History

Assessment

You will be assessed at the end of the second year on all four units in the final examinations for the A Level qualification. The Exam board is OCR, H505. • Unit 1 - British Period Studies Early Modern British History: Examination is 1 hour 30 minutes. • Unit 2 - Non British Period Study Dictatorship and Democracy in Germany 1919-63: Examination is 1 hour. • Unit 3 - Thematic Study and Historical Interpretations; Civil Rights in the USA: Examination is 2 hours and 30 minutes. • Unit 4 - Topic Based Essay: You will complete a 3000–4000 word essay on a topic of your choice within Russian History 1900-1924. This is an internally assessed unit.