History

Course summary

History is not just an account of the past but an investigation of why things happened the way they did. This fascinating and challenging subject will allow you explore the events of the past as you analyse the effects and significance of many historical major events. If you have an enquiring mind, this course will give you the opportunity to develop your interest and enthusiasm for history and will give you an understanding of its inherent value and significance. You will develop further key academic qualities such as source analysis, critical thinking, research and academic writing through a variety of learning experiences such as lectures, one-to-one tutorials, ICT based tasks, practical work, group work, discussions and debates and personal research. You will explore a range of topics and have the opportunity to research your own area of interest for coursework. We allow students a large degree of freedom when researching their coursework topic and are eager to encourage the exploration of areas of particular interest. Popular topics to date have included Nazi Germany, the causes of WWI and WWII and the Soviet Union. During the course, we will cover topics including Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Wars of the Roses and Henry VII, England 1445-1509 and War and politics in late medieval England. We will also study The Birth of a Superpower: The American Revolution: 1740 - 1796 where we analyse the development of British hegemony in America, Causes of the American Revolution, The American Revolution and the War of Independence.