Religion, Philosophy & Ethics A-Level
Religious Studies is a thought provoking subject that allows you to explore a variety of worldviews and ways of thinking, both religious and non-religious. The course will offer you the opportunity to debate, discuss and analyse. As you do this you will be able to develop key skills that will be of great benefit ; ability to form reasoned argument, critical analysis, explanation and evaluation, the study of texts and extended writing.
The course is split into three areas of study:
Philosophy of Religion: arguments for God’s existence, evil and suffering, religious experiences and miracles, self and life after death.
Ethics and Religion: ethical theories, issues of human life and death, free will and responsibility, conscience and animal ethics.
Study of Religion: Hinduism. In this part students explore different aspects of the religion covering; sources of wisdom, ideas of god, self, death and the afterlife, gender and sexuality, religion and science, secularisation and pluralism. All of these are studied with a focus on the religion of Hinduism, exploring it’s past and it’s role in the lives of believers today.
Exams
Paper 1: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics (3 Hour Exam)
Paper 2: Study of Religion (3 Hour Exam)
Entry Requirements
A minimum of five GCSEs at grades 4-9, including English and maths and at least a grade 6 at GCSE in English.
Exam Board
AQA - Click here to visit the course page on the AQA website.
Contact
Ms H Rose-Aston - Curriculum Leader
Transition to KS5
All Year 11 students will be automatically added to our ‘Transition to KS5’ team once their GCSEs are completed. Students can check out the transition materials for as many of our subjects as they like.