Religious Studies A Level

Applications Open: - Monday 3rd November 2025 - 9am

Applications Close: - 1st May 2026 - 4pm

Entry Requirements: - Three Grade 4s and specific to subjects.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices.

Please add three Level 3 courses to your application. These can be a combination of A-Levels, BTEC AAQs or BTEC Extended Certificates. Core Maths must be an additional fourth subject.

The Religious Studies course offers a choice of different religions, ensuring pupils have a thorough understanding of diverse philosophical and ethical viewpoints.

Pupils 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 deals with a range of contemporary topics and themes.

Pupils complete the AS-Level in Year 12 before moving onto build on this in Year 13 for the full A-Level.

Component 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics

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 religions

• 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

Component 2: Study of religion and dialogues

Section A: Study of religion – for each faith option (Christianity and one other):

• 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.

2 x three-hour exams at the end of Year 13.

2 x three-hour exams at the end of Year 13. There will also be the opportunity to sit exams at the end of Year 12 to achieve the AS-Level (2 hour paper and a 1 hour paper).

Grade 5 in GCSE RE or

Grade 5 in GCSE English.

WHERE NEXT?

Pupils who wish to take this subject further can apply for degree courses in Theology, Philosophy or Religious Studies at university. Many pupils go on to study subjects like Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Politics, English Literature or PPE. Alternatively, the skills acquired would be beneficial for a route into full time employment or apprenticeships.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Pupils of Religious Studies have continued on to successful careers in many fields, including law, education, business, social work, medicine, administration and the media.