The past creates the present. It is impossible to fully comprehend the world today unless you understand history. The aim of the department is to encourage a love of history amongst pupils throughout the school.
HISTORY AT WARWICK
This is achieved in many ways, all of which are designed to stimulate enthusiasm for the broad narrative sweep of history, while developing an appreciation amongst pupils of the subtleties of source analysis. Learning is augmented by trips abroad, visiting speakers, and regular meetings of the History Film Club and the Sixth Form History Society.
Course Specification – A Level
The department follows the AQA linear A Level over two years. The two examined topics studied are The British Empire 1857-1967 and America: A Nation Divided 1845-1877. The British Empire topic is a broad global unit, examining how Britain’s Empire shaped the world we live in today.
Meanwhile, the American unit is a much more focused course, where the story of the causes, events and effects of the American Civil War are followed in depth. In this topic you will intimately study great figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
The third element of the course is a 4500 word historical investigation into a topic chosen by the pupil. This is an exciting opportunity because of the academic freedom pupils are allowed to demonstrate. If you wish to get an idea of what studying A-Level History would be like, why not listen to a episode of our school produced podcast, on President Andrew Jackson.
