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History AS/A2 Level Examination Board: OCR Aims of Course Among the many benefits, this course is designed to help candidates to develop their interest in and enthusiasm for history, and an understanding of its intrinsic value and significance. They will also build upon their understanding of the past through experiencing a broad and balanced course of study. They will acquire an understanding of different identities within society and an appreciation of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity through the study of aspects of Britain and non-British history. Students will develop highly effective historical skills such as analysis, comparison, hypotheses creation, verbal reasoning and evaluation.
Programme of Study at AS Level and A2 Level Unit
Level
Name
1
AS
2
Description
Weighting AS/A
Europe and World History (Period Studies) 1½ Hour examination in June
Napoleon, France and Europe 1795-1815 Monarchy, Republic and Empire: France 1814-1870
50% / 25%
AS
British History Enquiries (Document Study) 1½ Hour examination in June
The Age of Gladstone & Disraeli 1865-1886
50% / 25%
3
A2
Historical Interpretations & Investigations Two 2000 word essays
The Scramble for Africa, The War in Vietnam 1955-1975
30%
4
A2
Historical Enquiry: A Study Over Time 2 Hour examination in June
Russia & its Rulers 1855-1964
20%
Approaches to Learning Advanced Subsidiary (AS Level) At AS Level, the course supports historical study that should promote an understanding of change and development over time plus an understanding of change over a short period studied in depth. The France course looks at change over time including the role of important factors such political, religious, economic and social. The British course focuses on the clash of two political titans and their impact on British politics via the study of primary and secondary sources. Advanced (A2 Level) At A2, the course offers a natural progression from AS with 2 further units. The first unit of which focuses on two studies of formal and informal empires via personal study using sources to complete two in-depth essays. The second unit focuses of the development of the Russian state from Tsarist Empire to Soviet state. It focuses on the key themes of change such as war, the role of individuals, religion, political change and economic factors.
Who is this course aimed at? The course is suitable for those students who want to develop their historical skills further, students who want to go on to university study and careers in accountancy, business, education, media and law.
Minimum entry requirement is a grade C in a Humanities subject at GCSE, or A* to B in English Language at GCSE. E N H A N C E D B Y S P E C I A L I S T T E C H N O L O G Y, M A T H S A N D C O M P U T I N G S T A T U S