Religious Studies

Entry Requirements

• No prior knowledge is required or assumed. • You do not have to have taken RS at GCSE; the areas we look at are significantly different from most GCSE courses. • Performing well in Short Course GCSE RS if you are taking it is a good indicator you will enjoy this A Level. • You should be willing to read and analyse some of the philosophical giants of human history. • You should be prepared to contribute to current thinking on important issues. • You do need to be able to write fluently and be prepared to work hard; a good GCSE grade (a 6 or above) in English is desirable. • You do need to have an interest in the big questions of life. • This is an academic subject with a lot of reading required; you must be prepared to read scholarly journals, books and other texts independently.