Religious Studies

Swansea College

A Level

In Sketty

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Description

  • Type

    A Level

  • Location

    Sketty (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

It makes no difference if you are a theist (believer in God), atheist (non-believer in God) or agnostic (undecided about God), Religious Studies could offer you an interesting and vibrant option at both AS and A Level with plenty of opportunities for thought-provoking religious, ethical and philosophical debate.
AS candidates complete two options:
Unit 1 - Introduction to Eastern Religions: Buddhism
The Life of the Buddha
Key Buddhist Concepts (karma, nirvana)
Buddhist Lifestyle (lives of monks, nuns and lay community)
Buddhist Practices (worship and meditation)
Unit 2 - Introduction to Religion and Ethics and Philosophy of Religion
Aquinas' 'natural law' ethical theory
Utilitarianism (Bentham and Mill)
Flecther's situation ethics based on love
Applied ethics
Inductive arguments of God's existence
Deductive arguments of God's existence
The problem of evil and suffering
Religous experience
There are three further units at A Level:
Unit 3 - Religion and Ethics
Unit 4 - Studies in Buddhism
Unit 5 - Philosophy of Religion
Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of these ideas but also their evaluative skills.
Updated October 2018

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Location

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Sketty (Swansea)
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Tycoch Road, SA2 9EB

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About this course

A degree in Religious Studies can lead to a variety of careers such as teaching, social work, journalism, nursing, PR and youth work. Students who have completed the course have gone on to various universities including Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, London, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Cambridge and Bath Spa.

Grade B in GCSE English Language and Literature is desireable.

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Subjects

  • Buddhism
  • Ethics
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies

Course programme

The course is delivered through four sessions that make up 4.5 hours a week. Each session is lecture based with plenty of opportunities for student interaction.

Examinations for both AS and A Level are sat in the summer. For each exam, two structured essay questions must be answered out of a choice of four.

Students are set practice essay / exam questions at least every three weeks with constructive feedback on how to improve given on return.

Additional information

There will be opportunities to visit a Buddhist Centre and a variety of guest speakers will be invited in to college. Last year, the college hosted a successful inter-faith conference on life after death. A fortnightly Religious Studies Society has been set up by the students for the students. This gives a chance to discuss issues of general interest often recently featured in the media that may not be covered on the syllabus. We have links to several universities including Cardiff, Trinity Saint David and Bath Spa, enabling students to make study visits to conferences and seminars.

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