Religious Education

Curriculum Objectives

This graduate unit allows students to focus at an introductory level on an area of study within a discipline or subdiscipline not available elsewhere in the curriculum. It stimulates the analysis of a current or emergent issue that presents contemporary challenges to Religious Education, distinct from a more general overview. The issue to be investigated will be determined in consultation between the student and the teacher.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit of study, students will be able to:

• articulate clearly the major elements of challenge involved in the topic
• analyse the factors that have shaped the current form of the issue
• incorporate a range of relevant primary and secondary scholarship into a study of the issue
• analyse the likely impact of the issue in its immediate context, and
• produce a recommendation for action as a response to the challenges presented within the issue

Assumed Knowledge 

D8120 & D8121

Lecturer

Associate Professor Kath Engebretson

Study hours

11 hours per week for 11 week session, comprised of:

• At least four hours per week of reading.
• At least seven hours per week of directed study, including optional and assessable online activities.

Teaching Methods

Key notes and workshops at the National RE Symposium; online activities; guided reading; scaffolded assessments; feedback on assessments.

Indicative Assessment

At the Institute we use a range of assessment tasks, including essays, research papers, online posts, critical reflections, projects and praxis exercises. Within a unit of study each set of assessment tasks is designed as an integral part of your learning experience. These tasks vary across units and programs. All assessment tasks are aligned to the Australian Qualifications Framework level appropriate for graduate awards.