Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Exam Board: WJEC / Eduqas | Head of Department: Dr T Smith
Top three reasons to choose Religion, Philosophy and Ethics 1 T o help you think more deeply about the meaning of life!
2 B ecause it’s highly regarded by universities and employers.
What grades and skills do students need to study Religion, Philosophy and Ethics? No prior study is required (though a GCSE in R.S./ Philosophy will help). The main requirement we have of you is an open mindedness and willingness to question and think for yourself!
Modules/subject areas covered • Philosophy: including arguments for and against God’s existence. • Ethics: including different ethical theories and issues, such as medical ethics, sexual relationships, human rights, genetic engineering and nuclear warfare. • Buddhism: including basic teachings, different schools, meditation, and Buddhism and Western culture.
What next? Anywhere! VERY few A level R.P.E. students go into something ‘religious’. The skills, breadth of mind and cultural reference you will acquire through studying this A level will make you a valuable asset to any employer. Obvious career paths would include the law, politics, medicine, human resources, the creative arts and teaching.
3 To develop a range of skills – of
ref lection, evaluation, reasoning and synthesis – highly suited to many professions, including the Law, Politics and Medicine.
Notable BKHS Bablake Alumni John Haidar, after graduating from Cambridge, did an MA in Directing from RADA and is now a Theatre Director in the West End. Amelia Ross was President of Magdalen College JCR and is now Researcher, Board and CFO at Odges Berndtson, a prestigious recruitment company in London. Oliver Robinson is being fast tracked through the Civil Service and currently is working at the Home Office as an Analyst. The R.P.E. department has in the last ten years had a 100% success rate in getting five students into Oxford or Cambridge to read Theology and/or Philosophy, most recently Ben Smith.
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
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