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George Fox University offers an online organizational leadership degree completion program. Students are able to complete a bachelor’s degree while enhancing their professional and career skills. Students learn about leadership, communication, organizational dynamics and more.

Benefit from:

• Networking with peers via a cohort program
• Completion in less than two years
• Fully online

Gain credentials to work in a wide range of leadership positions, some of which include human resource coordinator, logistics manager and business owner.

George Fox University offers an online project management degree completion program. Students will be able study theory and practice aligned with project management standards and framework. The program is designed so students walk away with knowledge, tools, and skills to succeed in the business environment of managing projects.

Added benefits include:

• 100 percent online
• Finish in less than two years
• Connect with peers in a cohort class format

Equip yourself with skills necessary to work as a business manager, system administrator, project coordinator and more.

George Fox University offers an online business administration doctoral program. It provides a Christ-center program for business educators who desire to combine rigorous studies while committing to a learning community and integrating Christian values. Students will learn how to effectively research and teach a variety of business disciplines, with a unique focus on the integration of Christian faith and ethics into that practice.

Potential career opportunities:

• Professor in higher education
• Corporate leadership in management, finance, international business and more
• Consultant or corporate trainer

Benefit from a flexible online learning environment while connecting with your peers through virtual and in-person meetings.

You can positively impact the future of our schools with the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from George Fox University. This online education administration doctoral degree appeals to administrators, superintendents, and principals. The ways in which graduates can improve their schools include:

• Maintaining educational standards
• Negotiating contracts
• Promoting morale
• Overseeing the quality of classroom instruction

This online education administration graduate degree provides a terminal degree and administrative licensing. For this administration concentration, candidates can choose their licensure area—Principal License (Tier I) or Professional Administrative License (ProAL/TierII)

For those striving to positively impact the next generation, the Master of Education in Educational Leadership / Principal License from George Fox can take you there. This online education administration master’s degree equips educators who have that higher calling to do more.

You will receive the guidance and professional development to succeed as an educational leader. The Principal License specialization equips you with the knowledge and skills to be a school administrator. Just add your own vision, and you will excel.

The benefits of this online program include the following:

• 100% online
• Candidates can enter the program in the fall, spring, or summer
• Full-time or part-time attendance, as your schedule allows

You can learn to meet the particular needs of the ever-growing English Language Learner population with the Master of Education in English for Speakers of Other Languages from George Fox. This online ESL master’s degree focuses on your growth as an individual while upping your teaching skills.

The online ESL courses address methodology, pedagogy, and cultural awareness as it relates to ELL students from elementary through secondary school. Besides completing a practicum, you will study such topics as:

• Second language acquisition and development
• Intercultural communication
• Plan and manage ESL curriculum and instruction
• Assessment of ESL learners

You can open a world of understanding to students with the Master of Education in Reading from George Fox. This online reading and literacy master’s degree can lead to a reading specialist endorsement.

The online courses prepare you to diagnose reading difficulties and help these students improve their reading skills. Through the practicum and the reading and literacy coursework, you gain such outcomes as:

• A broad base of understanding in how to increase reading skills
• Development of programs and assessments
• Preparation for the Reading Specialist Exam

Educators appreciate the practitioner’s program found in the Master of Education in Special Education from George Fox. This online gifted and special education master’s program provides quality classroom learning experiences and hands-on training.

All candidates participate in a practicum. The online special education courses cover such topics as:

• Developmental psychology
• Structures for teaching and learning
• Assistive technology and specialized support
• Case management

This educational master’s degree uses a cohort model that begins in the fall. The majority of your courses follow a hybrid model with some face-to-face time required.

George Fox University offers an online Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Administration degree. The curriculum is aligned with national proficiencies and helps students gain greater competency in healthcare management and leadership. Graduates of the program will have skills and knowledge to pursue healthcare careers or further master’s studies in healthcare.

Individuals with an associate’s degree or equivalent college credits can complete an online bachelor’s degree in Social and Behavioral Studies from George Fox University in as little as 16 months. Students will learn to apply knowledge and skills from social and behavioral science to work in the human services field. The curriculum explores group and family systems, stages of human development, ethical issues, and barriers in delivering services to special populations. Students will also learn how to speak and write more effectively to create grant proposals with this online bachelor’s in psychology. Each student will plan, implement, and report on an approved research project that examines issues in the student’s own social and behavioral environment.

Classes within this major include a variety of topics such as:

• Abnormal psychology
• Interpersonal communication
• Addiction disorders
• Assessment and referral
• Contemporary social dynamics and public policy

This intercultural studies online degree focuses on developing confident Christian leaders who make a difference in an interconnected world. This degree is designed for educated, experienced practitioners who want to stimulate renewal in themselves and their ministries through the integration of their experience with advanced training, research, and reflection. Investigate your own biases and cross-cultural divides, apprentice with experienced mentors, and take your leadership to the next level. Study leadership philosophies and practices that integrate cognitive, behavioral, spiritual, and theological disciplines as you gain a better understanding of yourself and your vocation.  

As you earn this online intercultural studies degree you will move through the program as part of a cohort. Benefit from a learning community that will share research, insights, and personal ministry experiences while still enjoying the flexibility of studying from home.

George Fox University offers an online Doctor of Ministry with a special emphasis on Leadership & Spiritual Formation. Students who wish to make a greater impact can learn to deepen their faith, increase their leadership capacity, and create more possibilities for ministry. The program helps students resolve entrenched ministry problems and prepare for new directions while they develop skills for managing and influencing complex and diverse systems. You will develop a more authentic understanding of yourself and a refreshed relationship with Christ through literature, art, and the practice of Christian spiritual formation. 

The curriculum explores four themes:

• The Leader’s Inner World
• Leadership and Spiritual Formation Literature
• Personal and Organizational Transformation
• The Role of Art and Culture in Change

George Fox University offers an online Doctor of Ministry degree with a specialization in Semiotics, Church & Culture. The program helps students gain a deeper understanding of signs, symbols, images, and stories of the Biblical times. The curriculum prepares leaders to decipher these symbols in a meaningful way to modern times. Students focus on applied semiotics which is the unpacking of cultural signs and symbols so that we can tell the story of Jesus in a compelling, convincing, and transformative way. You will learn how to recognize the signs of Jesus’ work in the world and proactively guide churches into the future, preparing to become a ministry leader who is actually from the real world of the Bible and able to read the ultimate sign, Jesus himself. Graduates will exegete metaphor and narratives, images, and stories to build strong and lasting identities as followers of Jesus; anticipate important ministry trends so they can confidently lead; and produce projects and books that address challenges in their ministry context.

Advance your knowledge and career with this online theology degree. Gain a deeper understanding of Christ and the Word as you prepare to minister in church or parachurch settings. This program explores such questions as “How do you apply the transformative work of Christ to your everyday life?” and “What does it mean to cultivate and communicate an authentic faith?” The goal is to advance your socio-cultural awareness and relational skills. Graduates are transformative agents of Christ’s love.

Grow personally and spiritually in this intercultural studies online degree that is dedicated to improving your understanding of various spiritual disciplines. Learn how to engage the world for the sake of Christ in an intentionally designed spiritual formation curriculum. You will study the biblical and theological foundations of the Christian tradition as you learn to articulate the mission of God in the world and your place in it. Become more confident as a leader in specialized ministry while studying the mission of the church, the church’s role in the world, and your relationship to that mission.

As you earn this online intercultural studies degree, you will move through the program with a cohort of peers. This allows you to benefit from their diverse backgrounds and beliefs.

The online Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation degree program is for individuals gifted in listening, companioning, and guiding people’s spiritual journeys, and in creating formation environments such as retreats. This program prepares students to serve as leaders of spiritual formation ministries and as spiritual directors in the church, community, and world. The curriculum is biblically grounded and Christ-centered, strengthening understanding of the various disciplines that undergird the ministry of formation and discipleship while incorporating Scripture, theology, psychology, and social-cultural factors. Students develop habits of authentic disciplines for living holistically in the modern world and learn to relate to themselves and others as beings created in God’s image and called into communities and ministry. You will gain a critical and constructive understanding of the biblical and theological foundations of the Christian tradition of formation and discipleship, learn to guide others and teach them these ideas, and relate this knowledge to the mission of God in the world. Graduates are equipped to work with individuals or groups in spiritual formation and discipleship and are encouraged to grow spiritually while strengthening their moral integrity to serve God’s mission.

The online Master of Arts in Theological Studies program is designed for those drawn to theological and biblical studies education and who want to prepare for the PhD program. The curriculum is designed for students interested in academia rather than pastoral ministry and requires an internship in teaching. Students must also complete Greek, Hebrew, German, and Latin language study options and spiritual formation courses so they are prepared for future degree work in biblical and theological studies. You will also learn to analyze pertinent texts and materials, think critically, research, write, improve communication skills, and integrate these learnings while you learn key facts and paradigms related to biblical studies, church history, and theology. 

The program allows you to choose from four specializations:

• Biblical Studies
• Christian History and Theology
• Interdisciplinary Studies

George Fox University offers an online Master of Divinity degree for those interested in professional ministry and doctoral programs. The program consists of solid, foundational courses in biblical studies, theology, and pastoral ministry along with spiritual formation coursework that enriches personal development and personal capacity for healthy leadership. The curriculum is committed to the spiritual formation of students, so they are prepared to engage the world for the sake of Christ and act with Christlikeness. You will study the Bible and theology while gaining tools for exegeting the cultural contexts where you will serve through historical, theological, and cultural reflection. Students also grow spiritually and morally while learning to relate to others through Jesus Christ’s missions and ministries and to support the transformation of societies through personal and social holiness motivated by love. 

Specializations are available in multiple areas, including:

• Biblical Studies 
• Chaplaincy 
• Christian History and Theology 
• Spiritual Direction and Supervision