History A Level

Course outline

Year One

The Tudors: England, 1485–1547:

Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547

· Henry VII, 1485–1509

· Henry VIII, 1509–1547

Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1933:

· The Establishment and early years of Weimar, 1918–1924

· The 'Golden Age' of the Weimar Republic, 1924–1928

· The Collapse of Democracy, 1928–1933

Year Two

The Tudors: England, 1485–1603:

England: turmoil and triumph, 1547–1603

· Instability and consolidation: 'the Mid-Tudor Crisis', 1547–1563

· The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945:

· The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933–1939

· The Racial State, 1933–1941

· The impact of War, 1939–1945

Teaching styles
Varied, but primarily student centred. At A level the emphasis is placed on developing student independence to assist in the transition to higher education.

Assessment
A level History is a two year course, with two 2.5 hour exams at the end of the second year.

Each exam will be worth 40% of the A-level , with the coursework making up the remaining 20%.

Historical Investigation (coursework)

A personal study based on a topic of student's choice.

This should take the form of a question in the context of approximately 100 years.

It must not duplicate the content of the topics above.

Subject combinations
Useful subjects to combine with History are: English, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Government & Politics, Media Studies, Film Studies and Art.

Resources and facilities
The course is well resourced with a departmental library as well as a good range of books and DVDs being available from the LRC.