History GCSE

GCSE

Distance

£ 43/month + VAT

Description

  • Type

    GCSE

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Class hours

    200h

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our home study GCSE History has been written by experts to perfectly prepare you for the Edexcel exam. You will develop and expand your knowledge and understanding of key historical events, people and societies, and learn how to ask relevant questions about the past.


As well as teaching you about events and processes that shaped the last 100 years, this course will provide you with excellent analytical and essay-writing skills, and is essential for anyone wishing to study history at a higher level. GCSEs are the most widely taken qualification in the UK and considered the educational standard for school-leavers at 16.
You’ll have everything you need to succeed, starting with a clear induction and well-structured assignments to help you to develop the skills and knowledge you need to prepare for the exam. You will also have guaranteed access to one of our exam centres to sit your final GCSE examinations.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Distance Learning

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

On this course you will:

Acquire knowledge and understanding of selected periods and/or aspects of history.
Explore the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues, use historical sources critically, and make historical judgements.
Foster a knowledge and understanding of selected periods and/or aspects of history, exploring the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues.
Use historical sources critically, in context, recording significant information and reaching conclusions.

Are you passionate about discovering how the world today has developed? Are you interested in analysing events from the past and hoping to improve the future? Are you curious about history? Do you want to deepen your knowledge? Then this is the right course for you!

There are no specific entry requirements but you will need basic English reading and writing skills.

pon successful completion of this home learning course you will receive a GCSE in History, issued by EdExcel. This syllabus has been chosen specifically because it is the best suited to distance learning.

You will benefit from:
Brand new course, written to the latest specification with dynamic and engaging content
Fast Track is available on this course (work as quickly as you like)
Coursework administration and 5-day assignment marking is included
Access to our network of partnership exam centres (guaranteed exam venue)
Pro-active personal tutors – we contact you, help you write a study plan and support you throughout.
Exam pass guarantee (if you don’t pass the first time, we’ll support you to the next exam)

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Subjects

  • Conflict
  • Politics
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Cultural Studies
  • Modern History
  • Democracy
  • History Politics
  • History education
  • Development
  • History
  • Contemporary History
  • Cold War
  • Cultural Revolution
  • Democracy Movement
  • Velvet Revolution
  • Gorbachev
  • Historical terms
  • Historical sources
  • Historical events

Course programme

Unit One: Autocracy and Revolt in Russia, 1881-1914
  • The reign of Alexander III
  • Problems facing Nicholas II, 1894-1905
  • The 1905 Revolution
  • The Dumas and Stolypin
  • The growth of opposition to Tsarist Rule
Unit Two: A world divided: Superpower relations, 1945-62
  • Reasons for the Cold War
  • Early developments in the Cold War, 1945-49
  • The Cold War in the 1950s
  • The Berlin Crisis of 1961
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis
Unit Three: The fall of Communism in Europe, 1979-91
  • Solidarity Movement in Poland
  • Economic problems in the Soviet Union
  • The policies of Gorbachev
  • Developments in eastern Europe, 1988-90
  • The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
  • The reunification of Germany
Units Four and Five: Conflict, crisis and change: China c.1934-63 (part one), 1964-89 (part two)
  • The triumph of Mao and the CCP, 1934-49
  • Change under Mao, 1949-63
  • The impact of the Cultural Revolution
  • Change under Deng Xiaoping
  • The development of the Democracy Movement

Assessment

To fully complete this course you will need to take the 2 standard iGCSE examinations. Further details are below.

History GCSE

£ 43/month + VAT