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(Year 12) » European Module I will be based on 'Rivalry and Conflict in Europe, 1870-1939', and will involve a study of 'Germany and Russia before the First World War, 1870-1914'. » British Module 2 will be a study of Britain, 1929-51, and will involve a study of changes caused by the Great Depression and Britain's participation in the Second World War. Modules 1 and 2 will be examined by means of two 1.5 hour examinations and will be worth 70% of the marks. A2 Course (Year 13) AQA syllabus B will be followed at BRGS. At A2 three modules will be studied and these will follow on from modules 1-3 studied at AS. » Module 4 (1.5 hour examination, 15% of the A' level mark) will be a continuation of the AS European study and will be based on 'Germany, Russia and the Soviet Union, in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries'. » Module 5 (1.5 hour examination, 15% of the A' level mark) will be a continuation of the AS British study and will study developments in Britain, 1951-1997. |
» Module 6 will
consist of a Personal Study based on the contents of modules 1-5
(20% of the A' level mark). Higher Education and Career opportunities: History is a subject which develops written and oral analytical skills and, as such, is useful for many careers in the professions and business. Examples of career opportunities include Law, the Church, Architecture, Civil Service/Local Government, Police, Museum work, Broadcasting, Librarianship, Teaching, Journalism, Customs and Excise. The History Department has consistently achieved high pass rates at A' level with students going on to study a range of degrees at university including History, Law, English, Environmental Planning, Marketing, Journalism, Physical Education, Management Studies, Sociology, Politics and International Relations, Chiropody and Medicine (see box below!).
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