History

Course summary

Component 1 Breadth Study The Making of a Superpower: United States of America 1865 to 1975 40% of the A level assessed at the end of the course by a 2 ½ hour exam. Component 2 Depth Study Religious conflict and the Church in England 1529 – 1570. 40% of the A Level assessed at the end of the course by a 2 ½ hour exam. Component 3 Historical Investigation Tsardom and Communism: Russia 1855 to 1953 20% of the A Level assessed during the course by a 3,500-word coursework essay. There are university lecture days and there is an active History Society. The Department also hosts the Sheffield Branch of the Historical Association.