Course overview
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This GCSE History course is the same as a UK GCSE studied in traditional schools and colleges. You can take this course without completing exams but you will not receive the GCSE accreditation.
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Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
You will have up to 1 year to for the full GCSE History course from the date you receive your materials. You will be able to study at your own pace and in your own time without the pressure of tight deadlines.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Course features
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Accreditation
- Assignment marking and feedback
- Free CV critique service
- Free employability guide to help you impress future employers
- Free XO Student Discounts card
- Comprehensive study guide*
- Open Study College pen and highlighter*
- Student study planner*
- Student notebook*
- Document wallet*
* Not included with the online study option
Assessment
To achieve a GCSE in History you will be assessed across all units. You can include your exams and we will book them when you’re ready. These will need to be taken in either our Birmingham, Bolton, Doncaster, London or Macclesfield exam centre.
Although you are assessed formally by examination, you will also be required to submit tutor-marked assignments. These are designed to help you and monitor your progress.
There are 2 paper-based examinations. A more detailed breakdown of the assessment details is provided below.
Course outcome
Upon successful completion of the exams, you will receive a GCSE in History.
The GCSE is recognised by universities, schools and employers around the world. It is awarded by AQA.
Available grades for this qualification will be awarded in a new 9-1 scale, where 9 is the highest (equivalent to A* under the old system).
Exam details
Paper 1: Understanding the modern world
Type: Written examination
Duration: 2 Hours
Weighing: 50% of the GCSE
Total Marks: 84 (including 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar)
What’s assessed:
In Section A there is a choice of four-period studies, each with a focus on two key developments in a country’s history over at least a 50 year period. Six compulsory questions (40 marks)
In section B there is a choice of five wider world depth studies. These focus on international conflict and tension. Four compulsory questions (40 marks).
Plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar
Paper 2: Shaping the nation
Type: Written examination
Duration: 2 Hours
Weighing: 50% of the GCSE
Total Marks: 84 (including 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar)
What’s assessed:
In Section A there is a choice of three thematic studies, which look at key developments in Britain over a long period. Four compulsory questions (40 marks)
In section B there is a choice of four British depth studies incorporating the study of a specific historic environment. Four compulsory questions (40 marks)
Plus 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar
Delivery
This course enables you to study for a GCSE History by distance learning at home or at work. Your course materials will be sent by post or online, so receiving your materials is easy and hassle-free. Full tutor support will be available via email, so help is only a click away!
Subjects
Specification code: 8145
- The end of Tsardom
- Lenin’s new society
- Stalin’s USSR
- The origins of the Cold War
- The development of the Cold War
- Transformation of the Cold War
- Challenging authority and feudalism
- Challenging royal authority
- Reform and reformers
- Equality and rights
- Crown, Parliament, plots and court life
- Life in restoration England
- Land, trade and war
- The historic environment of Restoration England
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