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GCE A Level in Religious Studies

at Whitburn Church of England Academy, Sunderland · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Unit 1 Philosophy of Religion: Ancient Greek influence on the Philosophy of Religion, Traditional arguments for the existence of God, Challenges to belief: evil and suffering, science and religion. Unit 2 Religious Ethics: Ethical Theories - Utilitarianism, Applied Ethics - Medical Ethics, War and Peace. Unit 3 Philosophy of Religion: Religious language, Experience of religion, Nature of God, Death and the afterlife, Miracles. Unit 4 Religious Ethics: Meta-ethics, Free will and determinism, Conscience, Virtue Ethics, Applied ethics topics - environmental ethics, business ethics.

What you need to get on

Grade 5 in GCSE English Language or Literature.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Whitburn Church of England Academy

    Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7EF

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sunderland

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