Religious Education

Religion plays an important role in our society and can influence what people think, feel, and believe. Through studying Religious Studies, students get a broad look at how religion and spirituality form the basis of our culture.

Religious Studies also helps students develop marketable skills and aptitudes including:

 

• analytical and strategic thinking;
• research skills;
• critical judgement;
• the ability to work with abstract, conceptual ideas;
• an ability to 'understand both sides' and negotiate and resolve conflict;
• problem-solving skills;
• leadership skills;
• understanding of the impact of conflicting ideologies; and
• an appreciation of human diversity, belief systems, cultural and spiritual experiences.

These skills are particularly useful for future careers in law, education, social work, politics, medicine, administration or the media.