History Department
The history department plays a pivotal role in shaping students' understanding of past events and their impact on the present. Students get to explore diverse historical periods, cultures, and societies. The department fosters critical thinking, research skills, and a nuanced appreciation of historical contexts, preparing students for careers in history, education, or further studies in related fields.
Tutors
Cg. Suziyanti binti Hj Tuah
Head of Department
Cg. Hajah Kartini Dewi binti Abdullah
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Cg. Pg Noraizan binti Pg Hj Hussain
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History
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A-level History can be used as a qualification for a wide range of careers including Law, the Armed Forces, Journalism, Management, Teaching, Politics, the Diplomatic Service and Administration.
The course helps students to develop a variety of skills such as critical thinking, essay writing, researching and synthesizing information.
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40% of this course consists of a compulsory, source-based question. Students are asked to examine several sources and to comment on their reliability and their true meaning. A high level of English is required to understand and to interpret the sources.
COURSE CONTENT
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The course involves a lot of reading, discussion and argument. 40% of the examination is source-based.
Paper 1 and Paper 2: Modern Europe, 1750-1921
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Paper 1 is a document, source-based question. Students require a good standard of English in order to do well.
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Paper 2 is an outline study paper. Students require an interest in reading and writing.
Topics within each of the AS options rotate year-on-year so that one topic is assessed via Paper 1 and the remaining three via Paper 2.
Topics covered include:
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France, 1774-1814;
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The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750-1850;
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Liberalism and Nationalism in Germany, 1815-71 and
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The Russian Revolution, 1894-1921
Paper 3: The origins and development of the Cold War
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This is a source-based, interpretation question and requires a good standard of English.
This paper examines the growth of suspicion after the Second World War.
Paper 4: Europe of the Dictators 1918-1941. We will study Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.
Students require an interest in extensive reading.
This course is not suitable for students with a 7 or 8 in G.C.E ‘O’ Level English due to the demand of the two source-based papers.
ASSESSMENT & EXAMINATIONS
There are four papers. Two can be taken in the Lower Sixth and two in the Upper Sixth.
Answers will be written in essay form.