History

Assessment

80% Examination / Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) 20% Paper 1: The Changing Nature of American Politics and Society 1917-80 Interpretations of the Reagan Presidency and his legacy 1980-96 Paper 2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’ Paper 3: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 Coursework: A 4000-word assignment exploring historians’ interpretations of the collapse of the Soviet Union