Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (MAIS)

An Innovative Degree:

We give our students practical experience and theological depth in critical areas at the intersection of intercultural studies and ministry today:

• Theology of reconciliation, missiology, ecclesiology, world Christianity, and theology of religions, along with practical skills for leadership in these fields.
• Life-changing scholarly and ministerial training that will form you for intercultural engagement and leadership, empirical research, and PhD studies for those interested in pursuing doctoral work.
• Intercultural communication training formed by the ancient Christian practices of kerygma (proclamation), leiturgia (worship), diakonia (service), koinonia (community building).
• Learning from faculty with a wide diversity of cultural backgrounds and nationalities.

We seek to create a diverse learning community using an online learning model combined with dedicated time at our West Palm Beach or Orlando campuses over two weeks in the summer, with placements and opportunities for study outside the U.S. We seek to provide scholarships to help our students flourish.

Program’s key differentiators:

Lower number of credit hours and tuition cost than most other intercultural, missiology, or cross-cultural master’s programs. Can be completed in two years. A faculty with a wide diversity of cultural backgrounds and nationalities and many years of intercultural and missiological experience.

Program Course Details:

The expectation is that student will be able to complete the degree program within two years. Two classes will be offered per semester; fall and spring courses will be eight-weeks online (one at a time, A and B terms), and summer classes will be four weeks each (A and B terms) and include one-week seminars on campus in West Palm Beach and Orlando (two weeks total). Thus, summer courses will consist of an online and on campus component.