The Humanitarian Relief and Development degree will educate and equip students to deliver and lead compassion-based care that elevates and empowers the lives of the impoverished, hungry, and hurting. This degree prepares students to deliver humanitarian care based on a foundation of God’s compassion and apply Biblical theology to the practice of humanitarian care. Students learn principles to be effective in a variety of domestic and international settings, including nonprofit leadership, volunteerism, disaster response, holistic self-care, community development, public policy, partnership cultivation, and advocacy. Curriculum emphasizes best practices and real-world experience while establishing a strong academic knowledge base, and culminates with a supervised practicum with a humanitarian agency.