AQA GCE AS Level History

A Level history will introduce students to the impact of great events in the 20th Century in two countries, Britain and Germany. They will have the opportunity to study in depth the way these issues have shaped their own lives and the world today. For their coursework, students will be able to choose to study in depth an issue within the 100 year period and write an independent study based on a question of their own devising. Five Reasons to Study this Course at Chichester 1. It is an opportunity to study interesting and thought provoking subjects 2. Being taught by a passionate and enthusiastic subject specialist 3. Being taught at an outstanding college 4. An opportunity to study a more unusual historical topic 5. History is a fascinating subject What will I Study? The units cover the first half of the 20th Century. Britain 1906-45 and Germany 1919-45. The British paper is an overview of the changes Britain faced in this period and gives students the opportunity to explore the reasons for change and its impact. The German unit is unusual in that it gives students the chance to discover what life was like for the German-Jewish community in this period. This paper is an in-depth look at people's lives and the impact of changing circumstances. Students will choose their area of investigation from within the 100 year period. How will I be Taught? Students will be taught with a variety of teaching and learning activities such as, group work, paired and individual study. Discussions and debates also play an important role plus essay writing in class and for homework. For A2 there is greater emphasis on deeper analysis and evaluation and students are expected to read far more widely and access more challenging material. How will I be Assessed? There will be ongoing assessment throughout the year with homework tasks, timed essays in class, mock exams in January. There will be two written examinations in May. Essay writing forms an essential part of the course and students should have a high degree of language and literacy skills. What our students say? 'The History Course prepared me for my Law degree course more than any other subject I studied at A level' (Past A level student) 'History is my favourite subject, and I've really enjoyed the AS course and am looking forward to going onto A2' (current AS student)