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Religion plays a key role in everyday life, as it influences how people think, feel and act. Our A level course explores different perspectives on religion and its impact on individuals, communities, societies and cultures.
By studying A level Religious Studies, you’ll tackle intriguing ‘big’ themes such as life after death, the nature of evil and the existence of God. You’ll also consider topics including war, abortion and euthanasia from a religious perspective – with opportunities to reflect on your own values and attitudes as you progress.
Our A level Religious Studies online course develops critical thinking skills and promotes effective, empathic, thoughtful communication. These skills support success in higher education and are valuable in a range of careers, such as medicine, law, counselling, business and social work.
Our A level Religious Studies online course focuses on Christianity, but is suitable for people of all faiths, or of no religious belief. With the support of a personal tutor, you’ll explore a range of engaging topics including Christianity and society, ethics and religious language.
You’ll have the flexibility to fit study around your lifestyle, learning at your own pace. Like many NEC students, perhaps you’ll go on to study religious studies or theology at university, or use your qualification to support your next career move?
Our Religious Studies A level course is ideal if you:
Future opportunities
Section 1: Introduction to religious studies
Section 2: The existence of God
Section 3: Religious and ethical debates
Section 4: Theory and application of ethics
Section 5: Christianity
Section 6: Religious language
Section 7: Belief and unbelief
Section 8: Ethics
Section 9: Christianity and society
Section 10: Atonement: works of scholars
Study A level Religious Studies with us and benefit from:
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Choose when and where you access your course, using learn@nec our 24/7 learning platform.
This easy-to-use learning platform includes interactive checkpoints, quizzes and activities to help you evaluate your progress.
You’ll have access to support from a personal tutor. All NEC tutors are subject experts, with experience of supporting online learners.
Meet Amanda who is just one of our first-class religious studies tutors:
“Learning should be a rewarding experience for its own sake. I love ideas and think that the most valuable thing about education is the joy of gaining knowledge. The most rewarding thing about tutoring and teaching is helping students to find their own reward in learning. I have been teaching for 18 years. I am a head of faculty, an A level examiner and write NEC course materials for A level Philosophy and A level Religious Studies. I am never happier than when I am in a classroom or working 1:1 with learners of all ages.”
Exam board
Format
Hours
*The specification suggests that 300 hours is needed. You’ll also need time to complete assignments and prepare yourself for exams and some courses like English literature involve a lot of reading. Everyone is different so it’s impossible to say with certainty how long a course will take you, but you should expect to spend longer than 300 hours. Taken across the length of time we recommend, this equates to approximately 5 hours per week. This will increase if you choose to take it over a shorter time frame or may be less if you are retaking a subject and have covered a lot of of the course content.
Assignments
Resources
Our course fees are clear and transparent to help you plan for any additional costs.
Your course fee includes:
Your course fee does not cover:
If you need more support, you can purchase:
For further information on additional/optional support you can purchase, please visit our additional services page.
Exams (three):
There is no non-exam assessment (NEA) for this course
We know that our younger students often need an extra helping hand with their studies. In our experience, learning online works best when the parents are involved, so when you enrol your child with NEC, you’ll have a unique set of services to help you to support your child.
This includes:
Read more about how we work with young students who are studying at home or through a school.
It’s your choice: you can pay in full at the point of enrolment, or you can spread the cost over monthly instalments with our finance offer. We offer a choice of six or 12 month repayment plans, with 0% APR as standard.
To pay in instalments you will need to enrol by telephone.
Representative example:
Course fee: £750
Deposit: £75
Amount of credit: £675
Monthly payment: £112.50
Duration of agreement: 6 months
Total repayable: £750
Rate of interest: 0% (fixed)
0% APR representative.
The National Extension College (NEC) work with finance company Deko. For more information on our relationship with Deko and repayment plans click here.
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