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- Degree Program Overview
- The Doctor of Theology program is designed for individuals capable of conducting the highest level of research with the perspective of a scholar and educational leader in various fields of Christian ministry. This program is the highest academic degree program.
- Degree Earned: Doctor of Theology
- Completion requirements
- Students in the Doctor of Theology program must complete 64 credits. To graduate, they must achieve a minimum grade of 2.7 (B-) in all courses. Students must be supervised either independently or as a member or team member. The dissertation must be 100,000 words in length, demonstrate originality, and describe the subject clearly and meaningfully.
- Prerequisites
- Applicants for the Doctor of Theology program must hold a Master of Theology degree, demonstrate academic excellence in their undergraduate studies, and pass a written examination in their major field and an oral examination on their Christian background.
- Prerequisites: Holders of a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Divinity degree
- Curriculum
- Required courses: 48 credits
- Elective: 8 credits
- Thesis: 8 credits
- Total: 64 credits
- Systematic Theology Major Curriculum
- 48 credits of required courses
- SD901 Theological Methodology 1 (4)
- SD903 20th Century Industry-Academic Research (4)
- SD905 Reformed Theology Studies (4)
- SD907 Christology Studies II (4)
- SD909 Eschatology Research (4)
- SD911 Soteriology Studies II (4)
- SD902 Theological Methodology II (4)
- SD904 A Study on the History of Biblical Interpretation (4)
- SD906 Studies in Christology 1 (4)
- SD910 Studies in Humanism (4)
- SD910 Soteriology Study 1 (4)
- DD901 Research Methodology Seminar (4)
- Elective Course (8 credits)
- DD911 Doctor of Theology Dissertation (8)
- Old Testament Theology Major Curriculum
- Thesis (8 credits)
- Old Testament Theology Major Curriculum
- 48 credits of required courses
- OD901 Old Testament Mathematical Sciences I (4)
- OD903 Old Testament Studies III (4)
- OD905 Critique of Old Testament Theology (4)
- OD907 Studies in Analysis (4)
- OD909 Old Testament Analysis (4)
- OD911 Near Eastern History (4)
- OD920 Old Testament Mathematical Sciences II (4)
- OD904 Old Testament Theology IV (4)
- OD906 Old Testament Theology (4)
- OD908 Old Testament Studies (4)
- OD910 Comparative Study of Semitic Languages (4)
- DD901 Research Methodology Study (4)
- Elective Course (8 credits)
- DD911 Doctor of Theology Dissertation (8)
- Thesis (8 credits)
- New Testament Theology Major Curriculum
- 48 credits of required courses
- ND901 New Drug Seminar I (4)
- ND903 Synoptic Gospels (4)
- ND9O5 Advanced New Testament Text Critique (4)
- AD907 New Testament Theology (4)
- ND90g New Testament Study (4)
- ND9I1 New Drug PhD Program Practical Training (4)
- ND902 New Drug Seminar II (4)
- ND904 Christological Use of the Old and New Testaments (4)
- ND906 Criticism and Theology of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark (4)
- ND908 General Theology (4)
- ND910 New Testament Analysis (4)
- DD9O1 Research Methodology Seminar (4)
- Elective Course (8 credits)
- DD911 Doctor of Theology Dissertation (8)
- Thesis (8 credits)
