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Theology in Education 1 explores Catholic teaching on images of God, the faith-reason partnership and sources of revelation.

Lectures and seminars of one hour.

MANDATORY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: AAAB - First Sitting; AAABB - Second Sitting

This course can only be taken by Year 1 students taking the M Educ with the exception of CoSS/CoA students who may take it in any year of study.

Mandatory: International and Erasmus must have approval from Education Study Abroad Coordinator

What's The Point (Level 1 SQF 7)

Exam: 1 x 120 minutes paper

The general aims of this course are:

a. to offer participants a broad awareness of the link between theological understanding and the teaching of Religious Education;

b. to encourage a critical awareness of the use of appropriate theological language in the teaching of Religious Education;

c. to allow participants to develop the intellectual knowledge and thinking skills necessary to become an effective teacher of Religious Education.

Knowledge and Understanding

On completion of the course students should be able to:

a. recognise the centrality of the doctrine of theTrinity to Christian faith and practice;

b. identify the principal features of the relationship between faith and reason in Catholic thought;

c. explain the Catholic understanding of the nature of divine Revelation and its relationship to Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium;

d. recognise the place of the Scriptures in Catholic theology.

Skills

On completion of the course students should be able to:

a. critically evaluate resources for Religious Education in schools from a theological perspective and communicate in clear language the reasons for their conclusions;

b. demonstrate an appropriate use of academic writings skills, including referencing, in their course work;

c. use the principles of critical thinking to reflect on their own and others' learning;

d. sustain concise and informed arguments, both orally and in writing, on the areas studied in the course.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.  Students must have an 80% attendance at tutorial and lectures.