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Approved Degree Plan
Master of Arts
Concentration: Biblical Interpretation, Pre-doctoral Studies
Core Courses
- Information Research and Resources
- Academic Writing Seminar
- Biblical Hermeneutics
- Spiritual Formation 1
- Hermeneutics and Criticism
- New Testament 1
- New Testament 2
- Old Testament 1
- Old Testament 2
- Two TCDH courses
Language Requirements (24 credit hours)
- NT Greek 1
- NT Greek 2
- Greek Exegesis
- Biblical Hebrew 1
- Biblical Hebrew 2
- Hebrew Exegesis
- Choose 2 more language courses (Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, German)
Electives (18 credit hours)
- Choose any Divinity M.A. level course
(see course rotation schedule)
Culminating Experience: Thesis
- Thesis Research and Writing (1st year)
- Thesis (final year)
Total: 72 credit hours
Up to 36 credit hours towards this M.A. may be taken off-campus through the School of Divinity online learning program. Courses taken in Washington D.C., transferred from another institution, taken as a tutorial or as an independent study count as off-campus hours.
The courses listed are approved to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Divinity. Course descriptions can be found in the University Catalog. Not all courses are available every year, please see the course rotation schedule for more details.