Basic Information
| Name of institution in local language | Arab Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Legal seat | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Operational seat | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Type of campus | Main campus |
| Website | http://www.abtslebanon.org/ |
| ECTE membership | 2007 |
| Provider status | Alternative provider of higher education (Religious school – مدرسة دينيّة) |
| Other arrangements | Accreditation of EQF Level 6 and 7 programmes by MENATE |
| EHEA | No |
Institutional review
| Formal decision | Approved |
| Date | 2019 |
| Valid until | 2024 |
| Review report | Cyclical Review Report |
| Agency | ECTE |
Programme reviews
| EQF (QF-EHEA) QUALIFICATION | EQF 5-Partial (Short Cycle-Partial) | EQF 6 (First Cycle) | EQF 7 (Second Cycle) | EQF 7 (Second Cycle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification nomenclature in local language | شهادة في الخدمة (Certificate in Ministry) | بكالوريوس في اللاهوت (Bachelor of Theology) | Master of Divinity | ماجستير في العلوم الدينيّة لشؤون الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا (Master of Religion in Middle Eastern and North African Studies) |
| ECTS credits | 60 | 180 | 180 | 90 |
| Duration | 1 year | 5 years | 3 years | 2 years |
| Recognised by local HE authorities | No | No | No | No |
| ISCED level | 5 partial | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| ICETE level* | Certificate | Bachelor | Master | Master |
| Discipline | Theology | Theology | Theology | Theology, Religion |
| International arrangements | ||||
| Programme orientation | Practice-oriented | Practice-oriented | Research-oriented | |
| Mode of delivery | Distance and Online | Online/blended | Online/blended | Online/blended |
| Language of delivery | Arabic | Arabic | Arabic | English |
| Formal decision | Approved | Approved | Approved | Approved |
| Date | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Valid until | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Review report | Cyclical Review Report | Cyclical Review Report | Cyclical Review Report | Cyclical Review Report |
| Agency | ECTE | ECTE | ECTE | ECTE |
| Other | / | MENATE | This programme is no longer accepting applicants and is being run out | MENATE |
*ICETE Levels provide common English terms that are useful for global readability and comparability of the levels of higher education learning opportunities, but they do not indicate the status of institutions nor their ability to award formal degrees (which is determined by local authorities).
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