A Level Religious Studies

Explore the Christian religion with our A Level Religious Studies course and learn more about arguments for the existence of God, issues of both human and animal life and death, key moral principles, and sources of wisdom and authority. Depending on the degree you wish to study and the career you hope to pursue, the A Levels we recommend studying alongside this course are A Level Philosophy, A Level Sociology, and A Level History.

Degrees this subject could lead to

This A Level Religious Studies course is ideal for anyone considering studying a degree in subject areas like travel and tourism, childcare and education, law, health and social care, or the arts.

Future career options

The skills and knowledge gained during your studies will also come in useful for careers in social work, healthcare, education, leisure and tourism, or as a tour guide in a museum or visitor attraction.

A Level religious studies via distance learning

This A Level Religious Studies course is exactly the same as an A Level you would study at school or college, meaning you will take the same exams and get the same qualification. The only difference is that our courses are designed to be studied from home at your own pace, and you will receive full tutor support via email.

Course Content

AQA specification code: 7062

Component 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics Section A: the philosophy of religion

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

Component 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics Section B: ethics and religion

• Normative ethical theories
• Issues of human life and death
• Issues of animal life and death
• Introduction to meta-ethics: the meaning of right and wrong
• Free will and moral responsibility
• Conscience
• Bentham and Kant
• For the second component, in relation to Christianity, there are three sections

Component 2: study of religion and dialogues Section A: Christianity

• Sources of wisdom and authority
• God
• Self, death and the afterlife
• Good conduct and key moral principles
• Expressions of religious identity
• Christianity, gender, and sexuality
• Christianity and science
• Christianity and the challenge of secularisation
• Christianity, migration and religious pluralism

Component 2: study of religion and dialogues Section B: dialogues

• The dialogue between Christianity and philosophy
• The dialogue between Christianity and ethics