At AS and A2 Level, you will study a variety of topics. These build on what you have studied at GCSE and cover a wide range of interesting and engaging issues. In the second year, you will also study two cultural topics for in-depth study (for example the study of a novel and a film).

Year 1

? Leisure and Lifestyles, including travel and tourism, sport, hobbies, entertainment, customs, traditions, healthy living - health and nutrition, diet and exercise; unhealthy living - drugs, aids, smoking, alcohol, etc

? The Individual and Society, including relationships and responsibilities, gender issues, youth culture (values, peer groups, fashions and trends etc) education, vocational training and future careers.

Year 2

? Environmental Issues, including technology pollution, global warming, transport, energy, nuclear energy, renewable energies, conservation, recycling, sustainability.

? Social and Political Issues, including the role of the media, racism, immigration, social exclusion and integration, terrorism, world of work (employment, commerce, globalisation, etc)

? Two cultural topics: the World of cinema, the World of Literature, the Regions of France.