Critical Thinking can be taken as an additional A Level or AS Level subject and students can gain extra UCAS points as a result.
Critical Thinking is particularly recommended for those intending to apply for Law or Medicine courses at university where critical reasoning tests may be used as part of the selection process.
Critical Thinking is increasingly being used to select students for over-subscribed courses to differentiate between students who have similar results/predicted grades at their time of application.
Improved skills of critical analysis will be a benefit to any student following A Level courses.

Entry Requirements

Students should have achieved a good grade at GCSE English Language. Students need to be able to read and comprehend complex passages at speed.

Course Details

Critical Thinking aims to improve the thinking skills of students. They are taught how to evaluate the arguments of others and to construct logical arguments of their own.

It is different from all other subjects because there is no coursework and no subject content. There are two examination papers that are entirely skills-based.

Higher Education and Career Opportunities

Critical Thinking skills are important for anyone intending to pursue higher education but it is particularly recommended for those intending to study Law or Medicine.

From Education Questions in the Daily Telegraph 14/9/05:

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