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As the world becomes more interconnected, migration patterns evolve, affecting cultures, economies, and spiritual identities. If you’re already involved in ministry to refugees, international students, or immigrants, the Master of Arts in Global Migration Studies improves your ability to support them effectively and serve in a world where millions are displaced due to war, famine, or economic need. This program equips you to work with migrants, refugees, and international communities in various ministry and service contexts.
Through an interactive online format, courses are 8 weeks long and designed to fit your schedule. You will explore cultures, worldviews, missions, and the history and politics of migration, alongside practical training for ministering to displaced populations. The MA in Global Migration Studies at Columbia International University provides you with the tools to understand migration’s impact on communities and prepare you for a life of meaningful, cross-cultural ministry.
Online
May 5
30
$550
School of Missions & Intercultural Ministry
ABHE, SACSCOC
At CIU, you’ll learn from professors who are experts in global migration and have hands-on experience serving refugees, international students, and immigrants, preparing you for impactful ministry and service.
The MA in Global Migration Studies equips students with insights into global migration, exploring the cultural, economic, and spiritual effects on individuals and communities, preparing them for ministry and service in this field.
The MA in Global Migration Studies is a fully online, flexible program designed to fit your schedule, allowing you to study from anywhere while balancing other personal or professional commitments.
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:
You will engage in a comprehensive study of the biblical foundation for missions as it relates to the church’s missionary obligation before God to the world in both word and deed. Special attention will be given to exposing you to important issues within evangelical missiology today.
This course will enable you to understand the worldview assumptions that are foundational to a person’s belief systems and behavior patterns. You will analyze the culture and worldview of an ethno-linguistic or socio-economic grouping of people from a biblical worldview perspective. You will also consider elements of biblical contextualization.
In this course, you will grasp the history of migration and the various reasons for it. Further, you will explore how governments and the United Nations have responded to and developed laws and resolutions regarding people on the move.
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