WHY WCIU?
You Want To Create Lasting Change
At WCIU we know that you want to be an effective development worker. In order to do that, you need a degree that will equip you and propel you forward.
But Development Work is Challenging
It’s easy to feel that you are failing to truly help the communities you serve. We believe that when you invest your life into serving a community, you should see results and experience change.
That's Why WCIU Was Established
We established WCIU over 40 years ago to train culturally-sensitive development workers. Our experienced faculty know how hard it can be to create a lasting impact, so we designed a master’s degree to equip you in becoming a catalyst for change.
To Equip Students With A Hands-On Master’s Degree
Our degree can be studied anywhere in the world, equipping you with practical skills to tackle the root of development problems.
So, Apply Now!
Complex development projects can be frustrating. Gain the tools and confidence to improve the lives of those you serve. Apply to our M.A. degree today.
OUR MISSION
WCIU seeks to provide innovative distance education to enhance the effectiveness of scholar-practitioners as they serve with others to develop transformational solutions to the roots of human problems around the world.OUR VISION
For a verdant and flourishing world, ripe with wholeness and peace for all peoples.
Letter from the President
WCIU serves leaders of movements and organizations working with marginalized and needy communities in equipping them to be Christ’s presence and agents of transformation. Our mission is to see men and women formed in such a way they become Christ’s incarnational presence in the culture and contexts they find themselves in. We invite you to join us in this journey as we envision a “verdant and flourishing world, ripe with wholeness and peace for all peoples."
-Rev. Dr. Paul Cornelius, President, WCIU
Letter From Our Provost
Dear Scholars, Activists, and Development Workers,
At some point, you knew you wanted to make a difference. That started you on a journey to realize a dream. A journey that has brought you to this time and place. We invite you to take the next step of your journey with us. Our programs are designed to help you find solutions right where you are! Join us as we work to find transformational solutions to the roots of human problems, sharpen tools; to be changed and bring change.
- Peter McLallen, PhD. MBA, Provost, WCIU
MEET OUR FACULTY & STAFF
WCIU's experienced staff and faculty are experts in various fields of development.
Accreditation
WCIU is accredited by The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).
HISTORY
WCIU is a private faith-based university, incorporated in February 1977.
DISTANCE EDUCATION
WCIU programs are delivered through distance education. Classes are 100% online.
WCIU Journal
An online research journal focused on the challenges facing international development professionals.
CURRENT STUDENTS
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ALUMNI
Contribute to the WCIU Journal, find out what other graduates are doing, or request transcripts.
Institutional Objectives
WCIU strives to generate the following competencies in its students:
Apply insights gained from the understanding and integration of biblical, cultural, historical, and applied research in addressing the social challenges they face as part of an agency, organization, or institution working in a particular social context.
Generate collaborative grass-roots efforts in addressing pervasive problems facing societies in their specific field and context.
Apply research methods in the assessment of needs, and the formulation of programs that effectively address the needs and challenges of specific socio/cultural groups and contexts where they work.
Responsible for their own learning by organizing and administrating self-generated research and learning programs using primary and secondary resources available to them in the context where they serve.
Communicate the results of their research and programs in effective ways to a variety of audiences, including other scholars, supporting constituencies, and the people they work with which may include non-literate populations.
Our Programs
Our programs are practical, hands-on, and you can do them from anywhere in the world.
M.A. in Development Studies
The people you serve are too important for you to spend your time addressing surface level issues.
The M.A. in Development Studies teaches students to think critically and develop practical plans to solve the root cause of an issue and create sustainable change.
M.A. in Transformational Urban Leadership
The MATUL prepares leaders among the poor to engage with the complex issues and realities of global megacities. Learn how to become a transformational leader, create critical academia, and develop powerful movements.
