
Approved Degree Plan
Master of Arts
Concentration: English Bible
Core Courses
- Information Research and Resources
- Academic Writing Seminar
- Choose one of the following:
- Principles of Bible Study
- Biblical Hermeneutics
- Spiritual Formation (1st year)
- Introduction to Biblical Languages
- New Testament 1
- New Testament 2
- Old Testament 1
- Old Testament 2
- Systematic Theology 1
- Systematic Theology 2
- Two TCDH courses
English Bible courses (12 credit hours)
- Choose any BINT, BNTB or BOTB course
(see course rotation schedule)
Electives (12 credit hours)
- Choose any Divinity M.A. level course
(see course rotation schedule)
Culminating Experience
- Choose Thesis or Comprehensive Exams
Total: 60 credit hours
Up to 30 credit hours towards the 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.