Students will receive:

• Study from home either online or paper based material
• Gain up to 56 UCAS pts to help with your university application
• Nationally recognised qualification from AQA
• Full tutorial support from a tutor for up to 2 years.
• Predicted grades provided (as long as assignments are completed)
• Start studying whenever you wish
  
• Study at your own pace, i.e. as quick as you wish if are aiming for earlier exams.
• FREE NUS Totem Student Card
• Advice and guidance with CV from careers team

This course will prepare you for sitting your A Level in Religious Studies. You will be able to gain up to 56 UCAS points to aid in your University application process.

We provide you with support for up to two years but it is entirely up to you how quickly you work through and when you sit the exams.

Exams take place once a year in May/June. You may choose to study 'fast track' and aim for the next available dates or you may choose to take a methodical approach and take them at a later date. The choice is entirely yours.

You can study the course online through a portal or receive a hard copy delivered in folders that is yours to keep.

Throughout the course you are fully supported so if you come across anything you are unsure of you can contact your tutor by email. You also have a support team by telephone.

At the end of each section you will complete an assignment which you will email to your tutor. This doesn't count towards your end grade but it allows the tutor to ensure you are on the right track and help iron out any problem areas. Assignments consist of exam style questions so are effectively mini mock exams. The idea is that by the end of the course you are fully up to speed and confident you will achieve the grade you require.

Qualification code: 7062

COMPONENT ONE

Section A: The Philosophy of Religion

• Arguments for the existence of God
• Evil and suffering
• Religious experience
• Religious language
• Self and life after death

Section B: Ethics and Religion

• 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 TWO

Section A: Study of Religion

• The sources of wisdom and authority
• God and ultimate reality
• Self, death and the afterlife
• Good conduct and key moral principles
• Expressions 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.

Section C: The Dialogue between Ethical Studies and Religion

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

Exams take place in May/June of each year. It is the responsibility of the student to book their exams. Exam centres will charge and the price can vary so it is wise to investigate prior to enrolment.

You can search for a list of UK exam centres here:

A Level Religious Studies consists of two paper-based exams. A breakdown of the two papers follows:

Paper 1: Component 1 - Philosophy of Religion and Ethics

• Type: Written Examination
• Duration: 3 hours
• Weighting: 50% of A Level
• Total Marks: 100
• Assessed: Section A & B
• Assessment format: Four compulsory two-part questions

Paper 2: Component 2 - Study of Religion and Dialogue

• Type: Written Examination
• Duration: 2 hours
• Weighting: 50% of A Level
• Total Marks: 100
• Assessed: Section A, B, C
• Assessment format: Two compulsory two-part questions and two unstructured synoptic questions.