FIELD                        HUMANITIES

 

Revision of Understanding Religion unit standard 6016

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Religious Studies

Understanding Religion

6016

 

The National Qualifications Services (NQS) of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has revised the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new version published                        November 2006

 

Planned review date                        December 2008

 

Reason for the revision

 

·        To enable candidates to explore the differences between two different groups with more coherence and detail, the range has been limited to two different groups rather than three different religious groups.

·        To make minor changes to clarify the outcomes required and to match the elements and purpose statement with the overall outcome.  The unit standard requires candidates to describe denominations of major religions and not types of religious groups.  This clarification has now been made and version 5 now replaces version 4.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

·        Title changed to 'Describe religious groups and the response of one religious group to another’.

·        Minor changes to elements and performance criteria to match the main outcome.

·        Range in element one amended to two different religious groups and not three.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

None.

 

Summary of main changes

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Subfield            Religious Studies

Domain            Understanding Religion

Id

Title

Level

Credit

6016

Describe types of religious groups and the response of one group to another

3

4

 

Describe religious groups and the response of one religious group to another