1. History

2. Why study History?

4. Why study History? You have an interest Critical Thinking Skills
Questioning interpretations
Turning points
Change and continuity
Reasoning
To understand current affairs

5. Where can History take YOU?
Law
Research and
Development
Media
Education
Journalism
Financial
Services
Publishing
Politics
Business Analyst
Personnel
and
Recruitment
Conference and
Events Organisers
Public
Relations
Cultural Heritage
Archivists
Human Resources
and Management
Museum
Services
Archaeologist

6. Key topics Paper 1: Germany and West Germany 1918-89
Paper 2: The rise and fall of Fascism in Italy
Paper 3: The British Experience of Warfare
Paper 4: Coursework

7. What does History teach me?
How to:
Analyse
Evaluate
Create a clear argument
Reach a sustained judgement
Argue
Discuss
Use evidence
Write in logical way
How to research
To be resilient
To question everything
Understanding different Interpretations
Give weight and value to information

8. Why study History?
“Studying history is the ultimate passport to the future.” (BBC History magazine, October 2015)
Dr Anna Whitelock, Royal Holloway University of London

9. The coursework unit has helped me develop independent research skills that I know I will use at university
I have learned how to structure a clear argument and structure a balanced, sustained analytical essay
The subject is not only fascinating but it is extremely relevant to our world today
The literacy skills I have learned have helped me in other subjects and my personal statement
I have enjoyed it more than GCSE as there is more in depth study and time to scrutinize events, individuals and opinions
The wider reading has opened my mind to a deeper range of ideas and thoughts of how and why events occur