Schedule 2026-2027

Doctor of Intercultural Studies

Summer 2026

3rd and 4th year Students

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Teacher	Intensive Dates
MSSN 829	Mission Strategy & Leadership	3.0	Bauer	May 4-12
MSSN 880	Mission Education	3.0	Staff?	May 13-21
MSSN 820	The Church & Social Issues	3.0	Cincala/Drumm	May 22-June 1

1st & 2nd year Students

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Teacher	Intensive Dates
MSSN 829	Seminar in Other Religions	3.0	Tompkins	May 26-June 3
MSSN 840	Research Methods in Mission & Ministry (1st year students only)	3.0	Sanou	June 4-12
MSSN 854	Research Design in Mission (2nd year students only)	3.0	Cincala	June 4-12
MSSN 838	Mission & the Social Sciences	5.0	Sanou3/Drumi1/Andrew1	June 15-30

Summer 2027

3rd and 4th year Students

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Teacher	Intentive Date
MSSN805	Current Issues in Mission	3.0	Sanou/Cincala/Tompkins Krause	May 3-11
MSSN870	Discipleship & Worldview Transformation	4.0	Sanou	May 12-24
MSSN835	Urban Contexts for Mission & Ministry	4.0	Goncalves	May 25-June 4

1st & 2nd year Students

Coure Number	Course Name	Credits	Teacher	Intentive Date
MSSN840	Research Methods in Mission & Ministry (1st year students only)	3.0	Sanou	May 25-June 2
MSSN854	Research Design in Mission (2nd year students only)	3.0	Cincala	May 25-June 2
MSSN806	Biblical, Theological & Spiritual Foundations of Mission	5.0	Drumi/Cincala	June 3-18
MSSN 837	History of Christian Mission	3.0	Tompkins	June 21- 29