Dissertation (DISS)

Dissertation (DISS)

DISS 986  Mentor Directed Research, Proposal, and Literature Review  3 Credit Hour(s)  
A course designed to develop research skills in the development and approval of a dissertation prospectus/proposal and literature review. Students will write and secure approval of a PhD prospectus/proposal outlining chapter by chapter content summation in alignment with a thesis statement and a comprehensive approach to research and writing. The dissertation prospectus/proposal and literature review must be approved prior to moving on to dissertation writing. (
Note: This course should be in Progress mode)
Offered: Resident
DISS 987  Dissertation Research and Writing I  5 Credit Hour(s)  
A course designed as a continuation of DISS 986. This course is the second step of dissertation research and writing. Under the guidance of the dissertation chair and committee members, students will research and write chapters to add to the prospectus and materials from DISS 986.
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval
Offered: Resident
DISS 988  Dissertation Research and Writing II  5 Credit Hour(s)  
Prerequisite: DISS 987
A course designed as a continuation of DISS 987. This course is the third step of dissertation research and writing. Under the guidance of the dissertation chair and committee members, students will research and write chapters to add to the prospectus and materials from DISS 986.
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval
Offered: Resident
DISS 989  Dissertation Research and Writing III  3,5 Credit Hour(s)  
A course designed as the final step for dissertation research and writing Process. Under the guidance of the dissertation chair and committee members, students will research and write chapters to complete the dissertation and to prepare for the final defense in DISS 990.
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval and Admission to the PhD Biblical Studies, PhD Theological Studies, or PhD Theology and Apologetics degree
Offered: Resident
DISS 990  Dissertation Defense  3 Credit Hour(s)  
Prerequisite: DISS 989
DISS 990 facilitates the oral defense for a doctoral candidate who has completed the dissertation under their supervisory team and is ready to defend their research and results.
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval, and Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics, or the Ph.D. in Theological Studies.
Offered: Resident
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