Prepare, Succeed, Advance: A Guidebook for Getting a PhD in Biblical Studies and Beyond

by Nijay K. Gupta

Overview

What if you had a guidebook that you could turn to at each stage of your academic journey to help you navigate through the process of getting a Ph D in Biblical Studies and succeeding in the academic world? Prepare, Succeed, Advance is precisely intended to fill that need. From theory to practice, you will find discussions and answers to the most pertinent and pressing questions that prospective and current doctoral students are faced with. Alongside the questions about the process, there are also smaller matters. This guidebook tackles all of these questions and many more in three parts: Prepare focuses on getting into a Ph D program; Succeed guides you through the doctoral program, especially the writing of the dissertation; and Advance treats issues that relate to success in the academic world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621892632
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	06/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	653 KB

About the Author

Nijay K. Gupta teaches Biblical Studies at Seattle Pacific University. He is the author of the book Worship That Makes Sense to Paul (2010), and over a dozen academic articles in journals such as The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Currents in Biblical Research, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Neotestamentica, Perspectives in Religious Studies, and Restoration Quarterly. He is also assistant editor for Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments u vii Introduction u 1 Prepare 1 Choosing a Doctoral Program u 9 2 Preparing for Doctoral Studies: From Education to Application u 28 3 Making the Application u 46 Succeed 4 Orientation to the Ph D and Choosing the Research Topic u 59 5 Doctoral Exams and Dissertation Work u 69 6 How to Defend Your Work (Preparing for Your Formal Defense) u 90 Advance 7 Orientation: From Ph D to Employment and Beyond u 103 8 Conference Participation and Publishing u 107 9 Teaching Experience u 126 10 Job Hunting, Interviewing, and Publishing the Dissertation u 140 11 Advancing towards a More Healthy, Diverse, and Inclusive Academy u 154 Conclusion u 164 Bibliography u 167