Requirements 

18 units

The minor consists of UBBL 230 or UBBL 235, 12 upper-division units in biblical studies (includes the 300-level UBBL General Education requirement), and either UBBL 100 or any additional upper-division biblical studies course. Students may also include upper-division Greek or Hebrew.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
UBBL 230	Luke/Acts 1, 2	3
or UBBL 235	Luke/Acts through a Latinx Lens
UBBL 100	Introduction to Biblical Literature: Exodus/Deuteronomy (or any additional upper-division Bible course) 2	3
Select 12 units from the following:		12
UBBL 310	The Rise of the King: I and II Samuel 3
UBBL 311	Old Testament Prophets 3
UBBL 317	Ruth and Esther 3
UBBL 320	Psalms and Wisdom 3
UBBL 330	Life and Teachings of Jesus 3
UBBL 340	Romans and Galatians 3
UBBL 341	Thessalonian and Corinthian Epistles 3
UBBL 350	Biblical Lands and Cultures 4
UBBL 351	Near Eastern Archaeology
UBBL 352	Archaeological Field Excavation 5
UBBL 442	Prison and Pastoral Epistles
UBBL 450	Old Testament World
UBBL 451	New Testament World
UBBL 472	Biblical Apocalyptic
UBBL 476	Writing 3: Women in the Biblical Tradition 6
UBBL 481	History of Biblical Interpretation
UBBL 482	Global Biblical Interpretation 7
UBBL 483	Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation
UBBL 493	Biblical Studies Capstone Course: Old Testament Theology
UBBL 494	Biblical Studies Capstone Course: New Testament Theology
UBBL 496	Senior Seminar: Biblical Theology and Ethics 8
UBBL 497	Readings
UBBL 498	Directed Research
GRKB 300	Intermediate Greek I
GRKB 301	Intermediate Greek II
GRKB 454	Greek Readings
HEBB 300	Intermediate Hebrew I
HEBB 301	Intermediate Hebrew II
HEBB 455	Hebrew Readings
Total Units		18

¹

Either course meets the General Education Luke/Acts requirement.

²

Meets the General Education Biblical, Theological, and Philosophical Formation requirement.

³

Meets the General Education Upper-Division Bible requirement.

⁴

Meets the General Education Upper-Division Bible or Intercultural Competence requirement.

⁵

Does not meet the General Education Upper-Division Bible requirement.

⁶

Meets the General Education Writing 3 requirement. 

⁷

Meets the General Education Intercultural Competence requirement.

⁸

Meets the General Education Integrative and Applied Learning requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Explain current methodological approaches used to study the Christian Scriptures
2. Explain how history and culture influence the interpretation of the Christian Scriptures
3. Write an acceptable Biblical Studies research paper or prepare an equivalent project
4. Articulate how scripture, tradition, experience, and reason shape our Christian worldview
5. Articulate biblically responsible perspectives on gender, race, and ethnic and cultural diversity