Our Global Marketplace Engagement (GME) degree provides you with an innovative onramp to cross-cultural service. If you choose this exciting ministry pathway, you will be prepared to enter the global marketplace by choosing an emphasis in business, global education, political science, math education, Spanish, teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) or graphic design. Each can provide a platform for intentional ministry.
The program is designed with purposeful ministry that prepares you to integrate into a common marketplace setting. As a student you will also develop a beginning fluency in a second language. A highlight of the global marketplace engagement curriculum is the practical and life-changing field experience you will gain through summer-long or semester-long internships.
Upon graduation with this degree, you will be prepared to enter a variety of roles based on your selection of emphasis. Some examples are listed below but many others are possible:
GME Business Emphasis prepares you for an MBA program, business as mission (BAM), international business, co-vocational minister or church planter.
GME Global Education Emphasis prepares you to teach at a public or private school, teach English as a second language, teach overseas, refugee work in the U.S. or overseas, or serve on a local church staff.
GME Graphic Design Emphasis prepares you to work in the fields of marketing, public relations, advertising or graphic design or develop social media ministry tools.
GME Math Education Emphasis prepares you to teach math in a private or public school, teach math overseas or tutor children of cross-cultural workers.
GME Political Science Emphasis prepares you to work for a non-government agency (NGO), government or para-government, teach in the U.S. or overseas, attend law school, work with refugees and immigrants, or work against human trafficking.
GME Spanish Emphasis prepares you to work with refugees and immigrants, teach Spanish in a public or private school, or serve as a tutor, translator or interpreter.
GME TESOL Emphasis prepares you to teach English to refugees and immigrants, teach English overseas, or start an English language and culture center.
Benefits of OBU Global Marketplace Engagement Program
Faculty Experts
The Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry offers you a distinguished lineup of faculty who are experts in their disciplines, sharing valuable insights from their formal training and years of practical experience in their specific field. They are respected both locally and globally as published authors, preachers, guest speakers, lecturers and missionaries. Several have authored books covering various theological subjects.
Tom Elliff Center for Missions
As a complement to global marketplace engagement students or any OBU student interested in gaining more knowledge and training in the role of career missionaries, the Tom Elliff Center for Missions (TECM) is a uniquely positioned program on campus.
The center enhances your education experience by introducing you to key mission leaders on the field through Missions Forums and other related events held regularly on campus. Distinguished faculty, ministry partners, retired missionaries and key leaders are committed to investing in the next generation of missionaries as they seek to fulfill the Great Commission.
Program Options
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Business Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Global Education Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Graphic Design Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Math Education Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Political Science Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Spanish Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, TESOL Emphasis
- Global Marketplace Engagement, Vocational Emphasis
World-Class Faculty
OBU faculty are experts in their fields and will be with you every step of the way.