A Level Religious Studies

Subject Leader:
Ms H Fox-Adams

Exam Board:
OCR

Entry Requirements.
Grade 5 GCSE Religious Studies or GCSE English (if RS wasn’t taken as a GCSE)

You will:

develop your critical thinking, analytical, and argumentative skills and be able to relate it to the wider world
develop an understanding and appreciation of religious thought and its contribution to individuals, communities and societies
adopt an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to the study of religion, developing skills which are transferable to other subjects and your future career.

The course is divided into 3 papers studied across the 2 years:

Philosophy of religion:

exploring philosophical issues and questions raised by religion and belief (e.g. arguments about the existence or non-existence of God, and the challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil).

Religion and ethics:

studying key concepts related to religion and ethics (e.g. euthanasia and sexual ethics)

Developments in Christian thought:

undertaking a systematic study of key concepts within the development of Christian thought (e.g. gender and society and liberation theology and Marx).

Paper 1 – Philosophy of religion

Paper 2 – Religion and ethics

Paper 3 – Developments in Christian thought

3 x 2 hour written exams: there will be 4 essay questions on each paper, from which you choose to answer 3.

Prepare for university: gain an edge in humanities and social science subjects; build textual analysis and critical thinking skills; develop academic essay writing skills.
Empower your journey: develop essential life skills for the workplace and beyond; deepen empathy and adaptability for personal growth; justify your views and challenge assumptions effectively.
Unlock diverse career paths: open doors to teaching, charity, and equality, diversity and inclusion jobs; find opportunities in a variety of other careers from law to business; understand people from diverse backgrounds and handle respectful disagreements.

Useful sites to help you understand what you will study in A Level

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