Nov 26, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 Archived Catalog

4-Year Plan

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, B.S.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Students earning the B.S. in Humanitarian and Disaster Relief will:

Be able to engage other cultures interpersonally.
Be able to demonstrate leadership capacities of influence, responsibility, and initiative.
Be able to understand the methods and processes used in modern humanitarian and disaster response efforts.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Humanitarian and Disaster Relief

University Core Curriculum - 39 hours

Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum.

The Intercultural Engagement elective area is satisfied by ICS 2113 .
Three hours of the Social and Behavioral Sciences elective area are satisfied by ICS 2123 .
Three hours of the Arts and Humanities elective area are satisfied by one of the following: BBL 3413 , BBL 3423 , BBL 3433 , BBL 3443 , BBL 3453 , BBL 3463 , BBL 3473 , BBL 3613 , BBL 3623 , BBL 3633 , BBL 3663 .

Core Curriculum Courses

Courses Specified by the Department - 9 hours

BBL 3373 The Church in a Global Context (On Campus)
CMF 2213 Christian Leadership and Service (On Campus)

One of the following

An Old or New Testament Book Study Course

BBL 3413 New Testament Book Study: The Gospel of John (On Campus)
BBL 3423 New Testament Book Study: The Synoptic Gospels (On Campus)
BBL 3433 New Testament Book Study: The Gospel of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles (On Campus)
BBL 3443 New Testament Book Study: The Letters of Paul (On Campus)
BBL 3453 New Testament Book Study: Hebrews (On Campus)
BBL 3463 New Testament Book Study: The Book of Revelation (On Campus)
BBL 3473 New Testament Book Study: Parables of Jesus (On Campus)
BBL 3613 Old Testament Book Study: The Pentateuch (On Campus)
BBL 3623 Old Testament Book Study: Historical Books of the Old Testament (On Campus)
BBL 3633 Old Testament Book Study: Old Testament Poetry and Wisdom (On Campus)
BBL 3663 Old Testament Book Study: Prophets (On Campus)

Required Major Field Courses - 33 hours

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Requirements

HDR 2103 Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Management (On Campus)
HDR 3433 Disaster Response Operations and Management (On Campus)
HDR 3443 Community Disaster Recovery (On Campus)

Intercultural Studies Requirements

ICS 2113 Intercultural Communication (On Campus, Online, and Irish Studies)
ICS 2123 Cultural Anthropology (On Campus)
ICS 3133 Qualitative Research Methods (On Campus)
ICS 3243 Community Development (On Campus)

Outdoor Leadership Ministries Requirements

OLM 2212 Leadership and Human Systems (On Campus)
OLM 2383 Outdoor Living Skills (On Campus)
OLM 3113 Leadership and Professional Etiquette (On Campus)
OLM 4121 Wilderness First Responder (On Campus)
OLM 4243 Senior Seminar (On Campus)

Advanced Medical Courses - 9 hours

OLM 4111 Wilderness EMT Bridge Class (On Campus)

NWACC Courses

8 hours of EMTA Basic course work to be taken at Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) and transferred to JBU consisting of:

EMTA 1004 Basic Emergency Medical Technician I
EMTA 2004 Emergency Medical Technician II

Internship - 3 hours

OLM 4613 Internship in Outdoor Leadership Ministries (On Campus)

Minor field, area of interest, or electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours

Minimum total semester hours - 120

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