The CSU's Graduate Certificate in Religious and Values Education is designed to provide teachers of religious and values education with a grounding in biblical, philosophical, ethical, and multi-faith disciplines within religious studies.
This course offers opportunities for the development of pedagogical skills in the teaching of religious and values education. It also offers opportunities for professional development for teachers of Religious Education (K-12) from all educational backgrounds. The course arises from recent theoretical and practical movements in Australia and the United Kingdom to develop a broad-based religious and values curriculum incorporating the above discipline areas.
Upon completion of the course, graduates will be able to:
•provide knowledge of basic scholarship in biblical studies, philosophy, ethics, and world religions
•develop skills appropriate to the teaching of religion and philosophy
•foster a critical appreciation of the nature and purpose of religious values and philosophical education in the school curriculum
•provide materials for the development of subjects that incorporate academic rigour, philosophical reasoning, and opportunities for spiritual development
•examine assessment issues particular to the teaching of religion and philosophy.
Students looking to study full-time should apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Part-time, distance education, single subject and postgraduate students should be applied directly to the university by either going online or downloading the enrolment form.
The Charles Sturt University (CSU), with campuses around New South Wales, offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes on campus and by distance education, for domestic and international students.
The university offers courses in:
* agriculture,
* allied health,
* business,
* media,
* theology,
* medicine, and
* humanities and more.
CSU regional campuses are located in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Theology Specialist Centres are located in Canberra and Parramatta. The university also has study centres in Melbourne and Sydney.