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A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OFFERING BIBLICALLY-CENTERED EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SERVICE.

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCESTHE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CONSISTS OF FOUR SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS; SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION; SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES; AND SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HEALTH.THE SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO SERVE AS AN OBSERVER, INTERPRETER, AND CREATOR OF MASS MEDIA THROUGH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW. THERE ARE FOUR AREAS OF STUDY TO SELECT FROM: GAME DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA, PRODUCTION, WRITING FOR THE SCREEN, AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCING. THE SCHOOL OF CINEMA & MEDIA ARTS IS RANKED BY VARIETY AS ONE OF THE 30 BEST FILM PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD, AND IS RANKED AS THE #1 CHRISTIAN FILM SCHOOL. THEY OFFER FOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING B.A. IN CINEMA AND MEDIA ARTS, B.A. IN WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION, B.A. IN GAME DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA, AND B.S. IN ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS.THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION IS WHERE STUDENTS EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO CREATE, TELL AND DISTRIBUTE STORIES BECAUSE EVERY DISCIPLINE TAUGHT IS A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS CAN IMPACT THE WORLD AND EXPRESS THEIR FAITH -- WITH WORDS, VISUALS AND SOUND. THE PROGRAMS GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PROFICIENT AND POWERFUL STORYTELLERS. THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION OFFERS 15 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, ONE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM, AND THREE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.F.A. IN STUDIO ART, B.S. IN DESIGN, B.A. IN MUSIC, B.A. IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES, AND M.A. IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT.THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES AIMS TO LOOK AT HUMANKIND'S SIMILAR AND DISPARATE SYSTEMS, BELIEFS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AND TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE LITERARY MASTERPIECES OF GREAT THINKERS. THEY PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE AND LET PHILOSOPHY COLLIDE WITH HISTORY AND POLITICS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD FROM A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES OFFERS 8 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN ENGLISH, B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY. THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES ALSO OFFERS THE TORREY HONORS COLLEGE, WHICH IS BIOLA UNIVERSITY'S UNDERGRADUATE HONORS PROGRAM.THE VISION OF THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH AT BIOLA UNIVERSITY IS TO EQUIP A NEW GENERATION OF ETHICALLY THOUGHTFUL PROFESSIONALS IN THE SCIENCES AND HEALTH CARE, GROUNDED IN A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, EDUCATED IN AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT, READY TO ASSUME POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, AND ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CLEAR MORAL VISION THE WORLD DESPERATELY NEEDS. THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH OFFERS 16 BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAM AND TWO MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.S. IN NURSING, B.S. IN KINESIOLOGY, B.S. IN CHEMISTRY, AND B.S. IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS. THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH ALSO OFFERS THE STEWART SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM WHICH IS A HIGHLY SELECTIVE HONORS PROGRAM THAT IS ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND IS GUIDED BY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.AS OF FALL 2021, THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES' ENROLLMENT IS 2,186 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 62 MASTERS STUDENTS. IN SPRING 2022, BIOLA FACULTY AND A STUDENT MADE A CUTTING-EDGE DISCOVERY THAT SHOWED THAT MOLECULAR NANOMACHINES CAN DESTROY VIRUSES, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH IN VIROLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE TORREY HONORS COLLEGE PARTNERED WITH BIOLA'S DIVISION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO CREATE THE PROGRAM READ WELL, LIVE WELL, A SUMMER PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO A COLLEGE CAMPUS.

TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGYTHE MISSION OF TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST WHOSE THOUGHT PROCESSES, CHARACTER, AND LIFESTYLES REFLECT THOSE OF OUR LORD, AND WHO ARE DEDICATED TO DISCIPLE MAKING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS CHARACTERIZED BY A COMMITMENT TO SERVING CHRIST, MISSIONARY AND EVANGELISTIC ZEAL, AND A SOLID KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES. THE TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OFFERS THREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, EIGHT MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND TWO DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND FOUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. DEGREES AVAILABLE INCLUDE B.A. IN BIBLE, THEOLOGY, AND MINISTRY; MASTER OF DIVINITY (M.DIV.); AND DOCTOR OF MINISTRY. THE TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE CROWELL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TO OFFER A MASTERS OF MANAGEMENT, NONPROFITS ORGANIZATIONS. AS OF FALL 2021, THE TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY'S ENROLLMENT IS 217 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, 1,012 MASTERS STUDENTS, AND 209 DOCTORAL STUDENTS. TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ENGAGES WITH ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS WEEKLY PODCAST "THINK BIBLICALLY," "THE GOOD BOOK BLOG, AND THE TALBOT MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR. IN ADDITION TO INVITING GUEST SPEAKERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE ABLAZE CONFERENCE IN FALL 2021. TALBOT ALSO LAUNCHED THEIR ONLINE MASTERS OF DIVINITY PROGRAM IN SUMMER 2021.

AUXILIARY SERVICESAUXILIARY SERVICES SERVES THE BIOLA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY THROUGH THE BIOLA STORE, CONFERENCE SERVICES, DINING SERVICES, THE PRINT SHOP, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, AND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. AUXILIARY SERVICES OFFERS CONFERENCE SERVICES FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, SPORTS CAMPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE SIX EATERIES AVAILABLE ON BIOLA UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS, INCLUDING CAFE BIOLA WHICH IS THE MAIN DINING FACILITY, EAGLES' NEST, AND THE HERITAGE CAFE. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES INCLUDE 10 RESIDENCE HALLS AND SEVEN APARTMENT BUILDINGS OFFERED AS HOUSING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.