The Grace University IS degree enables students to appreciate and engage the great diversity of global cultures in a way that accurately reflects their faith. The skills of cultural sensitivity and communication in diverse and continually changing vocations are increasingly important in today’s global community.

The IS department believes that success lies in learning how to interact with people, obtain new information, think critically, write well, and participate as a global citizen. These abilities enable the IS graduate to adapt to the changes that will occur over their lifetime. Employers increasingly look for people who can adapt to change and are willing to learn the new skills that vocations inevitably require over time.

During the course of their four year program, students engage in hands-on learning through multiple experiences including the edge program. On the edge students experience six months of daily life in another culture at study sites in Africa or the United States.