Philosophy & Ethics
A Level - AQA
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Hitchin Boys’ School, Hitchin Girls’ School and The Priory School
Course Overview
Course Overview
The aims of this course are to encourage you to identify fundamental questions of human existence and morality and to explore such questions within the context of a religious tradition.
Course Content
Course Content
Component 1 will study Philosophy & Ethics and is divided into two sections:
Section A: Philosophy of religion
Arguments for the existence of God
Evil and suffering
Religious experience
Religious language
Miracles
Self and life after death
Section B: Ethics and religion
Ethical theories
Issues of human life and death
Issues of animal life and death
Introduction to meta ethics
Free will and moral responsibility
Conscience
Bentham and Kant
Component 2 will study Christianity & Dialogues and will look at:
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, gender and sexuality
Religion and science
Religion and secularisation
Religion and religious pluralism
The Dialogues section is synoptic and explores how Christianity, Philosophy and Ethics work together as disciplines.
Both components are assessed by written examination.
Philosophy and Ethics is a highly respected qualification that leads into a wide range of university qualifications and careers that require good verbal and reasoning skills such as journalism, law, medicine and politics as well as careers that involve a good understanding of people such as nursing, psychology, social work, teaching and police work to name just a few.
Course Entry Requirements
5 or above in Philosophy & Ethics at GCSE or 5 or above in English Language or Literature. Minimum APS of 4.5
Course Specification
AQA 7062 (Religious Studies)
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