Studies in
Catholic Thought
KLA: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
KLA: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Studies in Catholic Thought will invite students to explore the theology, scripture and philosophy that underpin the understanding of the human person within the Catholic tradition and the Christian life of virtue that follows. The course seeks to develop a deeper understanding of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and the Catholic ascetic tradition with a view to enabling students to be immersed in the wider Catholic tradition. At the same time, Studies in Catholic Thought will develop students’ ability to use inquiry skills and reason through engagement with Catholic teachings and literature. Students will come to know how faith and reason fit together in the Catholic Tradition.
Please note that this subject is also available through the School of Now - Blended virtual environment.
Year 11
Who is a Human Person?
The Trinitarian God and Humanity
The Re-imagining of Creation
Faith, Reason and Science
To be Fully Human
Year 12
Virtue, Vice, Salvation
The Good Works
The Common Good
The Good Life
2 unit undertakes two of the following units, which are 30 hours each:
Set Text Study
The Church and the Arts
The Church and First Peoples
The Church and the Contemporary World
It is expected that students have a keen interest in Catholic theology, scripture and philosophy. This course is suitable for students who may wish to study Theology at university level after completion of the HSC.
Student's will undertake no more than 3 formal assessment tasks in the Preliminary course and no more than 4 formal tasks in the HSC course. A range of assessment types will be utilised in the course, including research, a multimodal task, analytical response, class test and an End of Course Examination.
Year 11
Research Task (15 units weighting)
Presentation - ICT Task or Blog. This task may be related to outreach activities if undertaken by the school (15 units weighting)
Class Test
TOTAL WEIGHTING OF TASKS: 50 Unit
Year 12
Multi-modal Presentation - The development and/or production of a spoken or written task or, a combination of these, in print or digital forms.
Research Task
Analytical Response - Close study of literature or arts: responding to an issue or concern arising from one of the 2 unit options undertaken.
End of Course Examination