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AS AND A LEVEL IN EARLY MODERN HISTORY

How is the course organised?

This course concentrates on a study of 16th Century European History with the emphasis on Tudor England.

It consists of six units of assessment, three comprising the AS and three making up the A2. The AS is designed to operate as a coherent qualification in its own right and to link with A2 units to form the A level qualification.

The Units are:

• Unit 1 - Securing the Tudor Dynasty: reign of Henry VII

• Unit 2 - Luther and Reformation in Germany, 1517 - 1555.

• Unit 3 - A very English Reformation: the Church and Henry VIII, 1529-1547.

A2

• Unit 4 - Settlement and Security: Elizabethan England 1558-1588.

• Unit 5 - The Tudor State, 1485-1603

• Unit 6 - The Crisis of the Tudor State, 1547-1558.

What can I do with this A level?

Historical studies develops practical reasoning skills, in particular the ability to condense information and argue a case in writing. The content of history also deepens an understanding of politics and international relations as well as other aspects of society. These intellectual skills and knowledge provide excellent preparation for careers in journalism, the Media and Law as well as subject specific areas of work in teaching, museums, the heritage industry etc. According to an article in 'The times' 17th May 2006 'History Students can view the world of work with confidence because they have a mix of highly transferable skills... They are strong at research and at challenging statements of fact and preconceptions. They have enquiring minds'.

Are there any specific entry requirements?

You must gain 5 GCSEs at grade C or above to study an A level subject at Castle. In addition, it would be advisable to hold a grade C or above in History.

How is the course organised?

This is a broad based course which covers some of the key aspects of late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century History. The course is of interest to any student who wishes to enhance their understanding of society, politics and the events that shaped the world we live in to-day. It consists of six units of assessment, three comprising the AS and three making up the A2. The AS is designed to operate as a coherent qualification in its own right and to link with A2 units to form the A level qualification.

The Units are:

• Unit 1 - The seeds of Evil: the rise of National Socialism in Germany to1933.

• Unit 2 - Welfare and Constitution: The Liberal Governments, 1905-1915.

• Unit 3 - Life in Hitler’s Germany, 1933-1939

A2

• Unit 4 - From Peace to Appeasement: British Foreign Policy between
the Wars.

• Unit 5 - Representation and Democracy in Britain 1830-1931.

• Unit 6 - The Soviet Union after Lenin, 1924-1941

What can I do with this A level?

Historical studies develops practical reasoning skills, in particular the ability to condense information and argue a case in writing. The content of history also deepens an understanding of politics and international relations as well as other aspects of society. These intellectual skills and knowledge provide excellent preparation for careers in journalism, the Media and Law as well as subject specific areas of work in teaching, museums, the heritage industry etc.According to an article in 'The times' 17th May 2006 'History Students can view the world of work with confidence because they have a mix of highly transferable skills... They are strong at research and at challenging statements of fact and preconceptions. They have enquiring minds'.

Are there any specific entry requirements?

You must gain 5 GCSEs at grade C or above to study an A level subject at Castle. In addition, it would be advisable to hold a grade C or above in History