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 (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 departmental integrative courses CH 8911 and CH 8912 in lieu of 2 hours of advanced electives. Participants in the NT concentration are required tot ake the departmental integrative course NT 9111 in lieu of 2 hours of advanced electives. Participants in the OT concentration are required to take departmental integrative coruses OT 8911 and OT 8912 in lieu of 4 hours of advanced electives.
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