Course Content
Course Orientation
Begin with the course purpose, official 2028 syllabus, two-paper assessment, a balanced study plan, and verified resources for Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies 0490.
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Subject Introduction
Syllabus Overview
Assessment Overview
Learning Resources
About the Preparation Course
Diagnostic Assessment: Religious Knowledge and Evaluation
Paper guidance, syllabus review, diagnostic specifications and a learning-plan framework for Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies 0490.
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Introduction to the Diagnostic Section
Understanding Paper 1: Worship, Beliefs, Scriptures and Sacred Places
Understanding Paper 2: Festivals, Fasts, Family Life and Social Action
How Marks, Objectives and Grades Work
Whole-Syllabus Refresher
Paper 1 Diagnostic: Religious Knowledge and Evaluation
Paper 2 Diagnostic: Religious Knowledge and Evaluation
Your Diagnostic Results and Learning Plan
Module 1: Worship
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1.1 The mosque/church/synagogue as a centre for worship & as the centre of the religious community
1.2 Key features of a mosque/church/synagogue in different religious communities & its meaning & importance
1.3 Artefacts used in worship in different religious communities, their use, meaning & importance
1.5 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different religious communities
1.6 The roles and significance of leaders in different religious communities.
Module 2: Beliefs and scriptures
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2.1 Key teachings from the Qurʾan
2.2 Key teachings from the Bible
2.3 Key teachings from the Torah
Module 3: Sacred places – places of pilgrimage & of religious importance
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3.1 The importance of going on pilgrimage
3.2 Laces of pilgrimage and/or of religious importance
Module 4: Festivals & fasts
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4.1 Key festivals/fasts from Islam/Christianity/Judaism specified in the subject content
4.2 Their meaning and significance and how they are celebrated/practised today
Module 5: Rites of passage; religion & the family
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5.1 Key rites of passage from Islam/Christianity/Judaism
5.2 Muslim/Christian/Jewish beliefs about family life in different religious communities
5.3 Tradition & change: traditional family roles for men & women, old & young; reasons to maintain or change them.
Module 6: Religion & social action
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6.1 Religious laws, & moral & ethical codes
6.2 Teachings about love & concern for others
6.3 Stewardship of the environment
6.4 Muslim/Christian/Jewish organisations that relieve poverty.
Course recap and IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 exam preparation guideline
Religious Studies 0490
Notes & Resources
Religious Studies 0490 Syllabus Overview.pdf
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