AQA A level religious studies

Hi, I am wanting to sit an exam for AQA A level Religious studies but the philosophy part sounds like a new laguage to me So can anybody who did this subject provide me with suggestions what the exams are about I know its too late to start but I think I can do it if I work hard enough I just need some help regarding how is i different to the GCSE RS and what the examiner is looking for and how to answer questions effectively to get the most marks

Reply 1

k59533

Original post by Roboo

You need to study the course.

Reply 2

Roboo

Have you done AQA A level RS

Reply 3

k59533

Original post by Roboo

Have you done AQA A level RS

I think I did Edexcel. You have to study the philosophers; it will take months to read their books and you will go too in-depth for it to be A-Level. You need a teacher to teach their books to you.

Reply 4

Roboo

Original post by k59533

I think I did Edexcel. You have to study the philosophers; it will take months to read their books and you will go too in-depth for it to be A-Level. You need a teacher to teach their books to you.

Okay Thankyou so muc for replying

Reply 5

Bluetakis

Original post by k59533

I think I did Edexcel. You have to study the philosophers; it will take months to read their books and you will go too in-depth for it to be A-Level. You need a teacher to teach their books to you.

Please have u got any tips for revising edexcel rs? I’m really struggling atm

Reply 6

k59533

Original post by Bluetakis

Please have u got any tips for revising edexcel rs? I’m really struggling atm

Can't advise you on the religion bit because not sure we did the same one.

For philosophy and ethics, make a big grid with the idea's Name, Key Terms, Advantages, Disadvantages.

You need the key terms to get content points. Writing the advantages just shows you understand it. You need to know disadvantages for big questions for get AO2 marks.

Then practice writing questions by just putting the grid into sentences.

For example: on my grid I have Utilitarian Ethics
my grid says:

Utilitarian Ethics -> Jeremy Bentham, consequentialist, Hedonic calculus -> Achieves happiness because it pleases the greatest number -> Leads to tyranny by the majority

Then for a practice question about Utilitarian Ethics you'd just make that into a sentence.

Practice questions are boring but they are the most important thing you can do.