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Columbia International University is one of the few Christian universities offering a unique undergraduate degree in Bible Teaching, combining biblical knowledge with practical education skills. This program equips you to teach God’s Word with excellence, preparing you to design creative Bible lessons and curriculum for schools and ministry settings.
Graduates of the program often serve in pastoral ministry, youth ministry, non-profits, and international education. The curriculum is designed to develop teaching skills for Bible instruction in public, private, international, and missionary schools both in North America and abroad.
CIU’s education programs are endorsed by the Higher Education Accreditation Program (HEAP) of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and graduates who meet requirements are eligible to apply for ACSI teacher or administrator certifications, with fees waived for those applying upon graduation.
Campus
August 25
120
College of Arts & Sciences
ABHE, ACSI HEAP, SACSCOC
Cultivate the ability to prepare biblically accurate, developmentally appropriate Bible lessons and curriculum that align with hermeneutical principles and faithfully represent Scripture.
Implement sociological, philosophical, and psychological principles in the preparation and delivery of Bible lessons, adapting strategies to meet diverse learning needs and engage students.
Establish a foundation for Christian leadership by developing communication skills, fostering a servant-hearted mindset, and creating a nurturing environment that encourages spiritual and academic growth.
In addition to the undergraduate core and other related courses, here is a glimpse at a few of the courses you will be taking in this program.
For a full list of courses related to this program, visit the Academic Catalog:
In this course, you will: a) develop a basic appreciation for the various visual and temporal arts - painting, sculpture, music, literature, drama - and b) grow to understand the broad historical progression of the arts from the late Middle Ages to the 20th Century. You will particularly focus on how philosophical ideas and worldviews are communicated through the arts.
This course is an introduction to the broad historical development, philosophical structures, and worldviews of the non-Christian religions. You will explore primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese religions, and Islam, as well as some of their folk expressions.
This course introduces students to Christian apologetics: the task of "giving a defense" of the Gospel and Christian doctrine to contemporary intellectual and cultural challenges. Students will study specific challenges to Christian doctrines and responses to those challenges, as well as comparing and contrasting different approaches to the apologetic task (e.g., classical apologetics, presuppositionalist apologetics, etc.).
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