Liberty University Graduate Global Studies Certificate Empower Your Global Vision
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9
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Learn How to Engage Cultures and Communities Around the World with Our Global Studies Certificate Online
Our 100% online Graduate Certificate in Global Studies can help provide crucial training for you to increase your cross-cultural effectiveness. Whether you currently serve internationally or you feel called to work across cultures and borders, our global studies certificate can help take your career to the next level. Throughout our global studies graduate courses, you can gain skills needed to effectively communicate with the world’s diverse cultures.
Learn more about what makes various countries unique and what links them together. Our Graduate Certificate in Global Studies online program can help prepare you by developing your knowledge of how to communicate cross-culturally, both at home and abroad.
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What Sets Us Apart?
- Private Nonprofit University
- 600+ Online Degrees
- No Standardized Testing for Admission
- Transfer in up to 75% of an Undergrad Degree
- Transfer in up to 50% of a Grad/Doctoral Degree
Why Choose Liberty’s Global Engagement Certificate?
Liberty University is dedicated to providing a quality, world-class education so that you can be confident as you prepare to interact with different cultures and societies. As a global studies certificate student at Liberty, you can expect an enriching program with classes that challenge and engage you. Having a deeper understanding of world studies is integral to reaching and engaging others effectively.
We understand you have a busy schedule. That’s why our courses are 100% online with no set login times. Additionally, our program can be completed in as little as 1 or 2 semesters. That way you can jump-start or continue your career in cultural engagement without sacrificing time with your family, church, and community.
At Liberty, your professors have years of experience and are excited to partner with you as you seek to help others in your local community and around the world. With a dedication to your spiritual and academic success, your professors can help prepare you for a career of meaningful outreach and engagement with others.
What Will You Study in Our Online Graduate Global Studies Certificate Program?
Our global studies graduate certificate online program provides thorough training in the most important aspects of global and intercultural studies. You will study the foundations and history of global studies, techniques for intercultural communication and engagement, and the biblical and theological basis for global involvement. You can gain an understanding of global issues and initiate solutions that foster unity and growth between cultures and communities.
At Liberty, we care about you as an individual, and our professors are dedicated to mentoring and helping you pursue God’s calling for your life. Partner with us and let us help you become a cross-cultural Champion for Christ.
Potential Career Opportunities
Our Graduate Certificate in Global Studies can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:
- Disaster relief coordinator
- Global nonprofit/non-governmental organization (NGO) service worker
- Global refugee worker
- Human rights advocate
- International development/aid worker
The skills that you gain from our global studies program can be an asset in many other aspects of the global service world as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Additionally, the credits from this certificate may transfer directly into the master’s in global studies. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a Graduate Certificate in Global Studies from Liberty University.
Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.
Required Courses
- GLST 500 – Global Studies Survey
- GLST 605 – History and Theory of Global Engagement
- GLST 650 – Intercultural Communication
Course guides available upon request
Certificate Information
- This online certificate program falls under the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity.
Certificate Completion Plan (PDF)
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for many divinity courses* all for one convenient fee.
*Electronic textbooks are not provided for PACO courses or courses that fall under departments outside the School of Divinity.
Grad & Postgrad Divinity Block Rate (9-15 credit hours) | $2,750 |
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Grad & Postgrad Divinity Part Time (0-8.99 or over 15 credit hours) | $395/Credit |
Military Grad & Postgrad Divinity Block Rate (9-15 credit hours) | $2,475 |
Military Grad & Postgrad Divinity Part Time (0-8.99 or over 15 credit hours) | $275/Credit |
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Admission Information for Our Graduate Certificate in Global Studies
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Admission to this program also requires:
- School of Divinity Questionnaire (login required).
- Provide pastoral contact information (login required).
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Admissions Office Contact Information
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for part-time graduate and postgraduate divinity courses
- Discounted divinity block rate – $2,475 per semester*
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)**
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Credits taken below 9 and above 15 credit hours per semester are charged at the part-time rate.
**Not applicable to certificates.
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