Unit of Study TCHR6012 Critical Approaches to Teaching Faith, Reason and Science (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Enrolment information

Recommended that students undertake Foundations for Religious Education as the first unit in the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education.

Unit description

Engages students in critical approaches to teaching faith, reason and science in contemporary religious education classrooms. The unit will include critical analysis of the dominant cultural paradigm concerning the relationship among faith, reason, and science, and synthesise these through research to understand the implications for the teaching and learning of religious education.

Unit content

The conflict myth and its origins.
What do we mean by ‘science’ and ‘religion’?
Ways of knowing: Faith and Reason.
An unfolding universe and the questions this raises.
Possible relationship between science and religion integrating perspectives in curriculum design and pedagogy.
Teaching faith, reason, and science in a variety of contexts.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1,3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

interrogate and interpret the similarities, differences, perspectives and methodologies of theology and science, with reference to Christianity.

critically analyse and evaluate the dominant cultural paradigm concerning the relationships between faith and science.

integrate teaching practice with the dominant cultural paradigm demonstrating advanced knowledge of Christian and other religious perspectives on the relationship among faith, reason and science.

synthesise science and theology perspective and methodologies into curriculum design.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Creative work	50%

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