PhD/THS Curriculum

Consult the current catalog regarding Purpose and Nature of the Program, Program Design, Instructional Modes, Language Requirements, Residency Requirements, and Admission, Candidacy, and Graduation Requirements 

The PhD/THS program is structured to provide course offerings that will allow flexibility in the light of each student's theological concentration. There is no prescribed sequence of seminar courses, except for ST 9100 and 9110. Students are expected to plan course selection with their faculty advisor.

Required Seminars (courses numbered 9000 or above): 28 hours

Church History/Historical Theology Concentration

  3  Historical Theology seminars                             12 hours
  1  ST 9100 Integrative Prolegomena seminar        4 hours
  1  New Testament seminar                                        4 hours
  1  Old Testament seminar                                          4 hours
  1  Systematic Theology seminar                               4 hours

New Testament Concentration

  3  New Testament seminars                                   12 hours
  1  ST 9100 Integrative Prolegomena seminar        4 hours
  1  Historical Theology seminar                                  4 hours
  1  Old Testament seminar                                          4 hours
  1  Systematic Theology seminar                               4 hours

Old Testament Concentration

  3  Old Testament seminars                                     12 hours
  1  ST 9100 Integrative Prolegomena seminar        4 hours
  1  Historical Theology seminar                                  4 hours
  1  New Testament seminar                                        4 hours
  1  Systematic Theology seminar                               4 hours

Systematic Theology Concentration

  3  Systematic Theology seminars                           12 hours
  1  ST 9100 Integrative Prolegomena seminar        4 hours
  1  Historical Theology seminar                                  4 hours
  1  New Testament seminar                                        4 hours
  1  Old Testament seminar                                          4 hours

Education and Research Methods Courses:  4 hours

  ST 9222 Principles of Higher Education                  2 hours
  ST 9110 The Theological Scholar                             2 hours 

Advanced Electives:  16 hours

Students are strongly encouraged to pursue elective studies in their department of concentration. Participants in the HT concentration are required to take CH 8911 and CH 8912, and participants in the OT concentration are required to take OT 8911 and OT 8912.

Comprehensive exam preparation and dissertation:  12 hours

  __ 9975  Comprehensive Exam Preparation         3 hours
  __ 9990  Dissertation Proposal Seminar               3 hours
  __ 9991  Dissertation Research                               6 hours

THS participants may take either one semester (3 credit hours) or two semesters (2 credit hours for the first semesters and 1 credit hour for the second semester) of Comprehensive Exam Preparation(s) to meet the 3-hour requirement and between two and six dissertation research courses to meet the 6-hour requirement.

Total Program = 60 hours

Updated to 2008-09 Catalog