Assessment overview

Students must take two components from component group 1 (components 01 to 05) and one from component group 2 (components 06 to 10) to be awarded the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Religious Studies.

* 3 marks will be available for SPaG.
** 6 marks will be available for SPaG.

Content overview

Component group 1: Beliefs and teachings & Practices

Students study the beliefs, teachings and practices of two of the following major world religions:

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

Component group 2: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a religious perspective

Students study different philosophical and ethical arguments and their impact and influence in the modern world from the perspective of one of the religions they studied in component group 1.

There are four themes of study:

• Relationships and families
• The existence of God/gods/ultimate reality
• Religion, peace and conflict
• Dialogue within and between religions and non-religious beliefs.

Assessment overview

There is one component (Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world) examined in a single paper with three sections:

* In section A six additional marks will be available for SPaG.

Students must complete all sections of the paper to be awarded the OCR GCSE (9-1) in Religious Studies (Short Course).

Content overview

Section A: Beliefs and teachings

Students study the beliefs and teachings of two of the following major world religions:

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism.

Section B: Relationships and families

In section B students will approach the study of religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world through a study of the theme ‘relationships and families’. Students study different philosophical and ethical arguments and their impact and influence in the modern world from the perspective of one of the religions they studied in section A.

Section C: Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes

In section C students will approach the study of religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world through a study of the theme ‘dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes’. Students study different philosophical and ethical arguments and their impact and influence in the modern world from the perspective of one of the religions they studied in section A.