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History AS/A Level

TitleHistory
QualificationAS Level
Subject AreaHumanities
SubAreaHistory
AwardLevel 3
AttendanceFull Time
Duration1/2 Years
Entry Requirements5+ A-C Grades or equivalent
Qualification TitleLevel 3
Awarding BodyOCR

The course provides clear continuity from GCSE and at the same time sound preparation for higher education. Exciting and innovative historical topics have been chosen through which candidates study four crucial aspects of the subject: theories of explanation and the uses and limitations of source materials at AS and of interpretations and of historical significance at A2.

By shifting the emphasis of History firmly to the 'why' and 'how' along side the more traditional 'what', of the historian's work, this brand new specification represents an exciting development in the study of AS/A Level History.

AS Level Suggested Study Options

A. Skills Focus: Explaining History
Topic 1: Russia in Turmoil 1900-1921
or
Topic 2:
The Reign of Elizabeth I 1558-1601
B. Skills Focus: Using Historical Evidence
Topic 1: Impact of war on British Society 1900- Present day
or
Topic 2:
Race and American Society 1865-1970's

A Level Suggested Study Options

A. Skills Focus: Explaining History
Topic 1: The impact of the Norman Conquest 1066-1216
or
Topic 2:
British Appeasement in the 1930's
or
Topic 3:
The Holocaust

B. Skills Focus: Personal Study
A 3000 word essay discussing and debating the significance of a person or event of your choosing from the past

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