Course information
Religious Studies
St Aloysius RC College - Islington
02075617800
Hornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5LY
Course summary

This award is a two year A Level qualification. Component 1 Philosophy of religion Component 2 Religion and ethics Component 3 Developments in Christian thought Content Component 1: Philosophy of religion Students study philosophical language and thought, and issues and questions raised by belief: Ancient philosophical influences the nature of the soul, mind and body Arguments about the existence or non-existence of God The nature and impact of religious experience The challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil Ideas about the nature of God Issues in religious language Component 2: Religion and ethics Students explore key concepts and the works of influential thinkers, ethical theories and their application: Normative ethical theories The application of ethical theory to two contemporary issues of importance Ethical language and thought Debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience Sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs Component 3: Developments in Christian thought Religious beliefs, values and teachings, their interconnections and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world Sources of religious wisdom and authority Practices which shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition Significant social and historical developments in theology and religious thought Key themes related to the relationship between religion and society

Entry requirements

6 in Religious Studies 6 in English Literature and Math

How you'll be assessed

Component 1: Paper 1 , 2 Hour exam, 33.3% of total A Level. (120 Marks) Component 2: Paper 2, 2 hour exam, 33.3% of total A Level. (120 Marks) Component 3: Paper 3, 2 Hour exam, 33.3% of total A level. (120 Marks)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityIslington
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeBoys
AddressHornsey Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5LY