History

Course summary

History is a fascinating and challenging subject, well known for encouraging high-level critical-thinking skills such as developing logical and sustained arguments, evaluating different interpretations of events and considering a wide variety of complex issues in the light of contextual knowledge. History is a prestigious subject which opens doors to fields such as law and journalism but can also give an extra dimension to a student whose other-level subjects are science-based. All UK Level History courses must include one British history unit, one non-British history unit and a 3500-word coursework essay. The units must cover a chronological period of at least 200 years. At David Game College we offer the following courses: Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period through the following key questions: · How was Russia governed and how did political authority change and develop? · Why did opposition develop and how effective was it? · How and with what results did the economy develop and change? · What was the extent of social and cultural change? · How important were ideas and ideology? · How important was the role of individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments? Part one: Autocracy, Reform and Revolution: Russia, 1855–1917 Part two: the Soviet Union, 1917–1964