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Sir John Lawes School
Religious Studies
Board: OCR (H573A)
INTRODUCTION
This course is open to people of any religious faith or none.
An enquiring and open mind are essential ingredients when embarking on this course. Good essay writing
skills will also be vital to enable you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the issues while
sustaining an argument.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
We would expect you to achieve a grade 6 or above in GCSE RS (Short Course or Full Course) or a
grade 6 or above in GCSE English. All students must have an APS of 4.5 or above. The ability to
retain an open mind will also be useful.
COURSE CONTENT
At Advanced level this subject examines religious, philosophical and ethical issues.
A Level Units:
The course will include units studying:
Philosophy of Religion
Ancient philosophical influences
The nature of the soul, mind and body and arguments about the existence or non-existence of God
The nature and impact of religious experience
The challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil
Ideas about the nature of God
Issues in religious language
Religion and Ethics
Normative ethical theories
The application of ethical theory to Business Ethics and Euthanasia
Ethical language and thought
Debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience
Sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs
