History

Course summary

History provides candidates with a testing intellectual challenge. To know what happened in the past is important but to be able to think and argue knowledgeably about why it happened is more valuable and fulfilling. The course aims to develop the skills of Historical Understanding, Investigation and Communication. It is taught using a mixture of tutorials, lectures, seminars, documents and video and audio tapes. It is not necessary to have studied history at GCSE, but a good grade in English is helpful, as is the ability to write clearly and think objectively.