ImmersionAccra Immersion: Potentials for a Transformed Future
Students and faculty gathered in Ghana to study urban transformation at street level.
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Bakke Graduate University forms leaders who steward resources with and for vulnerable people and places — through contextual, Christ-centered education delivered across the urban world.
We don't ask you to leave your context to learn. We bring rigorous, accredited graduate study to where God has already placed you — pairing world-class scholarship with mentorship, cohort community, and immersive learning in the great cities of the earth.
Apply rigorous research to the complex problems of your city and vocation — a practitioner's doctorate for those leading change.
Explore the DTL Master'sLead urban ministry and city transformation with depth in Bible, Christian history, and theology — read through a global lens.
Explore the MATL Research DoctorateMake an original contribution to your field — original research, data analysis, and theory built for the realities of the urban world.
Explore the PhD Ministry DoctorateDeepen transformational ministry leadership through global community engagement and a city-immersion practicum.
Explore the DMin ExecutiveIntegrate faith and work through the stewardship of people, places, profit, and planet — for leaders in business and enterprise.
Explore the EMBA CertificatesFocused, credit-bearing study — from the Ignatian Exercises to leadership and AI — that stacks toward a full degree.
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From Addis Ababa to Amsterdam, Accra to the Triangle Cities, BGU students learn theology and leadership by walking the streets of the world's great cities — listening, serving, and discerning where God is already at work.
BGU is not just any other university. BGU will be most helpful if you want transformation — for yourself and for the community you serve.
Patrick ThompsonMATL · JamaicaMy dissertation — a shalom-based approach to poverty alleviation — became a framework I now use to lead real change across our region.
Dr. Debbie YipDTL · SingaporeMy Ph.D. research built bridges between disciplines and communities I never imagined could speak to one another. That's the BGU difference.
Dr. Lauren SpeethPh.D. & DMin · USAImmersionStudents and faculty gathered in Ghana to study urban transformation at street level.
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Faith & AIA new graduate course explores how leaders steward emerging technology with wisdom.
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AlumniGraduates carried BGU's vision of transformational leadership onto a global stage.
Read story →Applications for the next global cohort are open. Talk with an admissions guide about the program that fits your context and calling.