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2. GCSE Specification B: Full course overview 50% exam (1hr 45 mins) Students choose of 2 of the 3 papers *The two religions can not be Christianity and Catholic Christianity

3. GCSE Specification B: Short course overview 50% exam (1hr) Both papers must be taken *The two religions can not be Christianity and Catholic Christianity

4. GCSE Specification A: Full course overview Paper 1 – Study of Religion (50%) Choose 1 religion from Christianity, Catholic Christianity or Islam Content - Beliefs and teachings, Practices, Sources of Wisdom & Authority and Forms and expression and ways of Life Assessment - Exam (1hour 45mins) Paper 2 - Second Religion (25%) Choose from Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, must be different from primary religion *students can not study Christianity and Catholic Christianity together Content - Beliefs and teachings, Practices Assessment - Exam (50mins) EITHER: Philosophy and Ethics (25%) Same as primary religion Content - Existence of God, Marriage and the family Assessment - Exam (50mins) OR: Textual Study (25%) Same as primary religion Content – Choice of of St Mark’s Gospel or Qur’an Assessment - Exam (50mins)

5. GCSE Specification A: Short course overview Study of Religion (50%) Choose 1 religion from Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Islam or Judaism Content - Beliefs and teachings, Practices Assessment - Exam (1hour) Study of Religion (50%) Choose 1 religion from Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Islam or Judaism, students must study two different religions *students can not study Christianity and Catholic Christianity together Content - Beliefs and teachings, Practices Assessment - Exam (1hour)

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7. A Level Religious Studies: Overview Students study 3 of the 4 papers paper 1 Philosophy of Religion paper 2 Religion and Ethics paper 3 New Testament Studies paper 4 Study of Religion - Philosophical issues - Nature & Influence of religious experience - Problem of evil and suffering - Language - Philosophers - Influences and developments - Significant concepts in issues and debates - Utilitarianism, situation ethics and natural moral law - War & Peace and Sexual Ethics - Ethical Language - Ethical Theory (including comparison of 2 scholars) - Medical ethics - Context of the New Testament - Texts and Interpretation of the New Testament - Interpreting the text and the purpose and authorship of the 4 th Gospel - Ways of interpreting scripture - Variety of texts and interpretations - Scientific and historical challenges in faith and history - Religious beliefs, values and teachings - Sources of wisdom and authority - Practices that shape and express religious identity - Social and Historical developments - Comparative study of two scholars - Religion and Society (Set texts will be specified) Based in one of the following religions; Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism 2 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 2 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 2 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 2 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers

8. AS Level Religious Studies: Overview paper 1 Philosophy of Religion paper 2 Religion and Ethics paper 3 New Testament Studies paper 4 Study of Religion Philosophical issues Nature & Influence of religious experience Problem of evil and suffering Significant concepts in issues and debates Utilitarianism, situation ethics and natural moral law War & Peace and Sexual Ethics Context of the New Testament Texts and Interpretation of the New Testament Interpreting the text and the purpose and authorship of the 4 th Gospel Religious beliefs, values and teachings Sources of wisdom and authority Practices that shape and express religious identity (Set texts will be specified) Based in one of the following religions; Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism 1 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 1 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 1 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers 1 hour exam 33.3% of Qual Students take 3 of the 4 papers