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Course and Assessment

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How is SQA Advanced Higher RMPS structured, and what does the question paper and dissertation actually demand?

The course structure: two areas of study (Philosophy of Religion mandatory plus one optional area), the 90-mark question paper of extended essays, the 50-mark dissertation, and the 140-mark total graded A to D.
How SQA Advanced Higher RMPS is structured and assessed. Covers the two areas of study (Philosophy of Religion plus one optional area), the 90-mark question paper of extended essays, the 50-mark project-dissertation, the 140-mark total, and what the marker rewards.
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What skills does Advanced Higher RMPS assess, and how does it differ from Higher?

The skills of Advanced Higher RMPS - analysis, evaluation, sustained argument and independent research - and how the demand rises above Higher RMPS at SCQF level 7.
The skills assessed in SQA Advanced Higher RMPS and how it differs from Higher. Covers analysis and evaluation, the use of scholarship, sustained argument, independent research, and the step up from Higher RMPS to SCQF level 7 degree-style study.
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