2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

inquiry into the liberal arts. Classes meet once each week on various evenings and Saturday mornings. There are
no requirements for continuous enrollment, and no entrance exam is required, although a writing sample will be
submitted. A selection of courses from the various liberal arts is offered each semester.
Students who have completed a MLA degree at a regionally accredited university are eligible to receive complete a
postgraduate Certificate upon the completion of an additional thirty (30) hours of course work in the MLA
program. Applicants who did not complete their MLA degrees at HBU must complete a graduate application for
admission and submit official transcripts of all previous college work.
For specific program information, prospective students should contact the interim MLA Program Director, Dr. J.
Matthew Boyleston.
MASTER OF ARTS IN BIBLICAL LANGUAGES
The Master of Arts in Biblical Languages (MABL) offers a concentrated and intensive program of study in
biblical languages for those students having an undergraduate major in biblical languages or those students
having completed at least 4 semesters of one major biblical language and at least 2 semesters of the other major
biblical language. The MABL program requires 30 hours of course work.
Master of Arts in Biblical Languages 30
Entering Prerequisites
Option I: First year proficiency in Greek and second year proficiency in Hebrew
Option II: First year proficiency in Hebrew and second year proficiency in Greek
Required Courses depending on the option completed above
Option I Track
GREK 6301 Greek Studies I 3
GREK 6303 Greek Studies II 3
HEBR 6303 Hebrew Studies II 3
HEBR 6351 Hebrew Studies III 3
Option II Track
HEBR 6301 Hebrew Studies I 3
HEBR 6303 Hebrew Studies II 3
GREK 6303 Greek Studies II 3
GREK 6351 Greek Studies III 3
Additional Required courses for either Track
ARAM 5310 Biblical Aramaic 3
CHRI 5311 Hermeneutics 3
LING 5310 General Linguistics 3
GREK 6352 or
HEBR 6352
Advanced Directed Studies in Greek or Advanced Directed Studies in Hebrew 3
Elective courses 6
Students must choose 6 hours from the following : CHRI 5310,5315, 5350,5360,6315,6320 or a second topic
for GREK 6352 and/ or HEBR 6352
TOTAL hours in Master of Arts in Biblical Languages 30
MASTER OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
To earn the Master of Arts (MA) in Christian Counseling at HBU, a student must complete the following
coursework with no grade less than ―C‖:
Master of Arts in Christian Counseling 49
Required Courses
PSYC 5310 Ethical and Professional issues in Psychology
PSYC 5312 Psychology Perspectives on Marriage, the Family, and Children
PSYC 5314 Methods and Techniques in Christian Counseling
PSYC 5315 Christian Integration Seminar I
PSYC 5323 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
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