Cambridge OCR
Level 3
QN: 601/8868/6
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Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Religious Studies
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Cambridge OCR. Classified as a GCE A Level. Total guided learning hours: 840 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Cambridge OCR
Syllabus Units
7 Units
Guided Hours
840 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Developments in Buddhist thought
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Developments in Buddhist thought
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Developments in Buddhist thought
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Developments in Buddhist thought
2
Developments in Christian thought
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Developments in Christian thought
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Developments in Christian thought
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Developments in Christian thought
3
Developments in Christian Thought
Augustine's teaching on human nature
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain Augustine's view of human nature and original sin
- Evaluate the impact of sin on human will
4
Developments in Christian Thought
Christian moral action
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the teaching of Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christian ethics
5
Developments in Christian Thought
Christian moral principles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the role of the Bible, Church and reason in Christian ethics
6
Developments in Christian Thought
Death and the afterlife
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse Christian teachings on death, judgment, heaven and hell
7
Developments in Christian Thought
Gender and society
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse Christian views on gender roles and equality
8
Developments in Christian Thought
Knowledge of God
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain natural and revealed theology
- Evaluate the role of faith and reason
9
Developments in Christian Thought
Liberation theology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain and evaluate liberation theology (Gutierrez, Boff)
10
Developments in Christian Thought
Pluralism and theology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse Christian responses to religious diversity (exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism)
11
Developments in Christian Thought
The challenge of secularism
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the impact of secularisation on Christianity
12
Developments in Christian Thought
The person of Jesus Christ
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the doctrine of the Incarnation
- Evaluate the Chalcedonian definition
13
Developments in Hindu thought
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Developments in Hindu thought
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Developments in Hindu thought
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Developments in Hindu thought
14
Developments in Islamic thought
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Developments in Islamic thought
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Developments in Islamic thought
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Developments in Islamic thought
15
Developments in Jewish thought
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Developments in Jewish thought
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Developments in Jewish thought
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Developments in Jewish thought
16
Philosophy of religion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Philosophy of religion
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Philosophy of religion
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Philosophy of religion
17
Philosophy of Religion
Ancient philosophical influences
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain Plato's analogy of the cave and theory of Forms
- Explain Aristotle's ideas of the Four Causes and Prime Mover
18
Philosophy of Religion
Arguments based on observation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the Teleological argument (Paley, Hume)
- Evaluate the Cosmological argument (Aquinas, Leibniz)
19
Philosophy of Religion
Arguments based on reason
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the Ontological argument (Anselm, Descartes, Kant)
20
Philosophy of Religion
Religious experience
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the nature and types of religious experience
- Evaluate the influence of religious experience on belief
21
Philosophy of Religion
Soul, mind and body
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse dualist views of soul and body (Plato, Descartes)
- Analyse materialist views (Hobbes, Dawkins)
22
Philosophy of Religion
The nature of God
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse philosophical issues about God's attributes (omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence)
23
Philosophy of Religion
The problem of evil
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the logical and evidential problem of evil
- Evaluate theodicies (Augustine, Irenaeus)
24
Philosophy of Religion
Works of scholars
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the views of specified scholars on philosophy of religion
25
Religion and ethics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Religion and ethics
- Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Religion and ethics
- Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Religion and ethics
26
Religion and Ethics
Applied ethics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Apply ethical theories to issues of life and death (abortion, euthanasia)
- Apply ethical theories to issues of non-human life (animals, environment)
27
Religion and Ethics
Conscience
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse Aquinas' distinction between synderesis and conscientia in his theological account of conscience.
- Evaluate Freud's claim that the superego is merely an internalised set of parental and societal prohibitions.
- Compare Joseph Butler's view of conscience as the supreme moral authority with modern secular critiques.
- Assess the implications of viewing conscience as a product of social conditioning for personal moral accountability.
- Explicate how John Henry Newman's notion of conscience as a 'voice of God' contrasts with evolutionary explanations.
28
Religion and Ethics
Ethical language
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the use of ethical language in religious and secular contexts
29
Religion and Ethics
Free will and moral responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the debate between determinism and libertarianism
- Evaluate the implications for moral responsibility
30
Religion and Ethics
Meta-ethics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain and evaluate cognitivist and non-cognitivist theories
- Analyse the meaning of moral language
31
Religion and Ethics
Normative ethical theories
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain and evaluate Natural Law (Aquinas)
- Explain and evaluate Situation Ethics (Fletcher)
- Explain and evaluate Utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill)
- Explain and evaluate Kantian ethics
32
Religion and Ethics
Virtue ethics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain and evaluate Aristotle's virtue ethics
- Analyse modern developments (MacIntyre)
33
Religion and Ethics
Works of scholars
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the views of specified scholars on ethics
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/8868/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Cambridge OCR
- Qualification Type
- GCE A Level
- Operational Start
- Sept 2016