Religious Studies
Sleaford Joint Sixth Form - Lincolnshire
01529307013
Westholme House, Leicester Street, Sleaford, NG34 7PS
Course summary

Religious Studies is an A Level really worth considering and makes an excellent combination with science, humanities and arts subjects. If you would like to sharpen your critical thinking, develop your analysis and evaluative skills and tease your brain, this course is for you. Philosophy of Religion and Ethics: Arguments for the existence of God; Evil and Suffering; Religious Experience; Religious language; miracles and the self, death and the afterlife. The ethical theories of Natural Moral Law, Situation and Virtue Ethics; Issues of human and animal life and death (embryo research; cloning; abortion; euthanasia; capital punishment; the status and rights of animals; blood sports); Meta Ethics; Free will; conscience and a comparison of the views of Bentham and Kant. Study of Religion and dialogues: Sources of wisdom and authority; God/gods/ultimate reality; self, death and the afterlife; Good conduct and key moral principles; expression of religious identity; religion and gender, sexuality, science, secularisation and religious pluralism. This paper also includes a consideration of the dialogues between philosophy of religion, ethics and religion.

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements for Level 3 academic study apply. A Grade 6 in English is also required.

How you'll be assessed

All students follow the AQA Religious Studies (Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Religion and Dialogues) course which is assessed by two 3 hour written exams for each component.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLincolnshire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressWestholme House, Leicester Street, Sleaford, NG34 7PS