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EdD in Intercultural Education Landing Page

EdD in Intercultural Education Landing Page

 

Doctor of Education in Intercultural Education:
Academic impact in any time zone.

As an educator who follows Jesus, you have an incredible opportunity to convey the transforming power of the gospel in your interactions with students and colleagues. Toward that end, the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Intercultural Education equips you to thrive in leadership positions at intercultural educational settings around the world, whether as an instructor, administrator, mentor, coach, or cross-cultural missionary. This advanced, professional degree helps you develop mastery of intercultural education disciplines, graduate-level understanding of theological disciplines, growth in Christian maturity and integrity, and increased capacity to engage in educational administration, teaching, and research.

This in-service program is designed for working educators to connect at interactive class modules with a minimum of interruption to life. The training culminates with you researching, writing, and defending a dissertation that explores a major topic of intercultural education and how you can advance that work.

Here's what makes out EdD unique:

  • Complete this 42 credit, non-residential program in as few as three years
  • Make as few as 4 trips to our Portland, OR campus with no need to move away from home
  • Study with faculty that actively engage in cross-cultural ministry around the world, bringing current findings and experiences into the classroom
  • Streamline your student research with Logos Bible Software and keep it after you graduate

Western Seminary delivers trustworthy and accessible training for gospel-centered transformation. 

"I am so incredibly grateful to have been in a place where faculty members cared enough for me to help me process through my theological hang ups, ministry questions, and even my personal issues. It was so exciting for me to have access to these amazing, Godly people who possess a wealth of wisdom and experience."Aaron Truong / Vancouver, WashingtonTherapist at Columbia River Mental Health Services

"Don't hesitate to attend Western Seminary. The training I received impacted me personally, spiritually, and intellectually. The courses, professors, staff, and other students were a great resource in terms of helping me hone my skills, detecting areas of growth and what to do about it, and helping me to make God my focus – not education."Susan Wright / Rancho Cordova, CAAssociate Pastor, Cordova Neighborhood Church

"My life and ministry growth have been marked by a desire for a better grip on the gospel message, an emphatic understanding of my ministry context, and a heavenward adjustment for myself in knowledge, character, and skills for ministry. Western Seminary has given me this."Dr. Julius Twongyeirwe / Kabale, UgandaNational Director of Proclamation Task

"The training I received at Western Seminary has significantly influenced both my gospel-centered approach to biblical theology and how that gets worked out in everyday disciple-making and leadership development."Jeff Vanderstelt / Tacoma, WAVisionary Leader of the Soma Family of Churches

"The quality of student I run into at Western gives me great confidence that God continues to work mightily, building His Kingdom and spreading His reign by raising up a new generation of called and equipped leaders."Gary Thomas / Houston, TXAuthor, Writer in Residence at Second Baptist Church of Houston

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