A major part of ministry in God’s work today is in an intercultural setting, either in international missions where it is cross-cultural, or in a person’s home country where it is multicultural. To prepare people for this kind of ministry, Grace Theological Seminary offers a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies that is intended to equip students for cross-cultural or multicultural ministry. It is not designed to prepare individuals for the senior pastorate.

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies is a 48 hour degree program. The core curriculum allows up to 24 hours of the program to be completed off campus as distance education (or online format) classes. The concentration comprises 18 hours in module or semester format. The six elective hours can be done in modular, semester, or independent study format depending on the courses selected. Four modules are offered each summer in May to accommodate students in full-time ministry. In two summers, missionaries can complete 24 of the required 48 hours.