AQA AS & A Level History
AQA AS & A Level History Course Overview History IS both interesting AND useful! As a history student, you will never experience the events that you study; instead you have to build up a picture from the evidence that has been left. You have to become skilled at asking questions, sometimes awkward questions; you will learn not to take everything at face value. You have to develop empathy and understanding of the actions and achievements of others. You have to be prepared to put your case and argue it well; you have to use evidence to draw conclusions and make judgements. These skills are highly desirable in many different careers and A -Level History is excellent training for any career where you have to use evidence or make decisions, especially where those decisions affect other people.
Course Content Year 12
Year 13
Exams: • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1933 • The Tudors: England, 1485–1547 Coursework Preparation Russia 1801-1953 – Content, study and research skills
Exams: • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 • The Tudors 1485-1603 Coursework: Historical Enquiry • Tsarist and Communist Russia 1801-1953
Assessment AS: • Paper 1 -The Tudors: England, 1485–1547 50% of AS • Paper 2 - Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1933 50% of AS
A2: • The Tudors 1485-1603 40% of A2 • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 40% of A2 • Coursework - your own study on Russia 20% of A2
Entry Requirements Standard Level 3 entry requirements – at least 5 GCSEs A*-C including English Language & Maths. History GCSE at grade B.
Progression History students are not just limited to "becoming another history teacher" (unless they want to of course!) Nor are they destined to gather dust in a museum or library (again unless they want to!) There are so many careers out there that require the skills that a study of history can bring; law, medicine, business, finance, accountancy, tourism, town planning, politics, journalism, research to name but a few!
Course Contact Dave Watson
[email protected]
trinitycatholiccollege.org.uk 01642 298100
Course Content Year 12
Year 13
Exams: • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1933 • The Tudors: England, 1485–1547 Coursework Preparation Russia 1801-1953 – Content, study and research skills
Exams: • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 • The Tudors 1485-1603 Coursework: Historical Enquiry • Tsarist and Communist Russia 1801-1953
Assessment AS: • Paper 1 -The Tudors: England, 1485–1547 50% of AS • Paper 2 - Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1933 50% of AS
A2: • The Tudors 1485-1603 40% of A2 • Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945 40% of A2 • Coursework - your own study on Russia 20% of A2
Entry Requirements Standard Level 3 entry requirements – at least 5 GCSEs A*-C including English Language & Maths. History GCSE at grade B.
Progression History students are not just limited to "becoming another history teacher" (unless they want to of course!) Nor are they destined to gather dust in a museum or library (again unless they want to!) There are so many careers out there that require the skills that a study of history can bring; law, medicine, business, finance, accountancy, tourism, town planning, politics, journalism, research to name but a few!
Course Contact Dave Watson
[email protected]
trinitycatholiccollege.org.uk 01642 298100
