You will need 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English Language), or equivalent qualifications at the appropriate level. You will also need to attend an interview at College.
Please contact the Sixth Form Centre on 01527 572960.
Complete the application form on-line, from the prospectus or request a form from Reception at either Redditch or Bromsgrove campus (01527 570020).
Once you have decided which A Levels to do, you can apply by doing one of the following:
This course is suitable for students who:
Unit 1: Historical Themes in Breadth
You will study two broad topics which are linked by a period or theme. You will look at broad developments and changes in the periods studied through a range of perspectives such as social, political or cultural. Examples include: The Collapse of the Liberal State, Russia in Revolution 1881-1924: From Autocracy to Dictatorship and Stalin’s Russia 1924-53.
Unit 2: British History Depth Studies
You will carry out an in-depth study of one period of British history. You will explore source material to develop an in-depth understanding of the attitudes, beliefs and structures of the societies studied. Options in this unit include: The Experience of Warfare in Britain: Crimea, Boer and World War I 1854-19, and Britain and the Nationalist Challenge in India, 1900-47.
Unit 3: Depth Studies and Associated Historical Controversies
You will carry out an in-depth study of a period, and will gain a firm understanding of key issues, problems and debates associated with it. Options in this unit include:Revolution, Republic and Restoration: England, 1629-67; Challenging Authority: Protest, Reform and Response in Britain, c1760-1830.
Unit 4: Historical Enquiry
In this unit you will carry out an historical enquiry. This enquiry will be based on a period of at least 100 years. While your teacher will teach a broad overview of the chosen period, you will be able to choose an aspect within this period which particularly interests you, upon which to base your enquiry. For example you could choose to base your enquiry on the significance of a particular individual or event. You will need to examine significance of the chosen factor, both in the short term (about 20 years) and across the whole period studied.
Examples of periods which could be studied in this unit include Crusading Europe 1095-1204; Colonisation and Decolonisation in Africa c1870-1981; The Changing Nature of Warfare, c1845-91; The Making of Modern China, c1900-2000.
An A-Level in History will give you a number of skills relevant to many types of employment, such as the ability to seek information and to analyse it in order to identify facts and motives and to present information clearly for others to understand.
The skills you will obtain through studying history will be useful in a number of careers, either directly related to history (eg working in museums, galleries, heritage sites, record offices and archives and teaching), or in areas such as journalism, libraries, national and local government and the civil service.
