Expand Your Ministry Competencies. Complete
Your Bachelor's Degree with MIUD, While at the
Same Time Extending Your Employment
Opportunities by Earning an Accredited
Professional Certificate from CSU.

THIS IS A MIUD EXCLUSIVE 2 IN 1 DEGREE PROGRAM!
Note:  Available to students in the U.S. & Canada only

Transfer Credit Friendly

We will help you total previously earned college credits.  In most cases credits earned in any previous degree program can be accepted for tansfer.

Other Forms of Formal Learning

You may have completed other college-type programs such as military, business, industry or other forms of ministry training.  We can help you assess credit and transfer value.

We Can Evaluate Credits for Life-Learning

Life-Learning credits are evaluated by using our respected "Life-Learning Portfolio Guide."  Using this college-accepted diagnostic tool, you may be able to document up to 30 acceptable credits that can be applied toward your bachelor's degree.

You May be Closer to Your Goal Than You Expected!

We will work with you to total prior college credits, inlcude credits from other types of formal learning, and if necessary boost your credit total by awarding life-learning credits.

Complete Your Bachelor's Degree from MIUD Plus Your Accredited Professional Certificate from CSU in a Combined Program!

Now, take a look at the exciting MIUD courses shown below, and consider the wide range of certificate programs available to you through CSU.  An Admissions Advisor will work with you closely, and walk you through the entire process of totalling your credits, and investigating your best CSU certificate option.  All you have to do is REQUEST MORE INFOMATION!

  • BACHELOR'S COMPLETION DEGREE & UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE EMPHASIS AREAS

    THIS IS A B.A. IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM with a bivocational emphasis that can be earned in many practical areas. PLUS AN ACCREDITED UNDERGRADUTE CERTIFICATE FOR AS FEW AS 35 CREDITS!


    8 required courses (23 credits) from MIUD

    • MR - Orientation
    • CL-401 Christian Leadership: Theory and Practice
    • FP-401 Biblical Role and Function of the Pastor
    • CH-401 Christian History of the United States
    • PS-401 Developing Pastoral Skills
    • CI-401 Introduction to Critical Inquiry
    • EL-401 Your Choice Approved Elective
    • EL-402 Your Choice Approved Elective

    4 required courses (12 credits) from CSU in one of these areas:


    • Environmental Management Certificate
    • Finance Certificate
    • Fire Science Certificate
    • Hospitality & Tourism Certificate
    • Human Resource Management Certificate
    • Information Technology Certificate
    • International Management Certificate
    • Management Certificate
    • Marketing Certificate
    • Occupational Safety & Health Certificate
    • Project Management Certificate
    • Sport Management Certificate

    TOTAL MINIMUM CORE CREDITS - 35


    Examples of the Ministry Application Areas: Campus Minister, Church Administrator, Church Pastor, Church Planter, Church Staff, Discipleship Pastor, Lay Leader, Missions Pastor, Missionary, Prayer Group Leader, Sports Ministry Leader, Sports Team Chaplain, Small Group Pastor, Teaching Pastor, Information Technology Resource Person for Church or Parachurch, Church or Parachurch Maketing Director.


    Examples of the Business Application Areas: Administrative Services Management, Benefits Administrator, Branch Management, Credit Management/Loan Officer, General Management, Food Service and Hotel Management, Human Resources Management, Insurance Sales/Brokering, Logistics Management, Office Management, Property/Real Estate Management, Public Administration, Retail Industries, Fitness Center Management, Sports Program Management.


    UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION, THE GRADUATE IS AWARDED BOTH THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP FROM MIUD, AND THE UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN THE CHOSEN AREA FROM CSU.

  • ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS +

    General Entrance Requirements


    • The applicant can combine an associate degree, college credits, technical training, military training, and life-learning documentation to validate 85 previously earned credits,
    • Applicants who may be short of the required general education or minimum entrance credits can enroll in additional courses in order to meet the degree requirements,
    • The total minimum credits required for completion is 35.  The total of all combined credits for this degree is 120.

    Get Complete Program Information from Master's International University of Divinity


    We would like to provide you with information personalized for your situation.  For your peace of mind, we want you to know that our admissions counselors are ordained ministers with a history in bivocational service.


    Please click the MIUD button below to request a Free Personalized Evaluation of your potential credit transfer totals, and a MIUD admissions counselor will contact you right away.


    Get Complete Program Information from Columbia Southern University


    Please click the CSU button below to request personalized information, and follow these steps:


    • For Degree Level select "Certificate,"
    • For Program select the Undergraduate Certificate of your choice.

    A CSU admissions counselor will contact you right away.


    Special tuition pricing and payment options make this one of the most affordable programs!

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Program Minimum Core Curriculum Total Credit - 35
Master's International University Courses (23 credits)
Columbia Southern University Courses (12 credits).
  • Requires dual enrollment with MIUD and CSU,
  • All courses are completed online,
  • Affordable tuition payment options available.

Columbia Southern University is an accredited member of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. More...


* Disclaimer. While we have confidence that earning a bivocational degree will enhance the prospects of a career in ministry and/or business, we do not imply any such guarantee. Personal ability, and deportment are individual attributes which are determinants of far greater importance, and are possessed or developed by the individual alone.

MIUD COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Core Course Descriptions


Orientation OR-BA

The purpose of this course is to help ensure that the student will begin his or her study program at Master’s with the basic information needed to move successfully toward graduation. For this reason, this course is mandatory of all new students.


CL-401 Christian Leadership: Theory and Practice
Course Purpose: This course will provide learners with an introduction to  the theory and practice of Christian leadership through an analysis of significant Christian scholars for insights into the nature and character of leadership in a biblical perspective. One of the major tasks of the course will be to give students insights into the practice of Christian leadership, by considering the Christian leader as a servant in leadership style, following the example of Jesus. 


FP-401 Biblical Role and Function of the Pastor
Course Purpose: To introduce the biblical role and function of the pastor in the local church so that he/she can stand on a biblically based foundation in the performance of that role and function. This course is designed to focus the student on the pastoral role in light of scriptural teaching so as to overcome the many erroneous and damaging philosophies of pastoring. This course also discusses pastoral development, families, and potential traps and pitfalls.


CH-401 Christian History of the United States
Course Purpose: To give a properly balanced and unapologetically Christian perspective on the history of the United States, and in so doing establish the true influence of the Christian Faith upon the formation and development of the nation as a whole. To provide irrefutable documentation of the foundational influence of the Christian Faith upon the formation and subsequent development of the United States. 


PS-401 Developing Pastoral Skills
Course Purpose: The content of this online course will focus on introducing the student to the basic elements of pastoral responsibility and to providing the foundation for more advanced study in theory and technique of church ministry. Consistent with this goal, this course seeks to prepare students for high quality work in diverse ministry settings and with diverse populations. Throughout the course consideration will be given to both theological and practical points of view, and students will be encouraged to begin to develop a personally relevant model of integrated pastoral leadership.


CI-401 Introduction to Critical Inquiry

Course Purpose: This is an introductory course that deals with the general issues regarding critical inquiry (thinking), with an emphasis on the theory and practice of critical thinking within the context of a Christian world-view. Students will be informed on the fundamental issues related to the practice of critical inquiry, and exposed to the reasons why such inquiry is essential to the discovery of truth.


Approved Elective Course Descriptions (Select Two):


Administrative Leadership  ADL-1500

The purpose of this course is to encourage the student to identify, describe, and interpret the issues and problems that arise in managerial situations.


Ethics for Christian Leaders - An Introduction  ECLI-1510

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to theories that can be used to approach issues that challenge a Christian leader’s moral mission and witness.


Personhood from a Biblical Perspective  PH-1502

The purpose of this course is to direct the student to a Biblical foundation for understanding God’s idea for personal self-awareness. To lead the student through a Biblical assessment of the so-called “self-esteem” movement. To compare and analyze the prevailing secular attitude regarding self-esteem over against the Scriptural teachings related to these attitudes. To prepare the student to deal with the issue of self-esteem within a Biblical counseling regime.


Role and Function of a Healthy Healing Church  HC-401

The purpose of this course is to explore the biblical and experiential components that go into developing and leading a local church that is healthy and offers hope and healing to the lost and hurting.



CSU COURSES
Determined by Certificate emphasis choice.