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A level History Key Facts
- PRICE: £525
- TIME REQUIRED: 700 hours
- EXAMS: Summer Only
- SPECIFICATION: AQA 7042GQ
- Available as an AS level specification AQA 7042G
Overview of the History A level course
The History A level course matches the AQA 7042 specification. The A level specification requires students to:
- have a breadth of knowledge over at least a 200 year period
- show a depth of knowledge of a period
- engage fully with primary source materials
- study a broad and coherent curriculum
This has allowed us to develop an exciting and engaging course covering the times and subjects below.
AS and A level topics
Introductory Module: How to Study History at A-level
Before embarking on your History course, this module will help you consider the role of the historian and the priorities to be adopted as you proceed with your studies.
Module 1 – Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
Allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period.
Module 2 – Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914
Reform and Challenge, c1851–c1886 Challenges to the status quo, c1886–1914
The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
An in-depth study of the challenges faced by the USA at home and abroad as it emerged from the Second World War as a Superpower.
Prosperity, Inequality and Superpower status, 1945–1963
A level only topics
The World Wars and their Legacies: Britain, 1914–1964
- The Great War and its impact, 1914–1939
- Transformation and change, 1939–1964
Challenges to the American Dream, 1963–1980
- The Johnson Presidency, 1963–1968
- Republican Reaction: the Nixon Presidency, 1968–1974
- The USA after Nixon, 1974–1980
Coursework Module: Black American Inequality in the United States, c1780-1900
Students will be required to submit a Historical Investigation based on a development or issue which has been subject to different historical interpretations.
The History A level specification
The course has been prepared for the AQA History AS/A level specifications 7041/7042.
The AS Level
Students can sit an AS qualification independently of the full A level. The AS level is assessed by two, one hour thirty minute examinations each worth 50% of the mark. AS results no longer contribute towards the full A level result.
The complete A level
The A level is assessed by:
- Two, two hour thirty minute examinations each worth 40% of the available marks
- One 3000-3500 word Historical Investigation worth 20% of the available marks
Students will be able to achieve grades from A* to E.
Please note that the marking and moderation of NEA (coursework) by OOL tutors is included in the course fees – this is not true of other providers.
In order to study History A level students are expected
- To have obtained a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 and above or equivalent
- Or to have other relevant qualifications or experience which would be equivalent to this. If in doubt as to what level you should be studying, please speak to one of our student advisers on 0800 9757575
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