Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in Biblical Studies

Summary

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is Otago's most flexible undergraduate degree programme, enabling students to study from a selection of more than 40 arts and social science subjects, as well as papers offered elsewhere in the University. Academic breadth is complemented by in-depth knowledge gained through majoring in one or two subjects with the option of minors in one or two others.

Students are taught by research-active scholars, are expected to undertake a diverse range of learning tasks and are challenged to develop their intellectual independence. Graduates of the programme are well-informed, versatile, independent thinkers with the information literacy, communication, research and interpersonal skills necessary for a career or further academic study. The completed BA is an possible qualification for the PGDipArts in the major subject of the degree.

Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies looks in detail at the biblical writings in their ancient contexts and considers how they should be interpreted.

Biblical Studies papers are divided between Old Testament (Tanakh or Hebrew Bible) and New Testament.

You can also study the biblical languages (Classical Hebrew and New Testament Greek) to an advanced level.

Programme Requirements

100-level

• BIBS 112 Interpreting the Old Testament
• BIBS 121 Interpreting the New Testament

200-level

• Three 200-level BIBS papers, one of which may be replaced with a 200-level CHTH paper

300-level

• Four 300-level BIBS papers, one of which may be replaced with a 300-level CHTH paper

Plus

198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts