History A Level

Course summary

Studying History prepares you with skills in evaluation, debate, investigation, source analysis and cross-referencing. History enables a critical study of the present. You will be able to evaluate sources of information in the media. You will be able to contextualise the political decisions of today by assessing the background of the people and the nation that it affects.. As a result the study of History offers you flexibility and provides a solid foundation for further study and career options. A level History can lead to a range of higher education opportunities such as History, Law, International Studies, Art History, PPE and many more. By the end of the course, you will hopefully have taken part in one of the trips running: Berlin, The British Museum, Tower of London and other historical landmarks. Component 1: Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702 Year 12: Absolutism challenged: Britain, 1603-1649 Year 13: Monarchy restored and limited monarchy, 1649-1702 Component 2: Democracy and Nazism, 1918-1945 Year 12: The Weimar Republic, 1918–1933 Year 13: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 Component 3: Civil Rights in the USA, 1865-1965 (Coursework) Year 13: 3,000 word non-examined assessment