Program Requirements and Worksheet
Important: When a student is admitted to the MLE program, the Program Director becomes the initial advisor to the student. The Director (or MLE Academic Advisor) will assist the student in course selection. This advising is particularly important for students who have prerequisites to complete. Most MLE students do not pursue the thesis track; a student (especially those having considerable field experience) may be approved for a thesis project, in which case s/he will work under the faculty thesis advisor appointed by the Program Supervisory Committee. It is the student's ultimate responsibility to ensure that all program requirements are met.
Program Planning Worksheet (pdf)
MLE Suggested Program Plan (pdf)
FAQ for the MLE (pdf)
The 49 hours of graduate level credit will include the following courses:
31 semester hours of Core Courses:
- RES 500: Research Strategies
- LIN 560: Syntax and Semantics
- LIN 570: Language and Culture Acquisition
- LIN 580: Field Methods: Data Management & Analysis
- LIN 581: Ethnography
- LIN 585: Principles of Translation
- BIL 500/504: Intro Greek or Hebrew I
- BIL 501/505: Intro Greek or Hebrew II
- THS 571: Believers' Church Theology
- BIE 505: Biblical Hermeneutics
- BIE elective or BIL elective
18 hours of Electives (Linguistics / Biblical Studies / Exegesis / related), plus Comprehensive Examination
- OR -
12 hours of Electives, plus Thesis (MLE 831, 832)
In order to qualify for the thesis option, a student must achieve a GPA of at least 3.30 in the first year of the MLE program, and have received approval of the MLE Program Director. MLE theses will normally focus on the interface of linguistics and exegesis.