Doctor of Intercultural Studies (DIS)
The purpose of the Doctor of Intercultural Studies – (DIS) is to prepare leaders more deeply for religious leadership and scholarship in intercultural settings through advanced study and research in the interdisciplinary field combing intercultural studies and missiology from the Korean Protestant perspective. The program is intended to qualify graduates for intercultural ministry and academic teaching.
Program Learning Outcomes
Degree Requirements
At the end of the program, graduates will be able to do the following:
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the history of intercultural studies and missiology including contemporary and Korean church perspectives.
Demonstrate a mastery of theological foundations and methodology of the interdisciplinary field of intercultural studies/missiology.
Demonstrate advanced competence to apply research methods and conduct original research and writing that contributes to intercultural studies/missiology.
Demonstrate capacities for religious leadership in intercultural settings and teaching suitable for higher education.
This degree requires 60 semester credits, which may be completed within three to four years of full-time study – two years of coursework followed by one to two years of comprehensive examinations and dissertation research and writing.
The Coursework encompasses four areas: biblical and historical studies (3 courses), intercultural studies (3 courses), missiological studies (4 courses), and contextual studies (3 courses). All students must complete all coursework with a min. 3.30 GPA to qualify for graduation.
All doctoral students are required to take comprehensive examinations to demonstrate that they are prepared to advance to candidacy and undertake independent research. Students who successfully achieve candidate status by passing the exams will enroll in a doctoral dissertation course to begin independent research and dissertation under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
All students must present an acceptable dissertation and pass an oral defense of the dissertation before the student’s dissertation committee to qualify for the doctoral degree.
The maximum time limit for completion of the DISM is eight years. This time limit may only be extended in special circumstances by petition to the academic dean.
Curriculum
Kim, Ki Bok | 김기복 박사-초빙교수
MS 481 - 하나님형상 회복과 치유 The Counseling Ministry for Restoration
MN 543 - 가정사역과 상담 Family Ministry & Counseling
MN 585 - 통합적 가족 치료 Integrative Family Therapy
Oh, Mi Gyeong | 오미경 박사-초빙교수
FM 503 - 가정사역과 선교 Family Ministry & Mission
MS 556 - 자녀교육과 상담 Christian Parenting and Counseling
Jun, Ho Jin | 전호진 박사-전임교수
TH 710 - Asian Religions History of Church (Asia)
MS 710 - 현대선교 신학 Contemporary Missiology
Kim, Byeong Il | 김병일 박사-초빙교수
MS 565 - 선교 문화인류학 Mission and Cultural Anthropology
MS 818 - 선교와 지역연구 Mission Strategies Seminar
Seon, Jong Yook | 선종욱 박사-초빙교수
MS 553 - 비전과 교육 Lifelong Vision and Learning
MS 543 - 교육을 통한 라이프 비젼 세우기 Building the Life Vision Education
Lee, Young Gyu | 이영규 박사-전임교수, 박사원장
MN 522 - 리더십 평생개발론 Leadership Development
MN781 - 맨토링과 은사개발 Mentoring & Giftedness
IS 758 - 리더십 개발론 Intercultural Leadership
Lee, Keum Hee | 이금희 박사-전임교수, 온라인 처장
MS 800 - 논문 작성법 Missiological Research and Writing
TH 590 - 신학 영어 Theological English
IS 770 - 언어와 문화 Language and Culture
Oh, Joseph | 오요셉 박사-전임교수, 대학원장
MS 893 - 이슬람 확산과 선교 Spread of Islam and Mission
MS 558 - 세계 선교 역사 History of Christian World Mission
MS 568 - 타문화권 전도와 교회개척 Cross-Cultural Evangelism and Church Planting
Lee, Geun Chul | 이근철 박사-전임교수, 교학처장
IS 721 - 글로벌 문화와 종교 Global Culture and Religion
Park, Chong Moo | 박종무 박사- 총장, 전임교수
BI 712 - 사도행전의 선교 Mission of Acts
MS 534 - 바울의 선교신학 Pauline Theology of Mission
MS 501 - 성서의 선교원리 Biblical Principles of Mission
Comprehensive Examinations and Dissertation
Completion of the coursework phase of the doctoral program requires a mastery of the four subject areas of the doctoral curriculum: biblical/historical studies, intercultural, missiological, and contextual studies.
The mastery of the subject areas is demonstrated by sustaining four written comprehensive examinations during the regular semester following the completion of coursework. Comprehensive examinations will take place over five days.
Questions will be given at the beginning of the exam week, and answers must be submitted electronically to the program director at the end of the exam week.
Students will be able to use all printed and electronic resources they desire to formulate their answers.
No proctor is required.
Completion of examinations requires a two-hour oral examination based on the four written exams.
The exams will be graded by a select committee of the faculty using the categories Fail, Sufficient, and Exceptional.
No examination, written or oral, may be attempted more than twice.
Students must submit an acceptable dissertation proposal to the faculty mentor within one year after advancement to degree candidacy. A carefully designed dissertation proposal (10 pages in length) must demonstrate that the research topic is chosen thoughtfully, appropriate methodology is applied, the chapter-by-chapter outline is logical and coherent, and the bibliography is relevant and reasonably comprehensive.
Doctoral candidates must submit an acceptable scholarly dissertation and pass an oral defense of the dissertation before the dissertation committee as the final requirements for graduation.
As the centerpiece of the doctoral study at Vine, the dissertation must demonstrate competence to conduct independent scholarly inquiry using appropriate research methods and to produce original research and writing that contributes to the interdisciplinary field combining intercultural studies and missiology.
The normal length of the dissertation is between 150 and 200 pages.
The student’s dissertation committee consisting of the primary mentor (chair) and two other members of the Vine faculty will examine the dissertation and will decide whether the dissertation is ready for a public defense.