Entry Requirements:

For external applicants:
To access this course, you are required to:

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above (including English and Maths)
• The required QoE score
• Demonstrate how you have previously had good attendance and punctuality and a good attitude to learning

For internal progression learners (already studying with us):
Learners must be able to demonstrate that they:

• Have successfully completed a relevant course that naturally progresses onto this programme, achieving a good standard
• Have improved their English and maths grades since enrolment
• Have maintained good attendance and punctuality
• Show a consistently positive attitude to learning

What will I learn?

During this course you will study:

• The Tudors: England, 1485-1603
• Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918-1945
• Historical Investigation

What skills will I gain?

By studying this course you will:

• Develop your understanding of history’s intrinsic value and significance in society
• Acquire an understanding of different identities within society and an appreciation of social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity through the study of all aspects of British and non-British history
• Acquire an understanding of the nature of historical study, for example, that history is concerned with judgments based on available evidence and that historical judgments may be provisional and subject to change as new evidence comes to light
• Develop the ability to ask relevant and significant questions about the past and to research them
• Develop your confidence as an effective and independent learner with an ability to think critically and reflectively with an enquiring mind
• Develop your use and understanding of historical terms, concepts and skills
• Improve your ability to make links and draw comparisons within and/or across different periods and aspects of the past
• Improve your confidence in arguing a case and reaching substantiated judgments through organising and communicating your historical knowledge and understanding in different ways
• Improve your research, analytical, critical reasoning, presentation, verbal and written skills
• Gain valuable team working and communication skills by taking part in class debates and presentations

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed in the following ways:

• Two exams
• One piece of coursework of 3,500 words

What can I do next?

The skills you will learn from this course will enable you to:

• Pursue a career in a range of areas including law, civil service, education, journalism, business, finance, intelligence work, publishing, archeology, museum work, heritage or the armed forces
• Progress on to higher education, employment or an apprenticeship