THEO3004 Directed Reading
Meeting Times: By appointment
Convenor: Grahame Feletti, graham.feletti@newcastle.edu.au, 0429.455.243
Instructor: Dr. Timothy Stanley, timothy.stanley@newcastle.edu.au (02)4017.0295
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Short description: The aim of this course is to provide the opportunity for students to use the skills and knowledge which they have developed in other courses within the programme and apply them to a particular area of study and/or to a practical vocational experience in greater depth. With the assistance of a supervising tutor students will be required to define an area of study, prepare a learning contract and timetable for their studies, and develop an appropriate bibliography and mode of assessment. The special study will be completed during one semester and the field of study will therefore need to be approved before that semester begins. Students may choose from one of the following broad areas of study:
- Sacred texts, culture and context
- Development of doctrine and practice
For example, within the Sacred texts, culture and context area a student may, in consultation with a supervising tutor, develop a focused study in one of the following illustrative areas: The Prophets, The Pentateuch, New Testament Epistles, Apocalyptic, Eschatological & Wisdom literature.
Students may also propose a vocational experience as the context for their study and reflection, for example in a place of worship, welfare agency, pastoral context or institution.