Catholic Religious 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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* 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.