Religious Studies

Assessment

This is a two-year linear course, with three terminal written examinations based on the three components outlined below: Component 1: Philosophy of Religion – one examination (2 hours), worth 33.3% of A Level Content studied in this component includes: ancient philosophical influences, arguments about the existence or non-existence of God and the meaningfulness of religious language. Component 2: Religion and Ethics – one examination (2 hours), worth 33.3% of A Level. Content studied in this component includes: ethical language and thought, debates surrounding the nature and significance of conscience, sexual and business ethics. Component 3: Theology - Developments in Christian thought – one examination (2 hours), worth 33.3% of A Level. Content studied in this component includes: death and the afterlife, knowledge of God’s existence, Christian moral principles and gender and society.