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GCE A Level in Religious Studies

at Sacred Heart Catholic School, London · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Background The Religious Studies A level course gives you the opportunity to study some of the fundamental questions which people have always asked about:  Why are we here?  How should we behave?  What happens to us when we die?  How do religious believers explain and explore their beliefs Religious Studies involves some major academic disciplines such as Theology, Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion. Consequently you will study some of the following themes: Moral Philosophy – the major ethical theories, such as Utilitarianism and Kantian; Issues of human life and death; Meta Ethics, Free will and moral responsibility, Conscience. Philosophy of Religion – possible arguments for/against the existence of God; the ‘problem of suffering’; analysis of religious experience & miracles; life after death.  Study of Religion and Dialogues –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 dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion; The dialogue between ethical studies and religion.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 at GCSE Religious Studies.

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

  • Sacred Heart Catholic School

    Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RP

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · London

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