History A-level students complete Edexcel History A-level. This comprises of three papers covering both breadth and depth studies. The Breadth paper tests students’ understanding of historical arguments and interpretation whilst the Depth examines student’s evaluation of primary sources within their context. Students will also complete an historical investigation, designed to prepare students for undergraduate study. The Historical investigation is an independent enquiry. Students are required to write a 3,000-4,000 word piece that evaluates primary sources and a range of interpretations by academic historians. Why You Should Consider This Course: History isn’t a subject that is stuck in the past, far from it. Historical events such as the Opium and Falklands Wars, and figures such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King have shaped the world we live in. The GCE History course has been designed to help you understand the value and significance of world events in the past. In the process you’ll gain a deeper understanding of social, cultural religious and ethnic diversity which will help improve your understanding of why people act as they do today. By end of the course you will learn how to investigate and evaluate sources as well as to explain a range of arguments and interpretations