Cross-Cultural Communication
AQF: 6/7/8/9, on-campus
SEMESTER 1 2025
Thursday Daytime Unit
EM008-612/712/812 + EM205-912 + EM206-912
Would you like to get to know people from another culture, but are afraid of ‘treading on their cultural toes’? Do you want to learn how to share the gospel with people who are very different to you, in a way that resonates with their hearts?
This unit will help you understand why people from other cultures do what they do. It will enable you to discover the cultural values that underpin behaviour. You will learn how to contextualise the gospel so that it comes across as good news for the people you are relating to. You will analyse the values and deep-level assumptions of a particular ethnic group of your choice, and, building on this understanding, work out ways of sharing the gospel with those people that addresses their felt needs and the way they see sin.
Lecturer: Dr Ed Grudier
AQF level: 6/7/8/9
Lecture Mode: on-campus*
Prerequisite: EM205-912 = 48 level 8 credit points + 12 level 8 (or higher) EM credit points
Times: Thursdays 9.40am–10.30am + 10.55am–11.45am + 11.50am–1.05pm
Dates: 13, 20 February; 6, 13, 27 March; 3 April; 1, 8, 15, 29 May; 5, 13 June 2025 (Exam period = 23–27 June)
Location: Croydon Campus, 43 Badminton Road, Croydon 2132
Credit Points:
AEM008 = 36hrs - Audit (no assessments)
EM008-612 = 12 credit points (1 unit) - DipCS, DipMin, DipTh, AdDipMin, AdDipTh, AssocDegMin, AssocDegTh, BMin, BTh
EM008-712 = 12 credit points (1 unit) - BMin, BTh, BDiv
EM008-812 = 12 credit points (1 unit) - GDDiv, MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
EM205-912= 12 credit points (1 unit) Capstone - MMin, MDiv, MTS
EM206-912 = 12 credit points (1 unit) Specialised Studies - MMin, MDiv, MTS, MICS
Tuition Fees:
Audit = $475
AQF unit levels 5-7 (12 credit points) = $2,853 (Overseas student = $3,288)
AQF unit levels 8-9 (12 credit points) = $3,162 (Overseas student = $3,642)
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*LECTURE MODES:
On-Campus: units in this mode are delivered face-to-face in the classroom only
Off-Campus: units in this mode are delivered live online-only, that is, a mix of online lectures, videos, activities and interaction with lecturers and fellow students.
Hybrid: units in this mode are delivered both on-campus and off-campus concurrently.
