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AS/A Level Religious Studies

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Study Times: 
Part of Full Time Programme
Level: 
AS Level
Level 3 - Full A Level equivalent
Length of course: 
1 year AS Level, 2 years for full A Level
Venue: 
Poplar Centre
Age Group: 
16-19 Year Olds

Religious Studies gives you the chance to look at how we have come to understand ourselves and the world around us.

At AS level you are required to study two units. The first looks at Ethics. This allows you to explore issues such as Euthanasia, Abortion, philosophers such as Bentham and Mill and the Value and Nature of Human Life. The second unit will concentrate on a world religion. You will be studying Christianity and will focus on Trinity and Salvation, Christian scripture and Christian way of life. 

At A2 level you will look at Life, Death and Beyond. This will consist of studying life on earth, its relationship to a variety of religions alongside different rituals of death and what happens in the afterlife. You will also study Islam, Sharia Law, Role of Women and the Family and Islam in Contemporary Society.

You will develop good written, interpersonal and communication skills. You will develop critical and evaluative skills, take part in group presentations and carry out research. You will be assessed by sitting two exams in the first year and two in the second year.

Where this course might take me: 
You may progress to university where you could study Religion, Theology or a variety of Humanities related subjects. Religious Studies combines well with subjects such as English, Psychology, Sociology, Islamic Studies and History.