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Philosophy A Level

at St Brendan'S Sixth Form College, Bristol · sixth form college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Philosophy A-Level has four main areas of study. Epistemology which wants you to thinking about how you gain knowledge. Is it something that we are born with or do we learning it through encountering with our sense? It also encourages you to think about the interesting area of perception and questions whether Descartes was correct about the issues with our scepticism. Moral Philosophy is our everyday experience of using our ethical toolkit to try and work out what is the right action to take. We are also challenged in this module to consider the moral problems of simulated killing, animal welfare, telling lies and stealing, applying the learning and coming to critical judgements. Metaphysics of mind asks you to take some of the key information from Descartes, Chalmers and others and develop an understanding of whether there is such a thing as consciousness or are we to understand whether we have a mind based on behaviourism, functionalism or eliminative materialism. Metaphysics of God wants you to think about some of the biggest and contentious arguments about the existence of God including whether God�s characteristics clash or if we can use religious language to talk about God. This demands that you are critical and evaluative, while understanding how problematic this topic is.

What you need to get on

GCSE English Language at grade 7 and Mathematics at grade 5 then three GCSE passes at grade 4 or above.

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 Brendan's Sixth Form College

    St Brendans Sixth Form College Broomhill Road, Bristol, BS4 5RQ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Bristol

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