CUCG Faculty of Religious Studies
General Description
The objective of the Programme is a search for knowledge and understanding of religion as it affects the lives of people. The Programme treats religion in its broad and narrow spectrum through the study of the Holy Books of World Religions and the Judeo-Christian tradition. The Programme has an inclusive anthropological understanding of religion in the Judeo-Christian context. Therefore, religion is the most complete and condensed communication system that a cultural people make about themselves, transcendence and the spirit universe. Thus, philosophy of the Programme is to educate students by providing them with a strong background in religious studies.
The Programme looks at the place of religion in the modern world. It takes cognisance of religious and theological engagements with contemporary social reality. This is based on a philosophical approach that cultivates the spirit of inquiry, understanding and self appropriation. In this quest, the Programme views theology and philosophy as partners in providing the foundation of a holistic approach towards the theory and practice of religious education. This is done in accordance with the mission objective of influencing lives positively without proselytizing students.
Specific Programmes of the Faculty:
Students of the Faculty of Religious Studies do a B.A. degree in Religious Studies with a bias in Education. They take the core courses of the Faculty, and a few related courses in Education that have affinity with Religious Studies. These students do a minimum of 16 units and a maximum of 18 units per a semester. The minimum or the maximum unit is a combination of RS courses and two courses in Education.
The students also have the option to do a B. A. degree in Religious Studies, and a Diploma in Education from the Faculty of Education. The students must qualify with a grade point average of 2.5. They take a minimum of 16 units in Religious Studies, and three (3) courses in Education, a maximum of 20 units.
The students must do Mathematics, Statistics and other required courses in Education.
For the 2010/2011 academic year, the Faculty is offering one programme in Religion with a diploma in Education for students who are doing the diploma beyond the B. A. in Religious Studies.
Rationale, Goals and Objectives of the Programme Study
Rationale:The Catholic Church has a mission to provide education for the citizens of the nation. This reason goes back to the time of the Augustinian Frairs of 1471. Since that time, religious education has become a tool, a means of ‘liberation of people’s mind from any siege mentality.
Goals and Objectives: The objectives of the programme are to educate students with strong background in Religious Studies:
i) The programme educates people who can engage themselves with people of other religions for mutual understanding, tolerance as well as peaceful co-existence in the secular democratic nation, Ghana.
ii) To prepare and graduate them for inter-religious dialogue.
iii) To prepare them appreciate and lasting values of religion in general, which are relevant to the modern African quest for nation building.
iv) To reinforce their appreciation of the urgency of the church’s constant call for inculturation of the Christian faith in Africa.
Read more on the course Structure for Religious Studies
FIRST YEAR PROGRAMME(RS)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
CES 101 | Study Skills | 2 units | |
CES 102 | Introduction to Logic | 2 units | |
CES 103 | Introduction to Information Technology I | 3 units | |
CES 104 | Introduction to Information Technology II | 3 units | |
CES 105 | Introduction to Mathematics I | 3 units | |
CES 106 | Introduction to Mathematics II | 3 units | |
CES 107 | Language and Communication Skills I | 3 units | |
CES 108 | Language and Communication Skills II | 3 units | |
CES 109 | Social Analysis of Ghana today I | 2 units | |
CES 110 | Social Analysis of Ghana Today II | 3 units | |
CES 110 | Social Ethics | 3 units | |
CES 113 | Introduction to French I | 2 units | |
CES 114 | Introduction to French II | 2 units | |
RS 101 & 102 | Introduction to Theology I & II | 2 units | 2 units |
EDU 101 & 102 | Theory and Method of Education I & II | 3 units | 3 units |
Total | 23 units | 20 units |
SECOND YEAR PROGRAMME(RS) (CORE COURSE)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
RS 201 | Phenomenology of Religion | 3 units | |
RS 202 | Foundations of Religious Experience | 3 units | |
RS 203 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 units | |
RS 204 | Philosophy of Religions | 3 units | |
RS 207 | Holy Books Of World Religions: Bible, Quran | 3 units | |
RS 208 | Introduction to Islam | 3 units | |
RS 209 | Theology of the Old Testament | 3 units | |
RS 210 | Ethics Of The Old Testament | 3 units | |
Total | 12 units | 12 units |
SECOND YEAR PROGRAMME(RS) (CORE COURSE)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
EDU 203 | Principles of School Administration | 3 units | |
EDU 205 | Introduction to Guidance and Counseling | 2 units | |
EDU 211 | Adolescent Psychology | 2 units | |
EDU 212 | Theories of Personality and Social Development | 2 units | |
CES 213 | Intermediate French I | 2 units | |
CES 214 | Intermediate French II | 2 units | |
Total | 9 units | 4 units | |
Total Units |
21 units | 16 units |
THIRD YEAR PROGRAMME(RS) (Elective Courses)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
RS 301 | Theology of the New Testament | 3 units | |
RS 302 | Ethics of the New Testment | 3 units | |
RS 303 | Catholic Social Teachings I | 3 units | |
RS 304 | Catholic Social Teachings II | 3 units | |
RS 305 | History and Theology of Christianity I | 3 units | |
RS 306 | History and Theology of Christianity II | 3 units | |
RS 307 | History of Philosophy I | 3 units | |
RS 308 | History of Philosophy II | 3 units | |
RS 309 | Christianity and Judaism | 3 units | |
Total | 15 units | 12 units |
EDUCATION COURSES OF (RS) (Elective Courses)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
EDU 202 | Intro. to Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 units | |
EDU 202 | Evaluation and Measurement | 3 units | |
EDU 205 | Sociological Foundations of Education | 3 units | |
EDU 309 | Research Methods | 3 units | |
Total | 6 units | 6 units | |
Total Units |
21 units | 18 units |
EDUCATION FOR (RS) (CORE COURSE)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
EDU 202 | Intro. to Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 units | |
EDU 301 | Introduction to Education Supervision | 3 units | |
EDU 302 | Organization and Classroom Management | 3 units | |
EDU 305 | Sociological Foundations of Education | 3 units | |
Total | 6 units | 6 units | |
Total Units |
27 units | 24 units |
FOURTH YEAR PROGRAMME(RS) (Core Courses)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
RS 401 | West African Traditional Religion | 3 units | |
RS 402 | African Philosophical and Belief System | 3 units | |
RS 405 | Interfaith Encounter and Religious Dialogue | 3 units | |
RS 406 | Special Problems of Ethics and Morality | 3 units | |
RS 409 | Mass Communication and the Media | 3 units | |
RS 410 | Principles of School Administration | 3 units | |
RS 411 | Project I | 3 units | |
RS 412 | Project II | 3 units | |
RS 413 | Sociology of Religion | 3 units | |
CES 414 | Hadith Studies | 3 units | |
Total | 15 units | 15 units |
EDUCATIONAL COURSES FOR (RS) (Elective Courses)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
RS 201 | Introduction to Educational Planning | 2 units | |
RS 202 | Planning and Administering High Sch. Counseling | 3 units | |
RS 203 | Vocational Dev. and Counseling of Adolescents | 2 units | |
RS 209 | Introduction to Psychological Testing and Appraisal | 3 units | |
Total | 7units | 3units | |
Total Units |
22 units | 18units |
FOURTH YEAR PROGRAMME(RS) (CORE COURSE)
Code | Discipline/Course | 1st sem | 2nd sem |
EDU 203 | Principles of School Administration | 3 units | |
EDU 205 | Introduction to Guidance and Counseling | 2 units | |
EDU 211 | Adolescent Psychology | 2 units | |
EDU 212 | Theories of Personality and Social Development | 2 units | |
CES 213 | Intermediate French I | 2 units | |
CES 214 | Intermediate French II | 2 units | |
Total | 9 units | 4 units | |
Total Units |
21 units | 16 units |