The Graduate Certificate in Teaching Religious Education is principally, although not exclusively, designed to enable teachers to gain accreditation to teach Religious Education in a Catholic school.

Under the new regulations for the Master of Arts, the Master of Theological Studies, and the Master of Divinity, students must complete a capstone unit of at least 24 points value.

Capstone units are designed to be undertaken in the final stages of the degree program, and prompt the student to gather together the learning achieved in the degree. This may be focused in a research essay, an integrative seminar, a ministry project, or a theological synthesis.

Curriculum Objective
This capstone unit provides an opportunity for a student to integrate the knowledge and skills in the various disciplines of theology acquired during their course of study, and to apply these in a substantial focussed research project. The student will be expected to demonstrate advanced skills in exegesis, historical and theological methodologies as appropriate to the research topic, and skilled use of electronic databases, journals and other scholarly literature. As the capstone of a master’s programme, the student’s work will display a critical awareness of issues pertaining to the study of theology as an academic discipline.

CAPSTONE UNITS AVAILABLE

XS9992Y     Pastoral Leadership         24 point unit
XS9907Y    Enhancing Teacher Professional Learning in Religious Education  (MEdTheol)       24 point

CAPSTONE UNITS AVAILABLE IN OTHER YEARS
Units offered in other years

XS9991Y    A Faith to Live By        24 point unit