Higher

Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies · Higher

World religions, morality and philosophical questions, assessed by extended answers.

The course

What Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies is about

RMPS examines belief and morality: the beliefs and practices of major world religions, moral issues such as justice, medicine and the environment, and philosophical questions about religion.

Where it leads

What it offers you

Careful reasoning about values and evidence — useful for theology, philosophy, law, teaching and the care professions.

The archive

Papers & marking schemes

2022–2026

SQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Higher on sqa.org.uk.

All Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies levels