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
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 at GCSE or 5 or above in English Language or Literature
Course Specification
AQA 7062 (Religious Studies)
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/rs/specifications/AQA-7062-SP-2016.PDF
Homework
At A Level, students are expected to complete a minimum of 5 hours of study a week on top of their allocated lesson time.