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GCE A Level Religious Studies

at Didcot Girls' School, Didcot · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Religious Studies offers you an interesting and intellectually challenging A level. It asks difficult but crucial questions about life, the universe and everything! It furthers your understanding of the spiritual, moral, ethical, social and cultural dimensions of life. It demands your engagement with complex texts and concepts from across cultures and millennia that continue to shape our world, and encourages you to construct and defend your own arguments in response to them. Areas such as medicine, the law, journalism, the armed services, advertising, the police force, human resources, the voluntary / charity sector and teaching all value an A-Level in Religious Studies. RS is highly regarded by universities and employers as it requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, and proves that you are able to contemplate, analyse and evaluate a wide range of challenging contemporary issues. It is an excellent preparation for any arts degree but is also accepted by sciences such as medicine. Indeed, the Russell Group of top universities has made it clear that Religious Studies A level provides 'suitable preparation for University generally'.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in English GCSE, and Grade 6 in at least ONE of these subjects: Geography, History, Religious Studies, 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

  • St Birinus School

    Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8AZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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