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Overview

This course is designed to help students develop a variety of skills such as interpretation, analysis, evaluation and communication of information. The course will enable students to develop a knowledge and understanding of past events and periods, and to explore the key features and characteristics of those periods.

The course approaches history in two ways. Firstly, through a study in development which involves an outline study of change and cause over a long period of time and the analysis of different features of historical situations. Secondly, students carry out an in-depth study which looks at people and problems in the past, by studying the social, economic, political, cultural and religious aspects of a country over a relatively short period of time. The course also provides an opportunity for students to study local history.

Students who are awarded grade C or above, may study for an Advanced level qualification.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:

• Acquire knowledge and understanding of the human past.
• Investigate historical events, changes, people and issues.
• Develop understanding of how the past has been represented and interpreted.
• Use historical sources critically in their historical context.
• Organise and communicate knowledge and understanding of history.
• Draw conclusions and appreciate that these and other historical conclusions are liable to reassessment in the light of new or reinterpreted objectives.
• Develop an interest in and an enthusiasm for History, and to acquire a sound basis for further historical study.