
Master of Arts in Global and Intercultural Leadership
Engage the World with a Master of Arts in Global and Intercultural Leadership
With our Master of Arts (MA) in Global and Intercultural Leadership, you can propel your career forward and upward. We want to help equip you with the knowledge and skills to build relationships, start your nonprofit organization, or do global relief work. Whatever your calling in the global market is, our global and intercultural leadership degree can help you get there so you can take your work abroad.
We understand that you have passions. You’re passionate about God’s work in the world. That’s why our MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership might be a great fit for you. Throughout this degree, you can get in-depth knowledge of contextualization as well as study the intercultural communication skills that can help you both in your professional and personal life.
So what are you waiting for? We know you want to jumpstart your career working with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and we want to help you live out your calling. Our purpose is to help you take 1 major step closer to fulfilling your calling in life and developing your skills in cross-cultural service.
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025

ATS Accredited
Highlights
Highlights of Our MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership Degree
Learn to Lead with Cultural Intelligence
In today’s interconnected world, leadership demands more than just vision, it requires understanding. That’s why this program includes specialized training in Cultural Intelligence®, helping equip you to communicate and lead across diverse cultural contexts. You can develop the mindset and practical skills to navigate global settings with humility, respect, and impact.
Shape Your Degree to Match Your Goals
Flexibility is built into your academic journey. If you’re passionate about research or considering future doctoral studies, you can choose to complete a thesis in place of your open electives. This option allows you to dive deeper into a topic that aligns with your calling while strengthening your research and writing skills.
Faculty Actively Engaged in Global Ministry
At Liberty, your professors don’t just teach theory, they live it. Faculty in the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity are not only experienced educators but also active researchers, authors, and globally involved practitioners. You can benefit from their firsthand knowledge of ministry and leadership in cross-cultural environments.
Gain Real-World Experience through Global Internships
You won’t just study leadership, you’ll practice it. This program offers exciting internship opportunities with churches and parachurch organizations both in the U.S. and around the world. Whether serving in a rural village or a bustling city, your internship can help you grow personally and professionally while making a tangible difference.
Customize Your Studies with Interdisciplinary Electives
Your education doesn’t have to follow a single track. The Global and Intercultural Leadership degree includes 3 graduate electives that can be taken in a wide range of disciplines, including business, public health, international relations, and more. This flexibility empowers you to build a degree that aligns with your career path and expands your leadership potential across multiple sectors.
Career Potential
What Can You Do with This MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership?
Liberty University’s MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership can help prepare you to pursue the following occupations:
- Church-based global mobilizer and leader
- Cross-cultural worker
- Cultural trainer
- Faith-based international development and aid worker
- Global non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) service worker
- Global refugee worker
- International student worker or administrator
- Translator


#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Courses
What Will You Study in Our MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership?
As a global leader, you need to be equipped with a strong foundation in theory and in practice. Our MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership degree can help provide you with a strong practical application for your intercultural interactions. The skills and knowledge you can obtain while pursuing our master’s in global and intercultural leadership can be invaluable in many settings, such as business, nonprofit organizations, and more.
Your global and intercultural leadership degree will provide insight into cultural and global engagement with the following courses:
- Cultural Anthropology
- Global and Intercultural Leadership Survey
- Contextualization
- Orality: The Power of Story
- World Religions
- Intercultural Communication
Featured MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership Courses
GICE 500 – Global and Intercultural Engagement
GICE 525 – Survey of Islamic Theology and Practice
GICE 600 – Anthropology and Ethnography
GICE 655 – Orality: The Power of Story
Degree Information
- This program falls under the Liberty Theological Seminary
- View the Degree Completion Plan (coming soon)
- Check out our course catalog
- Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Accreditation
Your seminary degree is approved by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and has met rigorous accreditation standards. You can feel confident that your degree is both academically excellent and well-respected among churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations.

BENEFITS
Why Choose Liberty for This MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership?
Step Into a Degree with Global Reach
Choosing Liberty’s MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership means preparing for a life of cross-cultural engagement. Whether your passion lies in working locally or internationally, this program is designed to help equip you with the academic depth and cultural awareness to lead with purpose. You can grow through hands-on training and gain access to top-tier resources and facilities that support your calling.
Study Under Faculty Who’ve Lived the Mission
Your professors won’t just talk about global leadership; they’ve lived it. Each member of our faculty holds a doctorate in a globally relevant field and brings years of intercultural service to the classroom. They’re passionate about mentoring future leaders and will guide you through both academic development and real-world application, helping you translate classroom studies into cultural impact.
Experience Immersive, International Learning
Our classrooms are designed to connect you to the world. Through innovative technology and immersive learning environments, you’ll engage with global leaders who join your class virtually from the field. These interactive sessions allow you to hear firsthand from professionals actively serving across cultures, giving you rare insight into what intercultural leadership looks like in action.
Apply Your Studies Through Cross-Cultural Internships
Academic theory is important, but learning to lead cross-culturally requires practice. That’s why a semester-long, cross-cultural internship is built into the program. You’ll have the chance to serve alongside churches or global organizations in a setting that challenges and grows your leadership skills, while earning credit toward your degree and preparing you for the work ahead.
Admissions
How Do You Become a MA in Global and Intercultural Leadership Student?
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA for admission in good standing
- John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Questionnaire
- Pastoral recommender contact information
- Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
- Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account

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