KS5

Students study the Eduqas syllabus for Religious Studies comprising three components:

A study of Religion - Christianity, Philosophy of Religion and Religion and Ethics

Each one of these three components are equally weighted.
There are three exams at the end of year two and each of these are two hours long.
There is no coursework in this subject.

A Study of Religion- Christianity

Religious Figures and Sacred Texts including the life of Jesus
Religious Concepts and Religious Life including is God male and does God suffer?
Significant social developments in religious thought including challenges from science
Religious practices that shape religious identity including baptism and Christmas.

Philosophy of Religion

Arguments for the existence of God
Challenges to religious beliefs including the problem of evil and suffering and psychological and sociological arguments against God
Religious experience including case studies and miracles
Religious language including mythical language and symbolic language

Religion and Ethics

Ethical Thought including issues such as whether being a good person is better than just doing good deeds
Deontological Ethics applied to abortion, voluntary euthanasia, immigration and capital punishment
Teleological ethics applied to homosexual relationships, polyamorous relationships, animal experimentation for medical research and the use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent
Determinism and Free will including the extent to which an individual has free choice