Religious Studies

Course summary

Religious Studies is the subject for you if you enjoy debate and critical thinking. Philosophy will stretch your mind analysing different arguments regarding the existence or non-existence of God and looks at philosophical problems centred around the problem of evil and suffering and life after death. Ethics involves evaluating how we make moral decisions and will cover a number of theories before applying these to issues such as Abortion, Euthanasia, Sexual Ethics and War. The study of Islam will give you the skills necessary to apply to theology and comparative religion. It is an interesting subject that is applicable to all future studies involving reasoning and critical thinking as well as covering issues related to religion, teaching, medicine and social studies.