MREDN

Credit points

120

Minimum duration

1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Online
  • Other

Note:

Various units may be offered at different locations: i.e. ACU campuses or off-site for designated cohorts by special arrangement.


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.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Bachelor degree in Education; or
  2. Bachelor degree in an area other than Education; and
  3. a recognised teaching qualification; or
  4. a Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or equivalent.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40-50 cp from Religious Education Units (600 level) (Part A);
  2. 30 cp from Research Units (Part B);
  3. 40-50 cp from Electives * (Part C)

Other requirements

* Students may also include electives from other ACU Postgraduate programs with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

  1. A student who has completed 40cp from the schedule of unit offerings may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Religious Education.
  2. A student who has completed 80cp from the schedule of unit offerings may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Religious Education.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete 40 to 50 credit points from the following:

  • EDRE623Issues in the Teaching and Coordination of School Religious Education10 CP
  • EDRE626Faith, Moral Development and Values Education10 CP
  • EDRE627Educating for Social Justice10 CP
  • EDRE629Spirituality and Religious Education10 CP
  • EDRE632Educating for Inter-Religious Understanding10 CP
  • EDRE636Special Studies in Religious Education10 CP
  • EDRE639School and Parish: Partners in Religious Education10 CP
  • EDRE641Early Childhood and Religious Education10 CP
  • EDRE642Religious Foundations of Catholic Schools10 CP
  • EDRE644Teaching Church Tradition10 CP
  • EDRE645Sacred Texts Curriculum and Pedagogy10 CP

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Complete 40 to 50 credit points from the following:

  • EDCE600Catholic Education: Mission, Culture and Spirituality20 CP
  • EDCE601Catholic Perspectives Across the Curriculum10 CP
  • EDNE600Faith Formation and the New Evangelisation10 CP
  • EDNE601Creating Centres of the New Evangelisation Catholic Schools Parishes and Church Ministries10 CP
  • EDNE603Leading as Missionary Disciples10 CP
  • THBS606Interpreting Biblical Texts for Contemporary Times10 CP
  • THCT602Sacraments and Sacramentality10 CP
  • THCT603Theology for Leadership in the Church's Mission10 CP
  • THCT605Enhancing Catholic Identity: Introducing the Leuven Project10 CP
  • THCT606Recontextualisation: the Challenge for Authentic Transformation10 CP
  • THCT612Catholic Sexual Ethics10 CP
  • THLS606Celebrating Liturgy Today: Exploring the Ritual Enactment of Faith10 CP
  • THSC602The Theology of Childhood: Close to the Mystery of God10 CP

Students may also include electives from other ACU Postgraduate programs with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Commencing Semester 1

  • Religious Education Units (600 level)Religious Education Unit 1 (600 level unit)10 cp
  • Religious Education Units (600 level)Religious Education Unit 2 (600 level unit)10 cp
  • Religious Education Units (600 level)Religious Education Unit 3 (600 level unit)10 cp
  • Electives Elective Unit 1

    Students may also include electives from other ACU Postgraduate programs with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

    10 cp
  • Research UnitsEDCP600Interpreting Literature and Data10 cp
  • Religious Education Units (600 level)Religious Education Unit 4 (600 level unit)10 cp
  • Electives Elective unit 2

    Students may also include electives from other ACU Postgraduate programs with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

    10 cp
  • Religious Education Units (600 level)Religious Education Unit 5 (600 level unit)ORElectivesElective Unit 3

    Elective Unit 3: Students may also include electives from other ACU Postgraduate programs with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

    10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

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