This subject covers modern European and British history, with themes including nationalism, war and its impact on society, revolution and fascism. It helps to explain our present and collective past as a story, or a series of stories, whose content shifts according to the storyteller. As George Santayana said, A country without a memory is a country of madmen. Themes of study include nationalism, the impact of war on society, Nazi Germany and the development of British democracy. A typical class will include reading, analysing and evaluating historical sources and discussion. History is academically challenging. To succeed you will need to enjoy reading, think logically and be good at evaluating evidence and opinions. You must also be prepared to read widely and deeply, to work at developing essay writing skills and to think analytically and independently. 47 Assessment is through exams with essays and there is coursework in the second year. This A Level could lead on to a related degree course, such as History, Politics or Law, but the skills you will learn, such as thinking and writing clearly and logically and interpreting and evaluating evidence, will be useful in a wide range of other subjects. History is identified by selective universities as one of the subjects they prefer applicants to have studied at A Level. The skills you will learn at A Level will also help you in a variety of careers such as in the civil service, law, journalism, teaching, archaeology and museum work. History can be taken with any other subjects, but students often choose Government and Politics, Law, Sociology or English.
Name: History, EDEXCEL GCE A Level Qualification title: - Qualification type: Assessment Awarding - Created 20150930 08:55:36 Updated 20150930 08:55:36
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