Graduate Diploma in Religious Education

GradDipRE

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Melbourne
• Strathfield
• Online

Note:

The Graduate Diploma in Religious Education is an Exit point Award ONLY.

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1.  40 cp, consisting of:
2. One unit from each of the four strands in Part A; or     
3. 40 cp from the units listed in Part B;
4. 40 cp from Electives, consisting of:   
5. 40 cp from Religious Education Studies; or     
6. 20 cp from Religious Education Studies and 20 cp from Theological Studies.   

Part A : Part A

Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3 AND Part A.4

Part A.1 : Strand 1

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE515	Religious Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives	10
EDRE516	Learning and Teaching for Religious Education	10
EDRE527	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1	10

Part A.2 : Strand 2

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE516	Learning and Teaching for Religious Education	10
EDRE521	Teaching Religion Studies to Years 11 and 12	10
EDRE524	Educating Young Children Religiously	10
EDRE528	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2	10
EDRE529	Teaching the Catholic Tradition	10

Part A.3 : Strand 3

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE517	Liturgy and Prayer in Schools and Other Settings	10
EDRE529	Teaching the Catholic Tradition	10
THBS501	Biblical Studies	10
THCT500	Foundations of Christian Faith	10
THCT502	Sacraments of Initiation	10

Part A.4 : Strand 4

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
THSR500	Introducing Religions of the World	10
THCP514	Foundations in Liturgy	10
THCT501	Jesus the Christ	10
THCT502	Sacraments of Initiation	10

Part B : Part B

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE527	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1	10
EDRE528	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2	10
THBS501	Biblical Studies	10
THCT500	Foundations of Christian Faith	10

Students undertaking the Lutheran strand enrol in the following Lutheran units via the Australian Lutheran College:

Unit Code, Credit Points, Unit Name

BBS1003L, 10, Exploring the Bible,

BCT1002L, 10, The Christian Faith

BDE2007L, 10, Principles and Context of Lutheran Schooling

BDE3012L, 10, The Practice of Lutheran Education

Part C : Electives

Part C.1 OR Part C.2

Part C.1 : Religious Education Studies

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE515	Religious Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives	10
EDRE516	Learning and Teaching for Religious Education	10
EDRE517	Liturgy and Prayer in Schools and Other Settings	10
EDRE521	Teaching Religion Studies to Years 11 and 12	10
EDRE524	Educating Young Children Religiously	10
EDRE527	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1	10
EDRE528	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2	10
EDRE529	Teaching the Catholic Tradition	10

Part C.2 : Religious Education Studies and Theological Studies

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Part C.2.1 : Religious Education Studies

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
EDRE515	Religious Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives	10
EDRE516	Learning and Teaching for Religious Education	10
EDRE517	Liturgy and Prayer in Schools and Other Settings	10
EDRE521	Teaching Religion Studies to Years 11 and 12	10
EDRE524	Educating Young Children Religiously	10
EDRE527	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1	10
EDRE528	Religious Education Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2	10
EDRE529	Teaching the Catholic Tradition	10

Part C.2.2 : Theological Studies

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
THBS501	Biblical Studies	10
THCP514	Foundations in Liturgy	10
THCT500	Foundations of Christian Faith	10
THCT501	Jesus the Christ	10
THCT502	Sacraments of Initiation	10
THSR500	Introducing Religions of the World	10