Dissertation (DISS)
DISS 987 Dissertation Proposal and Research I 5 Credit Hour(s)
A course designed to develop research skills in the development and approval of a dissertation prospectus/proposal. 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 must be approved prior to beginning dissertation writing, which will take place within the course once the prospectus/proposal is approved.
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval
Offered: Resident
DISS 988 Dissertation Proposal and Research II 5 Credit Hour(s)
Prerequisite: DISS 987
Registration Restrictions: Program Director Approval
Offered: Resident
DISS 989 Dissertation Proposal and Research III 3,5 Credit Hour(s)
A course designed as the final step for dissertation research and writing prior to the dissertation defense. 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 PhD in Theology and Apologetics candidate who has completed the dissertation under their supervisory team and is ready to defend their research and results.
Registration Restrictions: DISS 989, Approval of Program Director, and Enrollment in the Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics, or the Ph.D. in Theological Studies
Offered: Resident