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35Two-YearCoursesUseanenquiringcriticalandempatheticapproachtothestudyofreligion.CareervalueThesubjectisgoodpreparationforacareerineducationincludingpost-graduateresearchandteachingjournalismmediareligiousvocations.ReligiousStudiesproducesstudentswhohaveanenquiringmindanappreciationofdifferentviewpointsanabilitytocometoclearbalanceddecisions.Theseskillsarehighlyvaluedbyemployers.Astudentx19sviewx1cReligiousStudiesatALevelhasaverypositiveatmosphereastheclassisonaveryone-to-onebasis.Theteacherstreatyouasthoughyouareanindividualwhichmakesitveryeasytogotothemandaskforhelp.ThisyearatALevelwehavebeenstudyingphilosophyaswellasethicsandmoralsbothofwhichareverywelltaughtandallowyoutothinkproperlyforyourself.ReligiousStudiesallowsyoutoopenyourmindtopossibilitiesandopinionswhichyoumayneverhadlookedatorthoughtofbefore.ReligiousStudiesalsotiesinwithothersubjectsthatyoumightbetakingforexampleithasaverystronglinkwiththeEnglishliteraturetextthatIamstudyinganditalsolinkswellwithpsychology.InthiswayReligiousStudiesenablesyoutolookatallofyourotherlessonsinadifferentlight.x1dSociologyExaminationboardAQACoursecontentASYear12Unit1SCLY1FamiliesandhouseholdsStudentswillexploreareassuchaschangespatternsofmarriagecohabitationseparationchangesinthestatusofchildreninthefamilyandsociety.Unit2SCLY2EducationwithresearchmethodsStudentswillexploreareassuchasdifferentialeducationalachievementofsocialgroupsbysocialclassgenderandethnicityteacherpupilrelationshipspupilsubculturestheapplicationofsociologicalresearchmethodstothestudyofeducation.Unit3SCLY3BeliefsinsocietyStudentswillexploreareasastherelationshipbetweenreligiousbeliefsandsocialchangeandstabilityreligiousorganisationsincludingcultssectsdenominationschurchesandNewAgemovementsthesignicanceofreligionandreligiosityinthecontemporaryworldincludingthenatureandextentofsecularisationinaglobalcontext.Unit4SCLY4StraticationdifferentiationwithTheorymethodsStudentswillexploreareassuchasstraticationbysocialclassgenderethnicityandagedimensionsofinequalityclassstatuspowerdifferencesinlife-changesbysocialclassgenderethnicityagedisabilitythenatureextentsignicanceofpatternsofsocialtheconnectionsbetweensociologicaltheorymethodsandthestudyofstraticationanddifferentiation.AssessmentASYear12Unit1Writtenpaper-1hour40ofthetotalASmarks20ofthetotalALevelmarksUnit2Writtenpaper-2hours60ofthetotalASmarks30ofthetotalALevelmarksA2Year13Unit3Writtenpaper-1hour30minutes20ofthetotalALevelmarksUnit4Writtenpaper-2hours30ofthetotalALevelmarksOtherskillsdevelopedThebroadandmulti-disciplinarynatureofsociologyanditsapplicationtoawiderangeofcurrentissuescalluponcandidatesx19abilitiestodemonstratethetransferabilityoftheirknowledgeandunderstanding.CareervalueTeachingSocialServiceslocalandcentralgovernmentadministrationNHSmanagementthevoluntarysectorgeneralmanagementespeciallyhumanresourcesandincreasinglyMedicineandLaw.Astudentx19sviewx1cIdecidedtodoSociologyasanALevelbecauseitoffersmeagreaterunderstandingofsocietyaroundmeandthroughthisIcanlearnandappreciateotherviewsinordertoobtainandrespectotheropinions.Ithelpsyoutostandbackfromsocietyandtotrytounderstandwhatisreallygoingon.x1d