History

Exam Board: AQA

In History you will cover four exciting and varied topics:

• Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship: experience a dramatic time during which Hitler came to power and plunged Germany and the world into war. You will explore how Hitler kept the support of many Germans whilst killing millions including the Jews.
• Elizabethan England - The study will focus on major events of Elizabeth I’s reign considered from economic, political, religious, social and cultural standpoints, assessing the controversies that still stand today. 
• Health and the People: ‘Horrible History’ at its best: blood, guts and gore! You will explore surgery and treatment from medieval times to today, become aid workers, disease hunters and medical experts. 
• Inter-war years 1918-1939 - You will get to know the diverse and complex interests of nation-states, including the Great Powers, and individual leaders. By looking in greater depth, you will be able to understand why issues were so difficult to resolve. 

Assessment

100% examination — two exams each worth 50% of the overall grade. Paper 1 – Germany and Conflict and Tension during the Inter-War years. Paper 2 – Elizabethan England and Health and the People.

Where can it lead?

History is full of transferable skills, such as the ability to conduct research using different types of tools, the capacity to be a problem solver, the inspiration to be a creative thinker, an understanding of different people and societies, the skills to argue a case and to express your ideas clearly, essential debating, communication and ICT skills, and additional communication skills, such as negotiating, questioning and summarising.

History has been voted one of the top transferable subjects by Oxbridge universities. Careers include an advertising executive, an accountant, an analyst, an archivist, an archaeologist, a broadcaster, a business professional, an explorer, a diplomat, a campaign worker, a consultant, an editor, a foreign service officer, an intelligence agent, a journalist, a lawyer, a lecturer, a legal assistant, a manager, a politician, a public relations officer, a teacher, a social worker and many more.