, history, literature, and business courses. Many excursions are provided including Cordoba, Toledo, Ronda, Cadiz and Granada. See Dr. Chris Peet for details.
The World Journalism Institute (WJI) in New York City was established to help equip aspiring Christian journalists to write well, observe keenly and think biblically. WJI holds multi-week journalism courses in New York City, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, as well as weekend conferences. Drawing its faculty from the ranks of working journalists and academic journalists, WJI offers classroom instruction, writing assignments, field trips, and internships for its most promising graduates. See Dr. Arlette Zinck for details.