History

Course summary

History is a highly academic and well sought after qualification. With A-Level History, universities understand that you have developed high levels of research skills, the competence to work independently, and can analyse large amounts of text sources to deduce and infer conclusions. The OCR A-Level in History allows students to study British and non-British history, going beyond the most commonly taught areas. They will develop critical and reflective thinking, which they will demonstrate in an essay exploring a topic of their own choosing. Students will develop their understanding of the nature of historical study, and the evidence on which historical judgements are based. Year 12: The Early Tudors, Germany, Democracy and Dictatorship. Year 13: Witch Crazes of the 16th & 17th Centuries, Independent Study Topic. Trips: A-Level conferences to hear leading historians like Dr David Starkey, Professor Ronald Hutton and Dr John Guy.