History
Course summary
A-level History qualifications have been designed to help you understand the significance of historical events, the role of individuals in history and the nature of change over time. You will gain a deeper understanding of the past through political, social, economic and cultural perspectives.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
History | Grade 5 in History | — |
English Language | Grade 4 in English Language | — |
As published by the school
Students will be expected to have obtained a Grade 5 or above at GCSE in the subject and a grade 4 in English Language to study History at A Level.
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Assessment
A-level students must take assessments in all three of the following units: Unit 1: Breadth study - The Tudors: England, 1485-1603 - 2hr 30min examination (40% of A level) This will be a study in breadth looking at issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period. Year 12: Part one: Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485-1547. • Henry VII, 1485-1509 ,Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Year 13: Part two: England: turmoil and triumph, 1547-1603 • Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547-1563. • The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563-1603. Unit 2: Depth study: Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918- 1945 - 2hr 30min examination (40% of A level) This topic is a study in depth of a period of German history during which a newly developed democratic form of government gave way to a dictatorial Nazi regime. Year 12: Part one: The Weimar Republic, 1918-1933 • The Establishment and early years of Weimar, 1918-1924 • The ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic, 1924-1928 • The Collapse of Democracy, 1928-1933 Year 13: Part two: Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 • The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933-1939 • The Racial State, 1933-1941 • The impact of War, 1939-1945 Unit 3: Historical investigation (Personal study) Civil Rights Movement in the USA 1863-1968 - 20% of A Level. This will be independently researched and written in the form of a piece of extended writing of between 3,000 and 3,500 words in length. It will cover a 100 year period tracing the developments in AfricanAmerican civil rights in the USA from slavery to the Civil Rights acts of the 1960’s
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