Studying history teaches students to conduct independent research, to identify the problems inherent in a question, to assess the arguments and evidence of others, to analyse primary data and to construct coherent arguments in an accessible and persuasive way. These are all skills valued by employers. According to recent research History turns out more directors of top companies than any other subject. “With a history degree you can aspire to be prime minister, a press baron, overlord of the BBC, famous lawyer, Archbishop of Canterbury, diplomat, Oxbridge vice-chancellor, famous comedian, business multi-millionaire or celebrated pop musician.” (D Nicholls) The skills developed in A level History prepare you for jobs in all areas including Law, journalism and working in politics. At least four historians have become bishops in the past ten years. In business, historians have swept the board among the company directors, chief executives and managing directors who studied history are supermarket supreme Lord Sainsbury, Sir Roland Smith, Chairman of Manchester United plc and Anita Roddick, Founder of Body Shop. History gives you the skills to communicate with others, write fluently and analyse data. It improves the level of perception and enhances the skills of problem solving. As history graduate Sacha Baron Cohen, aka Ali G, might say: History is “For real.”
Name: History Qualification title: GCE A/AS Level Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding AQA / City and Guilds Created 20151002 07:51:05 Updated 20161013 13:08:31
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