Faith International University

Business

The Bachelor of Arts in Business (BAB) curriculum provides the basic skills and foundation for a student to function as a business administrator, be it in a faith-based, not-for-profit, or secular business setting. The curriculum provides for both academic review and practical application to facilitate the student's program experience, with an emphasis to prepare the student for work in the world of business both within the United States and internationally.

Christian Education

A Master of Arts program in Christian education offered by Faith International University; the catalog lists the degree among its authorized programs but publishes no separate curriculum page for it.

Counseling and Care

The Master of Arts in Counseling and Care (MACC) is a 72-hour program designed for those who desire to serve as a pastoral or professional counselor in a wide range of settings (community mental health agency, hospital program, religious or church-related counseling ministry, and private pastoral or professional counseling practice). The program offers a theological foundation coupled with Christian-based counseling theory and practice.

Counseling Psychology

The Bachelor of Arts in Counseling Psychology (BACP) is designed to prepare the student for transformational counseling ministry or service through the integration of academic coursework and applied studies. The degree may be completed fully online or combined to include online coursework, hybrid courses, or resident courses.

Divinity

The Master of Divinity (MDiv) is a 136-hour program designed primarily for those who desire to enter into full-time Christian ministry. The goal of the program is to equip students for Christian service through the integration of biblical, theological, and practical studies.

Education

The Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is a 56-hour program designed for church and marketplace leaders called to serve in educational ministry to help them develop educational knowledge and equip them for educational practice. This is accomplished by integrating the history of education with educational psychology, life-span development, current learning theories, curriculum design, and methodologies all within the framework of a biblical worldview.

Education

The Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) curriculum provides the basic skills and theoretical foundation for a student to function as a Christian educator, be it at the primary level of education as a Sunday School teacher, in adult education, or in other church-related activities. The degree is intended to increase the potential for students to meet a wider range of vocational needs in an increasingly broad variety of educational environments.

Education (Korean)

Doctor of Education (EdD) is focused on providing educational leaders with the skills and training needed to advance in their careers. This is accomplished through careful study of biblical principles and educational knowledge, and experience for education leaders residing and working within a marketplace ministry environment.

Intercultural Studies

The Doctor of Intercultural Studies (DIS) degree is designed primarily to further equip leaders engaged in cultural ministry by deepening their understanding and application of intercultural communication, contextualization, socio-cultural dynamics, biblical theology, missional trends and analysis, and intercultural research.

Leadership

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is a 24-hour (non-degree) program designed to equip leaders with the essential knowledge, attitudes, perspectives, and experiences necessary to understand and embrace key concepts foundational to a specific degree offered by the institution. The certificates also are designed to allow working church and para-church professionals to develop expertise and acquire a new credential beyond their undergraduate degree.

Leadership

The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership (BAL) is to provide an academic and practical process to help students understand organizational leadership principles, history, and theory, while developing key transformational/servant competencies through spiritual formation, discipleship, and Christological mimesis.

Leadership Ministry

The Master of Arts in Leadership Ministry (MALM) is a 72-hour program designed for those who desire to serve the church or a church-related ministry. The Interdisciplinary program provides a well-rounded biblical, theological, and practical understanding of the Christian faith in relation to other disciplines.

Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is the highest professional degree for Christian leaders engaged in vocational ministry and is designed to increase ministry effectiveness. The DMin is regarded as a professional degree focusing primarily on practical Christian ministry supported by academic research.

Religion

The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in Religion (BAR) is to prepare students for effective Christian ministry through the integration of academic coursework and applied studies. The program offers a broad biblical, theological, and Christian studies foundation to prepare for such ministries.

Strategic Leadership

The primary goal of the Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) is to train Christian leaders who currently serve in a vocational marketplace environment to be better equipped and more effective as they embrace a Christian worldview and seek to expand the "Kingdom in the Marketplace." The DSL is designed primarily for business administrators, nonprofit professionals, managers, executives, military personnel, educators, counselors, life coaches, etc.

Theological Studies

The Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is a 72-hour program designed for those who desire to serve the church or a church-related ministry. Interdisciplinary studies provide a well-rounded biblical and theological understanding of the Christian faith in relation to other disciplines.