A' Level Religious Studies Course

• Ethical theories
• Issues of human life and death
• Issues of animal life and death
• Introduction to meta ethics
• Free will and moral responsibility
• Conscience
• Bentham and Kant

For each faith option the following topics are covered:

• 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.

Students must study one from the following options:

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism

• How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on philosophy of religion in relation to the issues studied.

• How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on ethical studies in relation to the issues studied.

• Arguments for the existence of God
• Evil and suffering
• Religious experience

• Ethical theories
• Issues of human life and death
• Issues of animal life and death.

For each faith option the following topics are covered:

• Sources of wisdom and authority
• God/gods/ultimate reality
• Life after death
• Key moral principles
• Religious identity

Students must study one from the following options:

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism

Students in the past have progressed onto the following degree courses:-

• English studies
• Psychology
• Philosophy
• History
• Theology and Religious studies
• Sociology.

Studying A' Level Religious Studies at University will be useful in any number of careers; teaching, youth work, journalism, civil service or government.

Before you start your tutor will contact you to welcome you and, if you’re new to Learn Now, help you understand what study will be like. They’ll also clarify how and when they can be contacted, and how quickly they will respond to you.

Once you’ve started your tutor will mark and provide feedback on your assignments and support your progress throughout the course.

There is no coursework or practical involved with this course. Your final grade will be based on exams only. This qualification is 100% exam based.

With our A Level courses you receive support and access for up to two years. You can however complete the course much sooner if you wish to. You will need to check the exam dates for your A Level subject and the number of guided learning hours to ensure that you can achieve your goals.