International Baccalaureate · IB Diploma
World Religions · SL
Papers, samples and curriculum documents for this course.
Course units and learning goals
These lessons teach selected course objectives. Check the remaining coverage gaps; the material is not a complete preparation programme.
Introductory study · Belief, practice and respectful comparison
- Distinguish religious beliefs, practices and experiences
- Compare traditions without treating adherents as uniform
- adherent
- A person who identifies with or follows a religious tradition.
- ritual
- A patterned practice carrying religious or social significance.
In-depth study · Sources, meaning and religious practice
- Analyse a source within one selected tradition
- Connect doctrine, practice and experience with contextual evidence
- doctrine
- Teachings or principles within a religious tradition.
- interpretation
- A reasoned account of meaning in a source or practice.
Investigative study · A bounded religious-studies inquiry
- Form a focused investigative question
- Evaluate sources and reflect on methods without requiring devotional participation
- investigation
- A systematic inquiry into a focused question.
- reflexivity
- Examining how the researcher's position affects interpretation.
Preparing for this qualification
- SL only: Paper 1 75 min 40%, Paper 2 90 min 35%, investigative study 25%. Religion and Society first assessment 2029 is a successor with different concepts and assessment.
- Introductory study of five religions: at least two from Hinduism/Buddhism/Sikhism and two from Judaism/Christianity/Islam plus one from either group or Daoism/Jainism/Bahai. In-depth study of two, one from each main group. School records its actual choices.
Teaching coverage still needed
- Detailed content for the five introductory and two in-depth school-selected religions plus full-guide rubric verification remain.
- Reviewed runtime bank remains unavailable; no practice registry promotion.
Specifications and sample documents
- World Religions — Subject brief · 2013 ↗
First assessment: 2013
Course materials
Course preparation
Documents are available. Board-specific notes, assessments and interactive past-paper practice are not yet available for every course.
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