History

Course summary

History is a fascinating subject in its own right. We hope students have enjoyed their GCSE courses and want to have the opportunity to study it further.History explains why the world is like it is today, and gives students an understanding of how societies deal with problems and opportunities. Just think of the News at the moment: financial meltdown; worries about European power; crisis in the Middle East; tense relations with Russia; the power of religion to cause conflict.All of these things have happened before, and by learning from the past we can understand how to deal with the present. Future ProofHistory is one of the most popular subjects for students to study at university, and we have been consistently successful at helping students to gain places at Oxbridge and other top universities over the years. At present we have historians at Oxford, Exeter, York, Durham, Edinburgh, Warwick, Birmingham and many other universities.History students are in demand for a variety of careers in business, government, finance, the media and Law because of the skills they learn: • to sift information and decide what is reliable; • to reach informed judgements about major issues; • to present ideas coherently both orally and in writing. Also, many universities value History as an A Level for students wishing to study medicine, as the above qualities allied to excellence in Science help to make students effective communicators and team-workers.