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Religious Studies: Philosophy and Ethics AS/A2 Level Examination Board: OCR Aims of Course The Religious Studies course in Philosophy and Ethics encourages candidates to: 1 develop their interest in and enthusiasm philosophical and theological interpretations; 1 develop knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to this specialist study; 1 adopt an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to the study of religious issues; 1 reflect on and develop their own values, opinions and attitudes.
Programme of Study at AS Level and A2 Level Unit
Level
Name
1
AS
2
Description
Weighting AS/A
Philosophy of Religion
Ancient Greek influences on philosophy of religion, Judaeo-Christian influences on philosophy of religion, Traditional arguments for the existence of God and Challenges to religious belief.
50% / 25%
AS
Religious Ethics
Ethical theories and Applied ethics topics
50% / 25%
3
A2
Philosophy of Religion
Religious language, Experience of religion, Nature of God, Life and death and Miracles
25%
4
A2
Religious Ethics
This unit will explore Meta-ethics, Free will and determinism, Conscience, Virtue ethics and Applied ethics topics
25%
Approaches to Learning Students will acquire the skills to analyse key issues in theological and philosophical debate, identify the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of theological and philosophical theories, and construct their own arguments on a range of issues in theology, philosophy, and ethics.
Who is this course aimed at? Philosophy and Ethics offers students an exciting opportunity to work at the interface of theology, philosophy, and ethics.
Minimum entry requirement is a grade C in a Humanities subject at GCSE or at least a grade B in English Language at GCSE. Additionally, all internal students must have discussed their entry requirements with the Head of RE.
E N H A N C E D B Y S P E C I A L I S T T E C H N O L O G Y, M A T H S A N D C O M P U T I N G S T A T U S