3.3 Academic Requirements
This program requires a minimum of three and a half years of study and will enable the participant to integrate that study into existing ministry responsibilities. Students who enroll in the degree program will complete 60 hours of academic study consisting of 40 credit hours of core competency courses in biblical and educational studies (10 courses, 4 hours each) plus 20 credit hours of focused, research-related study, including the qualifying exams and the completion of the dissertation.
Classes consist of 14 weeks of coursework. This is typically comprised of seven weeks of online learning, one week of face-to-face engagement in on-campus seminar work (24 face-to-face hours per seminar), and six more weeks of online learning. Online sessions include instructional methods that engage the learner, such as discussion, presentations, and interactions with precedent literature. The following chart presents the academic requirements to complete the PhD in Biblical Studies.
| Core Competency |
Requirement
|
Credits
|
|
Competency #1
Expert Biblical Exegete
|
BIB 903 Old Testament Backgrounds (4)
BIB 904 New Testament Backgrounds (4)
BIB 905 Old Testament Exegesis (4)
BIB 906 New Testament Exegesis (4)
BIB 909 Old Testament Hermeneutics & Theology (4)
BIB 910 New Testament Hermeneutics & Theology (4)
BIB 911 Cohort Elective 1 (4)
BIB 912 Cohort Elective 2 (4)
|
32
|
|
Competency #2
Innovator of Education
|
BIB 902 Learning & Teaching Theory & Practice (4)
BIB 913 Contemporary Instructional Methods & Design (4)
|
8 |
Competency #3
Research Scholar |
BIB 901 Advanced Biblical Research & Writing (4)
BIB 907 Reading French (0)
BIB 908 Reading German (0)
BIB 914 Comprehensive Exam Preparation (0)
BIB 915 Dissertation IA: Reading & Prospectus Design (4)
BIB 916 Dissertation IB: Chapters 1-2 (4)
BIB 917 Dissertation II: Dissertation Completion (4)
BIB 918 Dissertation Defense (4)
|
20 |
| Total Required Credit Hours |
60 |