Subject Information Booklet Year 11 2021 HSC 2022

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Studies of Religion One unit for each of Year 11 and HSC NESA Developed Course

What background knowledge do I need to study Studies of Religion? There are no prerequisites for Studies of Religion. The Year 11 course provides all necessary background information regarding the nature of religion and its expression in various major world religions along with Aboriginal spirituality. The Year 11 course acts as an introduction to spirituality, religious language and the different aspects of the meaning of life and death and concepts of divinity. Nevertheless, the Religion and Ethics program in Years 7 to 10 at Pymble provides girls with a deeper understanding of religious traditions, along with an introduction to philosophical and ethical concepts. This enhances their appreciation of the material studied in Studies of Religion and allows further study to be supported by background skills and knowledge.

Why study Studies of Religion? Studies of Religion encourages students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of religion by exploring its significance throughout history and within contemporary society: the impact of beliefs, teachings, sources and practices on individuals and communities. Students will develop and express personal responses and informed insights on fundamental questions about identity, belonging, meaning and purpose. The subject combines well with other humanities subjects and, if taken with the sciences, will give students a broad-based curriculum. Students who have studied Studies of Religion in the past have gone on to read a wide range of subjects at university – everything from physics to philosophy, mathematics to medicine, economics to English, as well as theology.

Course description: The Year 11 course provides an understanding of the nature of religion and the expression of religious thought and practice in various belief systems. The variety of beliefs about the relationship between the divine and the human, the search for meaning and the ultimate goal of human life are explored. Students are introduced to Aboriginal spirituality and two of the world’s major religions chosen from: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. In the HSC course, the Foundation Study unit is a study of the history and societal changes in the expressions of religion in Australia from 1945 to the present. This study should demonstrate to students that people who share a religious view of reality have much in common and have an important place in Australian society and its environment. The relevance of religion to Australian culture is an integral part of this section of the course. Following from the World Religion depth studies in Year 11, the same two traditions are studied in greater detail, specifically looking at significant people, ethical issues and significant practices within the chosen traditions.

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Latin Continuers

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page 101

Latin Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 102

Japanese Continuers

3min
pages 98-99

Italian Beginners

2min
pages 96-97

Japanese Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 100

German Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 95

German Continuers

3min
pages 93-94

French Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 92

Classical Greek Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 89

French Continuers

3min
pages 90-91

Classical Greek Continuers

2min
pages 87-88

PDHPE: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

3min
pages 82-83

Chinese Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 86

Languages: Chinese Continuers

3min
pages 84-85

Music 2

2min
pages 79-80

Music Extension (HSC level only

1min
page 81

Drama

2min
pages 75-76

Music 1

3min
pages 77-78

History Extension (HSC level only

3min
pages 67-68

Studies of Religion

3min
pages 71-72

Performing Arts: Dance

2min
pages 73-74

Legal Studies

3min
pages 69-70

History, Society Ancient History

4min
pages 63-64

and Ethics: Modern History

4min
pages 65-66

Studies, Economics: Economics

3min
pages 59-60

Geography

3min
pages 61-62

Visual Arts

4min
pages 55-56

Software Design and Development

4min
pages 51-52

Geography, Business Business Studies

2min
pages 57-58

Textiles and Design

3min
pages 53-54

and Applied Food Technology

2min
pages 47-48

Technologies: Hospitality

3min
pages 49-50

Art, Design Design and Technology

3min
pages 45-46

Science Extension (HSC level only

4min
pages 43-44

Investigating Science (HSC level only

3min
pages 39-40

Physics

4min
pages 41-42

Chemistry

5min
pages 35-36

Earth and Environmental Science

5min
pages 37-38

Mathematics Extension 1

2min
pages 27-28

Science: Agriculture

2min
pages 31-32

Biology

5min
pages 33-34

Mathematics Extension 2 (HSC level only

2min
pages 29-30

English EAL/D

3min
pages 19-20

English: English Advanced

5min
pages 15-16

Mathematics: Mathematics Standard

1min
pages 23-24

Mathematics Advanced

2min
pages 25-26

English Standard

3min
pages 21-22

What will my HSC Record of Achievement look like?

1min
page 10

Particular subject course requirements and restrictions

2min
page 14

Particular University course requirements and restrictions

1min
page 13
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