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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5104

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
100878

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Education

Course aim

To equip students with the understandings and skills to teach religious education and the study of religion in Australian Catholic schools.

Course content

Challenges facing religious educators including competing theories of religion and religious education; understanding catechesis and evangelization; the importance of critical hermeneutic and cultural sensitivity including Catholic theology; recognize the place of foundational sources Church documents, Guidelines and Catholic Catechisms; the importance of the student's critical reflection on their own, and their students’ experience and culture; religious education curriculum development theory; justice education and religious education, evaluation and assessment.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
EDUC 5105 Context of Catholic Education

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External 130 hours x over 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Essay, Learning log/Journal, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Tony Densley
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