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Graduate Diploma in Religious Education
GradDipRE
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
Nationally1, online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)
EFTSL value of units:All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements2
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree or Diploma or equivalent.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Diploma
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp, consisting of:
- One unit from each of the four strands in Part A; or
- 40 cp from the units listed in Part B;
- 40 cp from Electives, consisting of:
- 40 cp from Religious Education Studies; or
- 20 cp from Religious Education Studies and 20 cp from Theological Studies.
3. Exit Point
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education may exit from the course with that award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Part A
Strand 1
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDRE515 | 10 | Principles of Religious Education |
| EDRE516 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum |
| EDRE527 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 |
| EDRE530 | 10 | Religious Education in the Parish |
Strand 2
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDRE516 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum |
| EDRE521 | 10 | Teaching Religion Studies in Years 11 and 12 |
| EDRE523 | 10 | Religious Education and Social Justice |
| EDRE524 | 10 | Religious Education and the Young Child |
| EDRE528 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 |
| EDRE529 | 10 | Teaching the Catholic Tradition |
| EDRE531 | 10 | Education and School Chaplaincy |
Strand 3
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDRE517 | 10 | Liturgy and Prayer in Religious Education |
| EDRE519 | 10 | Religious Education and Values |
| EDRE529 | 10 | Teaching the Catholic Tradition |
| EDRE532 | 10 | Educating for Inter-religious Awareness |
| THEO501 | 10 | Approaching World Religions |
| THEO502 | 10 | Biblical Studies |
| THEO543 | 10 | Theology of Sacraments |
| THEO558 | 10 | Foundations of Christian Faith |
Strand 4
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| THEO501 | 10 | Approaching World Religions |
| THEO502 | 10 | Biblical Studies |
| THEO543 | 10 | Theology of Sacraments |
| THEO555 | 10 | Jesus the Christ |
Part B
Students wishing to teach Religious Education in secondary schools undertake the following units:
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| EDRE527 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 |
| EDRE528 | 10 | Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2 |
| THEO502 | 10 | Biblical Studies |
| THEO558 | 10 | Foundations of Christian Faith |
Students undertaking the Lutheran strand enrol in the following Lutheran units via the Australian Lutheran College:
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| BIB1003 | 10 | The Bible Today |
| EDU1010 | 10 | Lutheran Education 1 |
| EDU1011 | 10 | Lutheran Education 2 |
| THE1002 | 10 | The Christian Faith |
1Includes on-site, distance and online offerings.
2A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
