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Research Des ig n, or one of the 89 1 Bibli ca l research seminars in consultation with their adv isor. H. Concurrent Enrollment Option Senior Talbot M.Div. srndents who have completed 80 or more units and are accepted in the T h.M. pro 6'fam are permined to cake up to fo ur units of Th.l'vl. coursework in the last semester of the Master of D ivini ty program (add itional Th.M. courses may be taken in Interterm or Summer Sess ion ). T hese courses may not be creditt:d toward the t,.,f.Div. degree and must meet all normal T h.M. standards. This opt ion all ows students who have onlv one or two courses remaining in their M.Div. program to ge t started on th e ir Th.M. prog ram while fini sh ing their M.Div. I. Comprehensive Examinations All candidates for the Th .M. degree must pass a wri tten com prehensive examination ove r t he major fi e ld of study. 'fhesc; exam inations serve as a major means of evaluating the stude nt's acadt:mic compete ncy in the major a rea. Comprehensive examinations may be taken any time after comple t ion of 18 units of Th.M. course work. O nl y two retakes o f the examination are pe rmined. }. Thes is Option St11dents who opt tu write a thesis must produce an acceptable piece of resea rc h ev id e nc in g a hi gh degree of sc holarl y compe tence in the swdent's major. Infor marion rega rding thesis form and subm ission dead lines is provi d t:d in the Th.M. Program Handbook and the ..T hesis Information'" sec tion of the Ta lbot graduate sw dent handbook. T he original and two copies are to he presented to the librarv for binding. St ud e nts wh o compl ete the thesis regist rat io n sequ en ce (i.e. Thes is F i rs t Draft and Thesis F inal Draft) without fini shing th e th esis, must register for HE 899 T ht:s is Continuous Hegistration c;ach sc;mester until the thesi s is compl e te in o rder to maintain degree sta tus. Onl y one vear fol lowing the completion of cours e work is normall y allowed fo r com pletion of a t hesis. A studt:nt may go beyond this one year pt:riod onl y by advan ce permiss ion of the G raduate; Committee . Such permission is usuall y granted onl y in extreme c ircumstances.
a nd w rite on a hi g h academi c leve l. T he papers submitted may be th e product of coursework. F. Prog ram Requirements The T h.M . 89 1 Resear c h Semin ar n units) a nd CE 724 Advanced Methods of E du ca tional In st ru ct ion (2 units) are required of all srndents. regard less of major. See the description of the maj o r a reas for other courses tha t may be req uired by a specifi c department. T he pro gram req uirements for both tracks will be dist ributed as follows : Thesis Track ■ .'i units: prescribed ■ 12 units: major area ■ 3 units: e lective ■ 6 units: thesis ■ comprehensive examination Non-Thesis Track ■ .'i units: prc;sc ribed ■ l .'i units: major area ■ 6 units: e lect ive ■ comprehensive examination Srndents are required tu take a minimum of 14 units in T h.M. courses numbered in t he 800 series, with the remainder at the 600 and 700 levels. Up to two courses from a d iffe rent dt: part mt:nr may be taken in the major area with the approval of th e; st11- dent ·s prog ram adviser. A Th.M. student must carry nine (9) or more units tu be con sidt:red a full-time srndent. T hose ca rryin g less t han nine units are conside red part-time srnden ts. A maximum of si x (6) units may be rakt:n by Th.M. students in "inde pend t:nt study" courses. It is rec ommt:nded that thi s be done in the middle or latt t:r port ion of the prog ra m. an d in an y case the adva nce approva l o f th e major de partme ntal adviser and facu lty mt:mber conce rned is requ ired. C. Research Seminar All T h .M. st udents are rt:quir ed co take the 890 leve l Research Seminar. T he seminar is designt:d to introduce th e srn dent to resear c h methodol ogy employed in the various bibli ca l and theologica l disciplines. The seminar is led by faculty represen tat ives from each of th e depart ments in Biblical and theological srndit:s. T' he seminar is a founda tional part of the T h.tvl. program and is reserved for the Th.tvl. st11- de nrs onl v. Students majoring in Missions and Ince rcult11ral srndies will be req uir t:d to take CL 89 7 Resc;arc h Seminar , C L 879
synthesis, analysis and unique rh eological contributions of Old and New Testament books, providing examples of a sound expositional approach to Scrip ture. For those students who wish to emphasize preaching and communication techniques, e lective courses may also be taken in the area of Christian tvlinistry and Leadership. N{'f;)• Testmnmt: For students wa nting tu do adva nced work in the hi story, language, the
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Degrees are awarded to quali fi ed cand idates at the university ' s winter and sp rin g com mence ment~. Students are req uired to be present fo r grad uat ion unless advance permission to graduate in absentia ha s been secured. To qualify for grad uation, candidates must have completed all required coursework (26 units) with a mini mum grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 and satisfactorily passed their comprehensive examinations. No grade less than a C (2 .0) will be cred ited toward the Th.M. degree uni ts. Students who repeat courses for the purpose of raising their GPA must adhere to the Uni versity' s general policy for grades, as spelled out in the graduate pro gram catalog. Ca ndidates for the Th.M. degree should also manifest promise of use fulness in Christian mini st ry, exhibit exemplary and consistent Christ ian character and ev idence sound theological beliefs in accordance with the university' s doctri na l statement. Add itional rc;quirements are as fo llows: A. Residence Requirements A minimum of two semeste rs in res ide nce at Talbot is required
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o logy and exegesis of the New Testament. NT 812 T he World of the New Testa ment is required. ■ Old Testt11ne111 and Semitics: For srndems wanting to do adva nced work in the history, archat:ology, language, theol- 01-,'Y and exegesis of the O ld Testament. ■ Afi.uions and !nterr:11111,ml S111d
irs: For students who want tu emphasi ze the biblical theol ogy of missions and take advanced coursework in l'vlis sions and lntercultural Stud ies. Tltmlogv (nnphmi., in S)'sll~natir '/lin,logv): For students who want to take advanced murse wnrk in Systematic Theoloi,,,y. TH 709 Contempo rary Theol Ob'Y is required. '/limlogv (nnphasi< i11 Histonral 'flil'Ologv): For st11dents who want to take advanced murse work in Systematic T heoloi,,,y bm with some emphasis on the; hismrica I development of doc trine. TH 7l'f-J Contemporary Theology is required. 7"/in;lo:..~. •(nnpha,i< i11 Phi/osophiral '/lil'Olo;..~. ,): For students who wish to take ad vanced coursework in T heology wi th an emphasis in philosophical theoloi,',Y. meta physi c.-s. epistemology and ethics. TH 7(f-J Contemporary Theoloi,,'Y is required.
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Up to four units of Th .l'vl. leve l cred it above from anot he r accredited st:minary or rheolog i ca l sc h oo l may be accep t ed toward fulfillment of Th.rvt. course req uireme nts. C. Time Limit for Degree All course, examination and thesis req uir emen t s mu st be complett:d within five yea rs , beginning on t he dare of th e srn dt:nt ' s first registration for Th .M. cours t: s at Ta lbot. D. Major Areas of Academic Study Majors in the Th.M. program are offered in the following areas: ■ liihlr Exposition: For student~ who want advanct:d training in English Bible :Ls prt:pararion for reaching or preach ing the Scrip wrt:s. Courst:s emphasize the
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E. Prog ram Options
T he T h.M. is a 26 semester hour progra m with two options for progr am stru cwr e: a thesis track and a non-thes is track. Stu de nt s c hoos ing the thesis t rack will complete 20 units of course work and wri te; a thesis for whi ch they will be awarded 6 semester un its of c redit. Students opting for the non-thesis t rac k will be rc;quired to complete 26 units of coursework. They will a lso be askt:d to submit two papers to the major department which give; evi dence of their ability to research
hisroric~tl and cultural back ground, he rmeneutical issues,
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