Founded: 1923
Acting President:
Dr. Rick Christman
Location:
Columbia, SC
Phone: (800) 777-2227
Fax: (803) 223-2506
Homepage: www.ciu.edu
About Us
Columbia International University is a multidenominational Christian university which educates people form a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Its educational units offer degree programs ranging from associate level to doctoral level. All postsecondary programs emphasize spiritual formation, mastery of biblical content and interpretation skills, cultivation of a biblical worldview, ministry skills development, and vocational competency. The faculty seeks to challenge the students’ heads (intellectual inquiry), hearts (spiritual formation), and hands (practical ministry skills) in a balanced way.
CIU serves students from more than 40 states and more than 30 foreign countries with the majority coming from five Southeastern states. More than 52 church denominations and independent fellowships are represented in the faculty and student body. CIU graduates serve in vocational Christian ministries and in the marketplace with about 25 percent of CIU graduates working in cross-cultural contexts.
Degrees and Majors
Undergraduate Professional Majors and Minors:
- Bible Teaching
- Biblical Languages
- Business & Organizational Leadership
- Church Ministry
- Communication
- Digital Media & Cinema
- English
- General Studies
- Humanities
- Intercultural Studies
- International Community Development (minor only)
- Media Arts
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Missions (please see Intercultural Studies)
- Music
- Philosophy (minor only)
- Psychology
- Teacher Education (Five-year program leading to a master’s degree)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) (minor only)
- Youth Ministry, Family, and Culture
Graduate and Seminary Programs:
- Certificate in Bible and Theology
- Certificate in Biblical Ministry
- Certificate in TEFL
- Master of Arts (Theological Studies)
- Master of Arts (Intercultural Studies)
- Master of Arts (Muslim Studies)
- Master of Arts in Bible Exposition
- Master of Arts in Bible Teaching
- Master of Arts in Chaplaincy
- Master of Arts in Counseling
- Master of Arts in Global Studies
- Master of Arts in Ministry Care
- Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language/Intercultural Studies
- Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Master of Arts in Youth Ministry Leadership
- Master of Divinity (Ministry Leadership)
- Master of Divinity (Academic Ministries)
- Master of Divinity (Bible Exposition)
- Master of Divinity (Chaplaincy)
- Master of Divinity (Ministry Care)
- Master of Divinity (Global Studies)
- Master of Divinity (Youth Ministry Leadership)
- Master of Education
- Education Specialist
- Postgraduate Certificate in Marriage & Family Counseling
- Doctor of Education
- Doctor of Ministry
Additional Information
Founded in 1923, Columbia International University is private, Christian and multidenominational. CIU specializes in Bible-centered professional development that prepares students to impact the nations with the message of Christ in ministry, missions and the marketplace. The university is recognized for its emphasis on biblical authority and world evangelization.
