| CODE | PLC5018 | ||||||
| TITLE | Dealing with Specific Moral Issues in Religious Education | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit seeks to give support to students who aim to teach Religious Education at a Middle and Senior level in teaching particular themes of a specifically moral character. This will be done by giving the students a specialized practical theological knowledge on several moral themes which they will encounter in the Religious Education curriculum during the Middle and the Senior Years. This will be done in such a way that the students will have enough knowledge to tackle themes such as marriage, sexuality, sanctity vs quality of life issues (infertility, contraception, abortion, euthanasia), pornography, LGBTIQ, stem cell research and cloning in class with students, while pitching their lessons at a right level. Study-Unit Aims: - giving a holistic, integral and rational approach to several moral issues from the Christian point of view - helping student to distinguish between correct Christian interpretations and hearsay with respect to select moral issues - equipping students with the correct knowledge which enables them to teach these themes in middle and senior classes, using the correct methodology and resources Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - define and describe particular moral issues (marriage, sexuality, sanctity vs quality of life issues, pornography, LGBTIQ, stem cell research and cloning) in view of teaching them in Religious Education lessons - list and argue in favour of what is central to specific moral issues from the Christian point of view - distinguish between correct information and other data related to the specific moral issues discussed which is picked up from less secure sources and personal opinions of others 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - speak about and discuss issues of a moral nature with middle and senior school students - prepare well-pitched lessons with relevant and correct information for the middle and senior years of schooling - choose and sort out what pertains to the Christian Tradition and separate it from false or blended teachings Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Eberl, Jason T. Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics. 1st Ed. 2017.. ed. 2017. Catholic Studies in Bioethics, 127. (available at UoM library) Tham, Kwan, Garcia, Tham, Joseph, Kwan, Kai Man, and Garcia, Alberto. Religious Perspectives on Bioethics and Human Rights. 1st Ed. 2017.. ed. 2017. Advancing Global Bioethics, 6. Trothen, Tracy J, and Calvin Mercer. Religion and Human Enhancement. Cham: Springer International AG, 2017. Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and Its Successors. Furedi, Ann. The Moral Case for Abortion. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. Mel茅, Schlag, Mel茅, Dom猫nec, and Schlag, Martin. Humanism in Economics and Business Perspectives of the Catholic Social Tradition. 1st Ed. 2015.. ed. 2015. Issues in Business Ethics, 43. Taboada, Paulina. Sedation at the End-of-life: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 1st Ed. 2015.. ed. 2015. Catholic Studies in Bioethics, 116. Salzman, Todd A, and Michael G Lawler. Catholic Theological Ethics. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Group, 2015. Murray, Esser, West, Murray, Justin, Esser, Meredith B, and West, Robin. In Search of Common Ground on Abortion : From Culture War to Reproductive Justice. 2014. Gender in Law, Culture, and Society. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carl Mario Sultana |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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