A level outline lesson 1

A-Level Outline What Do I Study?

AS-Level AS Examinations Unit 1 – HIS1A–HIS1N Change and Consolidation HIS1A The Crusading Movement and the Latin East, • • • • • • •

1095–1204 50% of AS, 25% of A Level 1 hour 15 minutes written examination 72 marks Choice of 13 different optional units May not combine a British Unit 1 with a British Unit 2 Available January and June

Unit 2 – HIS2A–HIS2S Historical Issues: Periods of Change HIS2Q The USA and Vietnam, 1961–1975 • • • • • •

50% of AS, 25% of A Level 1 hour 30 minutes written examination 72 marks Choice of 18 different optional units May not combine a British Unit 1 with a British Unit 2 Available January and June

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Unit 3 – HIS3A–HIS3N The State and the People: Change and Continuity HIS3B The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain, 1547–1603 (B) 30% of A Level 1 hour 30 minutes written examination 90 marks Choice of 13 different optional units Available in June only • Unit 4 – HIS4X • Historical Enquiry 20% of A Level Coursework unit 60 marks Approximately 3500 words on an analysis of a historical issue