OCR A Level History
What’s it about?
A Level History will allow you to develop and practice the skills of an historian, focusing on ancient and contemporary issues.
You will be encouraged to make links and explore issues between the different aspects of the course.
Entry Requirements:
We would recommend a grade 6 at GCSE in history and a grade 6 at GCSE in English.
Contacts:
Mrs. C. Horii – Director of Teaching and Learning
The Canterbury Academy Sixth Form
Course Content
First year units:
Unit Y319 Option A: Civil Rights
Focus: the nature and development of civil rights in America during this period.
Conflict in Asia 1945 – 1993
This unit is concerned with the establishment of the Cold War and its impact on conflicts within Asia. This unit will focus on conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia and how these conflicts were influenced by the political agendas of the East and West.
Second year units:
Y100 Historical Interpretations and Investigations (Student led topic)
Unit Y108 England 1603-1660: the Early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War
This unit is concerned with the Stuart Kings and their relationship to parliament and religion. This unit will focus on the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Restoration.
Assessment:
Exams take place in June:
Unit Y108: one hour 30 minutes written paper worth 50 marks.
Unit Y222: one hour written paper worth 30 marks.
Unit Y319: two hour 30 minutes written paper worth 80 marks.
Unit Y100: is a coursework unit, with one 4,000-word piece – focusing on interpretations and investigations worth 40 marks
Progression:
This A Level course will give you a good foundation for the study of history or related courses in further and higher education. At the same time, it also offers a worthwhile course of study for those who do not wish to progress further in the subject. The various skills required by this course also provide you with opportunities for progression directly into employment.