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Australian Catholic University (ACU National) was created in 1991 through the union of four Catholic tertiary institutions with experience and conventions going back to the mid-1800s. ACU National is a public University, established by the Australian government. The degrees are equivalent to those of other public institutions in Australia and are recognised world-wide.

Master of Religious Education

Available at

  • Ballarat Campus Vic
  • Brisbane Campus Qld
  • Canberra Campus ACT
  • Melbourne Campus Vic
  • Strathfield Campus NSW
  • Nationally, online

 

80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

ADMISSION

Prerequisites

  1. Four year Bachelor degree in Education; or
  2. Bachelor degree in an area other than Education and a Graduate Diploma in Education; and
  3. substantive studies in Theology and Religious Education to fourth year level.

This course offers a relevant, flexible and challenging Masters degree directed to the needs of candidates who will assume positions of responsibility in an increasingly diverse field of religious education. Candidates will have a specialist interest in the subject at school, parish, or diocesan level. The program will enable religious educators to become thinkers, researchers, evaluators and leaders in their field.

At the completion of the course, candidates will be able to:

  1. access and communicate Christian and other religious traditions effectively;
  2. explore and critique issues in the literature of religious education;
  3. contribute to the professional discussion and writing in the field of religious education;
  4. demonstrate familiarity with creative approaches to religious education;
  5. assess the influence of cultural and historical factors in the development of religious education;
  6. reflect critically on the integration of the personal, spiritual and professional dimensions of religious education.

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