Campion’s Grad Cert featured on CathNews

Campion's new online Grad Cert in Religious Education (Primary) was featured today on CathNews! We're very excited about our first post-graduate course, developed with the expertise of Professor Gerard O’Shea to offer primary school teachers the intellectual and practical skills needed to excel in RE. Read the article below:

College on course to teach teachers

Campion College, a Catholic tertiary college based in Western Sydney, has launched its first postgraduate course, an online graduate certificate in religious education for primary school teachers. The course is designed as a professional development qualification for individuals currently working as teachers in primary schools. University undergrads seeking a qualification in theology may also apply.

 

The course consists of four compulsory units of study, delivered part-time over two years. All lecture material will be available for perusal at the student’s leisure prior to a weekly online discussion session via Zoom, an online video conferencing platform.

 

Campion College president Dr Paul Morrissey said: “We are very excited about this new course offering, our first postgraduate course. This course, developed with the expertise of Professor Gerard O’Shea, offers teachers the intellectual and practical skills to excel in RE.”

 

Challenges and Strategies in Religious Education is the first unit on offer from Semester 1, 2020. Subsequent units on offer include:

• Catechesis in Sacramental Theology
• Historical Context of Catholic Teaching
• Introduction to Biblical Studies

 

Applications are accepted directly via the Campion College website. Students seeking to commence in Semester 1 are encouraged to apply by mid-February. Tuition is $1,995 per unit. FEE-Help is not yet available for the course however teachers may be able to receive funding as part of diocesan professional development initiatives. Interested teachers are encouraged to consult their employer or local Catholic Education Office.

 

Campion College opened in 2006 as Australia’s first tertiary liberal arts college, seeking to integrate the insights of faith and reason like its American and European counterparts. In 2018, the college received a 100 per cent graduate satisfaction rating according to the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Graduate Outcomes Survey.

View the article at: https://cathnews.com/cathnews/37067-campion-set-to-teach-teachers-in-new-postgraduate-course 

Find out more about the Grad Cert at: https://www.campion.edu.au/graduate-certificate-in-religious-education-primary/