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PRE Subject Briefing
You will be taught 2 hours of Ethics, 2 hours of
Philosophy and 1 hour of Buddhism a week.
Assessment Breakdown
Paper 1: Philosophy
Paper 2: Ethics
Paper 3: Religious thought
(Buddhism)
All exams will be sat in
Summer of Y13.
Lesson structure
You will be taught 2 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Buddhism and
1 hour of Philosophy a week.
The fifth hour is timetabled as a lesson, but will be
independent study alternating between Buddhism and
Philosophy.
On top of this hour, you will be expected to complete 2 hours
a week of Ethics homework (including reading). There will
also be 2 hours of Philosophy or Buddhism homework (including
reading).
Course Content - Buddhism
YEAR 1
1.Foundations
2.Insight
3.Living
4.Development
YEAR 2
1.Society
Course Content - Philosophy
YEAR 1
1. Philosophical Language and
Thought
2. Existence of God
3. God and the world
YEAR 2
1. Theological and Philosophical
Developments
2. Religious Language: Negative,
Analogical or Symbolic
3. Religious Language: 20th
Century Perspectives
Unit 1:
Philosophical
Language and
Thought
Unit 2:
Existence
of God
Unit 3:
God and
the world
reason vs senses
The Forms
Analogy of the Cave
teleology
4 Causes
Prime Mover
Plato’s and Aristotle’s
view on the soul
Substance
dualism
Philosophical
Materialism
1. Ancient
philosophical
influences
PLATO
ARISTOTLE
2. Soul, mind
and body
Cosmological
Argument (Aquinas’
first three ways)
Teleological Argument
(Aquinas’ Fifth way and
Paley)
Challenges
(Hume and
evolution)
Ontological Argument (Anselm, Gaunilo and Kant)
3. Arguments
made on
observation
4. Arguments
made on
reason
Religious
Experience
(William James,
mystical and
conversion)
Ways in which
individual
experiences can be
understood
Evil and
Suffering
(logical,
evidential)
Augustin
e
Irenaeus
Hick
5. Religious
experience
6. Problem
of Evil
Year
1
Course Content - Ethics
Year 1
1. Normative Ethical Theories: Religious Approaches
a. Natural Law Theory
b. Situation Ethics
2. Other Normative Ethical Theories
a. Kantian Ethics
b. Utilitarianism
Year 2
1. Applied Ethics
a. Euthanasia
OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 Specification
The specification can be accessed through
the OCR Website
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/242913-
specification-accredited-a-level-gce-
religious-studies-h573.pdf
A copy is also stored on Google Drive
Textbooks: We provide at digital readings from a range of
sources but you may prefer a hard copy.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Level-Religious-Studies-OCR-
ebook/dp/B01M7407GR/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1497604001&sr=8-5&keywords=ocr+religious+studies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Religious-Studies-Level-Year-Eurostars-
ebook/dp/B01M8HIRNO/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1497604001&sr=8-9&keywords=ocr+religious+studies
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddhism-Students-Approach-Religion-Religions/dp/0340546913
Support
All resources
are on Google
Drive
Where can Philosophy, Religion and Ethics take you?
Besides learning more about the ideas that drive the societies we live in, Religious Studies students often go on to further career
training and jobs in:
Business / international business - Marketing and management
Marketing and management
The government, foreign service, or overseas support
Nonprofit or nongovernmental organisations
Counseling and Social Work
Education
Journalism / publishing
Law

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PRE subject briefing

  • 1. PRE Subject Briefing You will be taught 2 hours of Ethics, 2 hours of Philosophy and 1 hour of Buddhism a week.
  • 2. Assessment Breakdown Paper 1: Philosophy Paper 2: Ethics Paper 3: Religious thought (Buddhism) All exams will be sat in Summer of Y13.
  • 3. Lesson structure You will be taught 2 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Buddhism and 1 hour of Philosophy a week. The fifth hour is timetabled as a lesson, but will be independent study alternating between Buddhism and Philosophy. On top of this hour, you will be expected to complete 2 hours a week of Ethics homework (including reading). There will also be 2 hours of Philosophy or Buddhism homework (including reading).
  • 4. Course Content - Buddhism YEAR 1 1.Foundations 2.Insight 3.Living 4.Development YEAR 2 1.Society
  • 5. Course Content - Philosophy YEAR 1 1. Philosophical Language and Thought 2. Existence of God 3. God and the world YEAR 2 1. Theological and Philosophical Developments 2. Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic 3. Religious Language: 20th Century Perspectives
  • 6. Unit 1: Philosophical Language and Thought Unit 2: Existence of God Unit 3: God and the world reason vs senses The Forms Analogy of the Cave teleology 4 Causes Prime Mover Plato’s and Aristotle’s view on the soul Substance dualism Philosophical Materialism 1. Ancient philosophical influences PLATO ARISTOTLE 2. Soul, mind and body Cosmological Argument (Aquinas’ first three ways) Teleological Argument (Aquinas’ Fifth way and Paley) Challenges (Hume and evolution) Ontological Argument (Anselm, Gaunilo and Kant) 3. Arguments made on observation 4. Arguments made on reason Religious Experience (William James, mystical and conversion) Ways in which individual experiences can be understood Evil and Suffering (logical, evidential) Augustin e Irenaeus Hick 5. Religious experience 6. Problem of Evil Year 1
  • 7. Course Content - Ethics Year 1 1. Normative Ethical Theories: Religious Approaches a. Natural Law Theory b. Situation Ethics 2. Other Normative Ethical Theories a. Kantian Ethics b. Utilitarianism Year 2 1. Applied Ethics a. Euthanasia
  • 8. OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 Specification The specification can be accessed through the OCR Website http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/242913- specification-accredited-a-level-gce- religious-studies-h573.pdf A copy is also stored on Google Drive
  • 9. Textbooks: We provide at digital readings from a range of sources but you may prefer a hard copy. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Level-Religious-Studies-OCR- ebook/dp/B01M7407GR/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1497604001&sr=8-5&keywords=ocr+religious+studies https://www.amazon.co.uk/Religious-Studies-Level-Year-Eurostars- ebook/dp/B01M8HIRNO/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1497604001&sr=8-9&keywords=ocr+religious+studies https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddhism-Students-Approach-Religion-Religions/dp/0340546913
  • 11. Where can Philosophy, Religion and Ethics take you? Besides learning more about the ideas that drive the societies we live in, Religious Studies students often go on to further career training and jobs in: Business / international business - Marketing and management Marketing and management The government, foreign service, or overseas support Nonprofit or nongovernmental organisations Counseling and Social Work Education Journalism / publishing Law