2023-2024 University Catalog

M.Div. - Theological Studies (TS) track

Program of Studies

Required: 82 semester hours; minimum 2.5 GPA.

Bible

BIB 501Genesis through Song of Solomon

3

BIB 502Isaiah through Malachi

3

BIB 513Pauline & General Epistles

3

BIB 514Gospels, Acts, Revelation

3

BIB 509Biblical Interpretation

3

 

BTH 633Methods in Biblical Theology

3

OR

BTH 721OT Biblical Theology

3

 

GRK 501Greek Grammar I

3

GRK 502Greek Grammar II

3

GRK 651Greek Reading & Syntax

3

GRK 652Greek Exegesis

3

HEB 621Hebrew Grammar I

3

HEB 622Hebrew Grammar II

3

Total Credit Hours:36
Students can take two years of Hebrew and one year of Greek for biblical languages.  This would mean taking HEB 721 and HEB 722 instead of GRK 651 and GRK 652.

Theology

TH 507Christian Theology I

4

TH 508Christian Theology II

4

TH 628Contemporary Theologies

2

TH 720Ethics

2

TH 742Colloquium in Christian Theology

3

HTH 614Church History to the Modern Era

3

 

HTH 703Patristic and Medieval Theology

3

OR

HTH 704Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology

3

 

IS 701Christian Theology and World Religions

3

 

IS 642Theology of Cultural Engagement

3

OR

IS 612Biblical Theology of Missions

3

Total Credit Hours:27
Thesis can be written upon request/approval (can be taken in place of TH 742).

Pastoral

SF 511Principles of Spiritual Formation I

2

SF 512Principles of Spiritual Formation II

2

PR 611Foundation in Homiletics

2

CN 721Foundations in Biblical Counseling

2

CN 723Practicum Counseling

1

 

PM 605Principles of Leadership for God's People

2

OR

PM 734Conflict Transformation

2

Total Credit Hours:11

Electives

Student choice of 8 credits of any seminary courses.

Total Credit Hours:8

Total Credit Hours: 82

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