H7272
Australian Catholics: Their Story
The unit Australian Catholics: Their Story provides a survey of the history of the Catholic Church in Australia and a context for other theological studies relating to the Australian Church. It is an Elective unit and forms part of a Major in Church History within the Bachelor awards.
Study Level |
Undergraduate |
|---|---|
Discipline |
Humanities in the Christian Tradition |
Sub Discipline |
Church History |
Credit Points |
9 |
Prerequisites |
9 credit points in Church History (H units) |
Exclusions |
Nil |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
- identify key developments in Australian Catholic history
- analyse issues that influenced the life of the Australian Catholic Church from 1788 to the present
- interpret primary historical documents pertaining to the development of the Catholic Church in Australia
- incorporate primary and secondary historical sources into a cogent historical narrative pertaining to Australian Catholic history
- apply lessons learnt from the history of the Catholic Church in Australia to an understanding of their own personal religious history.