EXAMINATION BOARD: AQA Religious Studies
 
AS CONTENT
Unit 1: Religion and Human Experience
Unit 2: Religion and Ethics
Unit 3: Religion and Science
 
A2 CONTENT
Unit 4: Religion and Ethics
Unit 5: Philosophy and Religion
Unit 6: Synoptic Paper
 
At Holland Park, we follow the AQA Religious Studies specification, which focuses on modules involving Philosophy and Ethics. Philosophy and Ethics are concerned with understanding how people should live, what sorts of things exist and what comprises their essential natures, what counts as genuine knowledge and what the correct principles of reasoning are. We study abstract philosophical arguments that seek to address issues such as the existence of God and the soul, the relationship between religion and science and the explanations for miracles and religious experiences. We also explore ethical issues such as environmental ethics and medical ethics and apply key theories to these. We consider the ethical theories of Kant, Bentham and John Stuart Mill and consider critically the value of deoritological and teleological ethics.
 
This may be a valuable course for you if you are interested in reading any of the following at University:
Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, Politics.
 
Entry Requirements:

• GCSE Religious Studies – A*/A
• GCSE English – A*/A

 
Other GCSEs that would assist progression:

• Mathematics – A/B
• Core Science – A/B
• An MFL – A/B