History is about people, which is what life is about. As an individual it is important to understand the world in which we live.
History looks at art, psychology, geography, economics, sociology, science, literature, politics, individuals, national cultures and more.
The syllabus is based on 4 separately examined modules. The 1st 2 form the AS level and the final 2 achieve the A Level award. This course covers important aspects of history in the 19th & 20th Centuries.
AS Module 1: The Age of Gladstone and Disraeli 1865-1886
AS Module 2: Napoleon, France and Europe 1795-1815
A2 Module 3: The Challenge of German Nationalism, 1789-1919
A2 Module 4: Historical Interpretations and Investigations (coursework)
Overall, the course is designed to offer a range of history dealing with Britain, Europe, individuals and it allows the opportunity for students to pursue their own interests.
Is History a difficult A Level?
In the 2008 examination 100% students passed
In the 2008 examination 77% of students gained an A or B grade
In the novel “Waterland”, Graham Swift posed a question:
“And when you asked, as all history classes ask, as all history classes should ask, what is the point of history? Why history? Why the past? I used to say: but your ‘Why?’ gives the answer. Your demand for an explanation provides an explanation. Isn’t this seeking of reasons itself inevitably an historical process, since it must always work backwards from what came after to what came before? And so long as we have this itch for explanations, must we not always carry round with us this cumbersome but precious bag of clues called History? Another definition, children: Man, the animal which demands an explanation, the animal which asks why.”
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