Course Requirements

A minimum of Grade 5 in English Language and Maths, you will also need at least Grade 7 in the subject you wish to study.  Please check the exact course requirements with individual subjects as they may vary.

Assessment

The course consists of 3 examinations, all of which are essay based.

• Philosophy of Religion, 2 hours, 120 marks 33.3% of your overall mark.
• Religion and Ethics, 2 hours, 120 marks, 33.3% of your overall mark.
• Developments in Christian Thought, 2 hours, 120 marks, 33.3% of your final mark.

Year 12

• Ethics
  • Natural Law
  • Situation Ethics
  • Kantian Ethics
  • Utilitarianism
  • Business Ethics
  • Euthanasia
• Philosophy
  • Ancient philosophical influences
  • Soul, mind and body
  • Arguments based on observation
  • Arguments based on reason
  • Religious experiences
  • The problem of evil
• Christianity
  • Augustine’s teaching on human nature
  • Death and the afterlife
  • Knowledge of God’s existence
  • The person of Jesus Christ
  • Christian moral principles
  • Christian moral action

Year 13

• Ethics - exam 2 hours
  • Meta-Ethical Theories
  • Conscience
  • Sexual Ethics
• Philosophy - exam 2 hours
  • The nature or attributes of God
  • Religious Language: negative, analogical or symbolic
  • Religious Language: twentieth-century perspectives and philosophical comparisons
• Christianity - exam 2 hours
  • Religious pluralism and theology
  • Religious pluralism and society
  • Gender and Society
  • Gender and Theology
  • The challenge of secularism
  • Liberation theology and Marx

This is a facilitating subject that will help you to enter many different occupations and degree options. Some examples are:

• Barrister
• Teacher
• Solicitor
• Social Worker
• Journalist
• Banking
• Civil Service
• Publishing
• Scientific studies
• Business 
• Holy Orders and Lay Vocations