AS Religious Studies - Edexcel

AS Religious Studies

Specification

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Religious Studies (8RS0)

First teaching from September 2016

First certification from 2017

Issue 2

Summary of AS Religious Studies Issue 2 changes

Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue

Clarification of what students need to learn for topic 1.2 in Paper 1 Spelling of second section of the Tipitaka corrected Clarification of what students need to learn for topic 2.1 in Paper 4, Option 4B

Page number

14 25 28

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Contents

1 Introduction

2

Why choose Pearson Edexcel AS Level Religious Studies?

2

Supporting you in planning and implementing this qualification

3

Qualification at a glance

4

2 Subject content and assessment information

7

Paper 1: Philosophy of Religion

8

Paper 2: Religion and Ethics

13

Paper 3: New Testament Studies

18

Paper 4: Study of Religion

23

Assessment Objectives

42

3 Administration and general information

43

Entries

43

Access arrangements, reasonable adjustments, special consideration and

malpractice

43

Student recruitment and progression

46

Appendix 1: Command word definitions

49

Appendix 2: The context for the development of this

qualification

50

Appendix 3: Transferable skills

52

Appendix 4: Level 3 Extended Project qualification

53

Appendix 5: Codes

55

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