Religion, Philosophy and Ethics is an in-depth critical course that asks students to show focused understanding of key arguments and debates found within the subject areas. Students will be expected to digest, question and reflect on key areas of discussion from the course and be able to formulate their own responses to these in succinct and well formulated essays. In particular, students will focus on the debate regarding the existence of God and the comparison of this with Ancient Greek views, the question of ‘what is right’ from the world of ethics, and a critical examination of the developments found in Christian Theology from its conception to modern day feminism and secularism. This course is well suited to any student looking to find out more about how we have the views that we do today and what they are based on. All students taking this course should have a firm interest in reading around the subject and enjoy the demands of academic essay writing. This A level is a wonderful step into university study and will teach you the skills necessary for Law, History, English, Politics and Philosophy degrees. Future careers in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics typically involve legal work, social care, analysis based jobs, journalism, politics and more. When choosing to study Religion, Philosophy and Ethics it is worthwhile to consider subjects which work well together. Success in these subjects often come when students study RPE with another humanity subject or English, giving them the ability to focus on their essay writing and analysis across the breadth of their subjects.