Religious Studies

Course summary

This course will stretch your mind, give you the opportunity to examine the ideas of the greatest thinkers in the history of western civilisation and provide you with a qualification which is highly respected in further education and employment. The course involves addressing some of the most significant questions human beings ask – what we can know, who we are and how we should behave. Philosophy enables you to learn to think for yourself, find meaning and build understanding from robust foundations. It is therefore complimentary to most, if not all, other subjects, not least Ethics and Theology, key components of this A Level. You will develop skills of reasoning and critical analysis, enabling you to bring rigor to your examination, formulation and defence of arguments. Perhaps most importantly, the subject provides you with a rich bed of philosophical wisdom, the tools to think deeply and the space to come to ‘know yourself’ – the beginning of all wisdom according to Aristotle.