Below are the course requirements for this academic program. For more program details, including graduation requirements and learning outcomes, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Specialization Requirements
Changes of specialization may be authorized under certain circumstances prior to the completion of 40 credits, but are discouraged after that point.
Advanced Standing
Applicants who have taken undergraduate courses in biblical or theological studies may request advanced standing based on collegiate work. See Talbot Admissions Requirements for details.
Biblical Languages Requirement
Two biblical languages are required: Greek and Hebrew.
Greek
The courses listed below are required. Qualifying examinations to test out of TTNT 501 or TTNT 502 are available to all interested students. Depending on exam results, a student may enroll directly into TTNT 502 or TTNT 503. For any language courses waived by a qualifying examination, the student should take an equal number of credits in the New Testament department (3 or 6).
Hebrew
The courses listed below are required. Qualifying examinations to test out of TTOT 603 or TTOT 604 are available to all interested students. Depending on exam results, a student may enroll directly into TTOT 604 or TTOT 703. For any language courses waived by the qualifying examination, the student should take an equal number of credits in the Old Testament department (3 or 6).
Curriculum Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| Old Testament Survey | |
| New Testament Survey | |
| |
| TTBE 517 | Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods | 3 |
| TTHT 505 | Patristic and Medieval Theology | 3 |
| or TTHT 506 | Reformation and Modern Theology |
| or TTHT 514 | Historical Theology Survey |
| TTNT 501 | Beginning Greek I | 3 |
| TTNT 502 | Beginning Greek II | 3 |
| TTNT 503 | Introduction to Exegesis | 3 |
| TTNT 604 | Exegesis in the Gospels | 3 |
| or TTNT 605 | Exegesis in the Epistles |
| TTOT 603 | Elements of Hebrew I | 3 |
| TTOT 604 | Elements of Hebrew II | 3 |
| TTOT 703 | Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis | 3 |
| TTOT 722 | Hebrew Exegesis | 2 |
| TTPT 591 | Field Apprenticeship I | 1 |
| TTPT 609 | Expository Preaching | 3 |
| TTPT 707 | Foundations of Pastoral Care and Counseling | 2 |
| TTSF 501 | Introduction to Spiritual Theology and Formation | 3 |
| TTSF 503 | Personal Foundations for Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| TTSF 504 | Spiritual Formation, Vocation, and the Disciplines | 1 |
| TTSF 505 | Talbot Spiritual Direction I | 0 |
| TTSF 506 | Talbot Spiritual Direction II | 0 |
| TTTH 521 | Theology I: God, Scripture, Creation | 3 |
| TTTH 522 | Theology II: Christ, Humanity, Sin, Salvation | 3 |
| TTTH 623 | Theology III: Spirit, Church, Last Things | 3 |
| ISAN 507 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ISCL 751 | Theology of Mission | 3 |
| ISCL 791 | Field Internship | 1 |
| TTPT 592 | Field Apprenticeship II | 0 |
| TTPT 608 | Developing Strategic Church Ministries | 3 |
| TTPT 691 | Field Apprenticeship III | 0 |
| TTPT 730 | Biblical Leadership and Management | 3 |
| 9 |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 79 |
Emphases
Students earning the Missions and Intercultural Studies specialization choose any three courses from the categories below. These three courses may be from one or from multiple categories below. Other courses offered by Talbot School of Theology may also be used to satisfy this requirement with the permission of the department chair.
Anthropology
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISAN 528 | Cultures of the World | 3 |
| ISAN 555 | Kinship and Family in Cross-cultural Perspective | 3 |
| ISAN 561 | Economic Anthropology | 3 |
| ISAN 631 | Topics in Cultural Anthropology | 1-3 |
| ISAN 671 | Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| ISAN 751 | Social Anthropology | 3 |
| ISAN 761 | Culture and Transformation | 3 |
| ISCL 520 | Interpersonal and Intercultural Adjustment | 3 |
| ISCL 556 | World Religions | 3 |
Applied Linguistics
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISAL 520 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 3 |
| ISAL 525 | Introduction to Syntax | 3 |
| ISAL 529 | Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 |
| ISAL 535 | Introduction to Bible Translation | 3 |
| ISAL 646 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ISAL 648 | Discourse and Text Analysis | 3 |
| ISAL 679 | Planning, Evaluation, and Research in Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| ISAL 683 | Topics in Linguistics | 1-3 |
Church Planting
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISCL 520 | Interpersonal and Intercultural Adjustment | 3 |
| ISCL 555 | Introduction to World Missions | 3 |
| ISCL 556 | World Religions | 3 |
| ISCL 663 | Cross-cultural Implications in Evangelism | 3 |
| ISCL 727 | Principles of Church Multiplication | 3 |
| ISCL 732 | Church Planting Models and Strategies | 3 |
| ISCL 735 | Principles of Church Growth | 3 |
| ISCL 742 | History of the World Christian Movement | 3 |
| ISCL 743 | Urban Church Planting Models | 3 |
| ISCL 744 | Narrative in Scripture and Teaching | 3 |
| ISCL 765 | Cross-Cultural Leadership | 3 |
Cross-Cultural Education
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISCL 520 | Interpersonal and Intercultural Adjustment | 3 |
| ISCL 555 | Introduction to World Missions | 3 |
| ISCL 575 | Multicultural Education | 3 |
| ISCL 709 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ISCL 744 | Narrative in Scripture and Teaching | 3 |
Linguistics and Biblical Languages
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISAL 520 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 3 |
| ISAL 521 | General Articulatory Phonetics | 3 |
| ISAL 523 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 |
| ISAL 525 | Introduction to Syntax | 3 |
| ISAL 529 | Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 |
| ISAL 535 | Introduction to Bible Translation | 3 |
| ISAL 648 | Discourse and Text Analysis | 3 |
| ISAL 650 | Seminar in Linguistics and Biblical Exegesis | 3 |
Missiology
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ISCL 555 | Introduction to World Missions | 3 |
| ISCL 655 | Contemporary Theology of Mission | 3 |
| ISCL 680 | The Local Church and World Missions | 3 |
| ISCL 722 | Spiritual Conflicts in Cross-Cultural Context | 3 |
| ISCL 724 | Issues in Spiritual Warfare | 3 |
| ISCL 730 | Directed Study | 1-4 |
| ISCL 742 | History of the World Christian Movement | 3 |
| ISCL 747 | Christianity and Culture | 3 |
| ISCL 750 | Issues in Contextualization/Cross-Cultural Theology | 3 |
| ISCL 752 | Acts: Biblical and Missiological | 3 |
| ISCL 755 | Biblical Morality and Cultural Relativity | 3 |
Urban/Multi-Ethnic