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GCE A Level in Religious Studies

at Great Western Academy · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level22 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course is broken down into 3 separate units – Religion (Christianity), Philosophy and Ethics. Christianity is a complex religion and we will ask questions about Jesus: his birth and the resurrection, whether we think God must be male, how the Bible can support Christian life as well as asking whether the UK really is a Christian nation and what the effects have been of secularisation. In Philosophy, we study arguments for and against the existence of God. We look at the very nature of arguments themselves and are able to assess how strong or weak they really are. As well as this we consider the challenges faced by religious believers today such as the problem of evil and suffering and question whether religion is in fact a product of the mind. In Ethics, we ask questions around how someone can be guided by their moral principles and the wider effect this may have. We look at various theories which may help someone to make a more decision for example Utilitarianism and Situation Ethics.

What you need to get on

GCSE English grade 4 . GCSE Religious Studies is not a requirement

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

  • Great Western Academy

    GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY WILLIAM MORRIS WAY, SWINDON, SN25 2PP

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