This course presents you with questions; lots and lots of questions. It encourages you to develop your own questions too and where possible answer some of them. Our course is designed to challenge you as well as teach you how to challenge others. It will support you in developing arguments from different points of view, broaden your mind and help you acquire academic skills and independence. Philosophy means ‘love of wisdom’ and this subject gets you to think beyond the physical and develop the thought processes that will make you wiser. There will be an exploration of some of the earliest philosophers and later, the development of arguments for God’s existence. However living in the modern age, we do not forget the challenges that fly in the face of religion every day. Within Ethics, we ask you to consider where the source of your morality comes from and whether any action is always absolutely the right thing to do or are there always exceptions. Can there always be exceptions? You apply different ethical theories to a variety of old and new ethical problems including ‘Is it ever right to kill’ and ‘should we be able to choose the gender of our children?’ The subject is linked to the Christian religion however your own beliefs or background do not give you any particular advantage in achieving in the subject, instead the love of learning, curiosity and fundamental inquisitive nature mixed up with some hard work and focus will lead you to success in Philosophy and Ethics. As one of the oldest subjects in the world to be studied, Philosophy and Ethics can be combined with a variety of other subjects ranging from Mathematics, given the emphasis of logic required, to English; as many of the essay skills will be transferrable. It is also highly regarded by admissions tutors across a wide range of university courses for the high level of communication and analytical skills it entails.
Name: Religious Studies Qualification title: GCE AS level Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment See prospectus Awarding OCR Created 20160315 16:00:42 Updated 20160316 15:31:07
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