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COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
2016-2017
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Los Angeles Film Studies Center
The Los Angeles Film Studies Center is a one-semester program of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
designed to provide specialized academic preparation for placement in the mainstream Hollywood film industry. College-
level students receive intense instruction and experience in a 16 credit semester format whereby the student receives credit
from Columbia International University. This program provides an excellent learning component for the Communication
major. For more information, visit
www.bestsemester.comor contact the Communication program director.
New York City International Project
In partnership with the New York City International Project, CIU students can complete much or perhaps all of the M.A. in
Intercultural or Muslim Studies (program 2 only) while serving in an exciting church planting internship among Muslims and
internationals in New York City. Students may be enrolled full or part-time through CIU’s online studies. See the M.A. in ICS
or Muslim Studies for more information.
Urbana Theological Seminary
Columbia International University’s Seminary & School of Ministry and Urbana Theological Seminary have established an
articulation agreement that permits qualified students who take courses at Urbana Theological Seminary to apply those
courses to the certificate and degree programs of the SSM. Contact the SSM dean’s office for more information.