MASTER OF BIBLICAL STUDIES

Program Description

Agathon UAF’s 36 Hr Master of Biblical Studies Degree (36 Hr MBS) fosters a well rounded professional competency in Biblical studies, with an emphasis on hermeneutics, exegesis, and leadership and counseling praxis to enrich diverse community and organizational contexts.

36

Credit Hours

$96

Per Credit Hour

$288

Per Course

$288

Per Month

(12 Monthly Payments)

$3,456

Total Tuition Cost

Not Including Books

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. To develop Learners’ well rounded professional competency in Biblical studies, with an emphasis on hermeneutics, exegesis, and leadership and counseling praxis to enrich diverse community and organizational contexts.
  2. To develop Learners competency in research and methods in Biblical learning theory and practical leadership principles leadership for applied faith contexts.
  3. To further develop Learners’ Biblical worldview and perspective on transformative learning and leadership in applied faith contexts.
  4. To prepare Learners for advanced level coursework.

Degree Planner and Course List

Interdisciplinary Theory and Research Core – (12 Hours)

PHIL5101 Worldview and Bases of Critical Thinking

EDUC5501 Research Methods

LANG5101 Biblical Languages for Interdisciplinary Research and Learning

PHIL5501 Systems of Thought

Biblical Studies Core – (12 Hours)

BIBL5303 Ancient Pedagogical Literature

BIBL5407 Pauline Learning Theory (Analysis of Romans)

BIBL6103 Advanced Issues in Hermeneutics

Bible Book Elective

Biblical Praxis Core – (9 Hours)

BIBL5103/EDUC5103 Biblical Communications

COUN5503 Solomonic Transformative Counseling Principles (Counseling from Proverbs)

or

Biblical Counseling Elective

BIBL5703/EDUC5703 Biblical Models for Leadership

or

Biblical Leadership Elective

Capstone/Thesis – (3 Hours)

BIBL6101 Capstone/Thesis