Bachelor of Intercultural Studies

For over 40 years, Tabor’s ministry training has been built upon a foundation of contextually relevant and culturally sensitive engagement.

Since the 1990s, Tabor’s Intercultural Studies programs (Diploma/Bachelor) has prepared students for intercultural life and work from within the Christian tradition.  Today, our graduates are employed in a diverse range of vocational and professional contexts, both in Australia and across the world.

The Tabor program is designed to achieve two key outcomes.  It aims to develop graduates with the ability to engage interculturally with cultural intelligence and to critically analyse and reflect on past and present engagement in intercultural contexts.  The theoretical and practical components build upon the Christian tradition and Biblical values of dignity, humility, respect and servanthood.  The course subjects address personal, theological, historical, linguistic, cultural, ministry, experiential and religious dimensions associated with intercultural engagement in contexts such as humanitarian crises, church development and literacy in remote communities.

Tabor’s programs are developed in the belief that every person is created by God, an individual of infinite worth and potential.  The beauty of Intercultural Studies at Tabor is that it takes that radical belief and enacts it in contexts where culturally-minded ministry is most needed.  If you share this vision, and if you have a desire to serve, then Intercultural Studies may be the right path for you.

Read about Rachel’s experience in the Bachelor of Intercultural Studies.

Graduates may find both short-term and long-term employment in Australia and beyond with various overseas mission, ministry, denominational or Not-For-Profit organisations. Within Australia, graduates can also join and provide leadership to mission support groups or work with people of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds in appropriate ways in church, para-church, government or community settings.

Their work may also involve working alongside those on the margins. There really is no limit to your options in this field.  As an Intercultural Studies graduate, you will be equipped with informed and researched anthropology, providing an excellent and comprehensive foundation to allow you to serve reflectively, effectively and practically in intercultural contexts.