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- Amy Simons
- amy.simons@swale.at
A Level Religious Studies
Whitstable School, The
Bellevue Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PX
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications open:- Monday 4th November at 9.00am
Applications close:- 25th August 2026
Entry Requirements: - They vary for each course.
How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices.
Course Summary
Our course offers a choice of different religions, ensuring students have a thorough understanding of diverse philosophical and ethical viewpoints.
Students gain critical and evaluative skills sought by higher education and employers – particularly in law, education, social work, politics, medicine, administration and the media.
Religious studies is a thought provoking subject and our contemporary themes will help you inspire engaging classroom discussion.
Course Details
Course details:
Component 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics
What's assessed:
Section A: Philosophy of religion
Arguments for the existence of God
Evil and suffering
Religious experience
Religious language
Miracles
Self and life after death.
Section B: Ethics and religion
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.
How it's assessed
Written exam: 3 hours
100 marks
50% of A-level
Component 2: Study of religion and dialogues
What's assessed
Section A: Study of religion – for each faith option (2A–2E) 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.
Section B: The dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion.
How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on philosophy of religion in relation to the issues studied.
Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion.
How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on ethical studies in relation to the issues studied.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
How it's assessed
Written exam: 3 hours
100 marks
50% of A-level
Entry requirements
Students should have a grade 5 in English Language and a grade 6 in RS or another written subject.
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