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Graduate Certificate in Religious Education
GradCertRE
40 cp
Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria
Brisbane, Queensland
Canberra, ACT
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
Nationally online (http://www.acu.edu.au/elearning/)1
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 Certificate
2.1 To qualify for the Graduate Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from Part A of the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:
- 10 cp from Strand 1;
- 10 cp from Strand 2;
- 10 cp from Strand 3;
- 10 cp from Strand 4.
2.2 A student who is concurrently undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) must complete 40 cp from the units listed in Part B of the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
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 | Spirituality, Values and Religious Education |
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 and gain a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education from that Institution:
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 |
1Including on-site, distance, and online offerings.
2A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.