Cerificate In Religious Studies Fact File

Course details

Teachers applying for positions in Catholic primary schools in Ireland are expected to hold a qualification equipping them to teach religious education according to the tenets of the Catholic faith. The Certificate in Religious Studies (CRS), offered by St Patrick's College, meets this requirement. The programme consists of six modules delivered over the period of a year with the entire programme from registration to graduation spanning eighteen months.

The CRS PT programme consists of six modules delivered in pairs. Each module covers twelve lecture hours. Two of the modules (Religious Education 1 and Religious Education 2) deal with Religious Education and the remaining four modules (Christian Foundations; Creed and Trinity; Moral; Liturgy and Sacraments) cover basic Catholic teaching as presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Entry to the part-time Certificate in Religious Studies is open to any teacher with a recognised qualification (from Ireland or elsewhere) to teach in a primary school in Ireland.