Common questions about revising WJEC AS-Level Religious Studies. Tap any to open it.
What is on WJEC AS Religious Studies?+
32 topics across 128 subtopics, examined in AS Unit 1 and AS Unit 2. They are all listed on this page, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it. The full topic list is Christianity: Religious Figures and Sacred Texts, Christianity: Key Religious Concepts, Christianity: Religious Life and Moral Principles, Christianity: Practices and Religious Identity, Islam: Religious Figures and Sacred Texts, Islam: Key Religious Concepts and more.
Does AS Religious Studies count towards the full A level?+
Yes. In Wales the AS units are marked as a standalone AS qualification and also carry forward into the full WJEC A level, which is why the first year matters more here than it does in England. Check the current weighting on the 603-0277-X specification, as it is set by the board rather than by us.
What is the difference between AS and A level Religious Studies?+
AS is the first-year units only. The A level adds 36 further topics, among them Christianity: Texts, Authority and Key Figures, Christianity: Historical Developments in Religious Thought, Christianity: Social Developments in Religious Thought, and expects you to connect them back to the AS material. Work the AS content here, then move up to the full A level page when you start the second year.
When do you sit WJEC AS Religious Studies?+
Normally at the end of Year 12, in the summer series. That gives you one year to memorise 1,778 questions' worth of material, which is roughly 9 questions a day across an academic year if you start in September.
How should you revise for AS Religious Studies?+
By retrieval, not rereading. Cover the answer, pull it from memory, then check. Levo runs that loop across all 32 AS topics and brings each question back on a spaced schedule, so what you learn in September is still there in June.
Is it worth revising AS content again for the A level?+
Yes, and it is the mistake most students make. The second-year papers assume the first year, and in Wales the AS marks usually count towards the final grade as well. Keeping the AS material on a spaced schedule through Year 13 costs far less time than relearning it.
How many questions are there for WJEC AS Religious Studies?+
1,778, written from the 603-0277-X subject content and grouped into 128 subtopics so you can work one small area at a time rather than a whole topic at once.
Can you use Levo for just the AS year?+
Yes. Pick your subject, choose the AS topics on the topic screen, and every mode — the 3-step method, Cram, Blank Blitz, Build It and Test It — works only that material. Add the second-year topics when you get to them.