St Mary's Catholic College, Wallasey

St Mary's Catholic College
A Voluntary Aided Academy

Key Stage 5

In years 12 and 13, students follow the AQA Religious studies course, with a focus on philosophy, ethics and Christianity. Students will study the following units:

AQA

Component 1

Component 2

 

Philosophy

Ethics

Christianity

Philosophy of religion & Ethics

Year 12

• Philosophy of religion.

• Arguments for the existence of God.

• Evil and suffering.

• Religious experience.

• Ethical theories.

• Issues of human life & death.

• Issues of animal life & death.

• Sources of wisdom and authority.

• God/gods/ultimate reality.

• Self, death and the afterlife.

• Good conduct and key moral principles.

• Expression of religious identity.

 

Year 13

• Religious language.

• Miracles.

• Self and life after death.

• Introduction to Meta ethics.

• Free will & moral responsibility.

• Conscience.

• Bentham and Kant.

• Religion, gender and sexuality.

• Religion and science.

• Religion and secularisation.

• Religion and religious pluralism.

• How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on philosophy of religion in relation to the issues studied.

• How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on ethical studies in relation to the issues studied

 

Exam – 3 hours

50 % - 100 marks

Exam – 3 hours

50 % - 100 marks

(http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/as-and-a-level/religious-studies-7062/specification-at-a-glance)