N4/5 History

DURATION

1 Year / 160 Hours

COURSEWORK

N4: Unit Assessments

N5: 20% of course award

EXAM

N4: No exam

N5: Question Paper - 80% of course award

COST

No Cost

What will you learn?

The three units we will study are:

1. The Era of the Great War, 1910-1928

  • Scots on the Western Front.

  • Impact on Society and Culture.

  • Impact on Industry and Economy.

  • Impact on Politics.

2. The Atlantic Slave Trade: 1770 – 1807:

  • The Triangular Trade.

  • Britain and the Caribbean.

  • The Experience of Slaves and Resistance.

  • The Abolitionist Campaign.

3. Hitler and Nazi Germany 1919 – 1939:

  • Weimar Germany 1919-1929.

  • The Nazi rise to power 1929 – 1933.

  • Nazi control of Germany.

  • Nazi social and economic policies.

Why do this course?

The course will provide pupils with the opportunity to develop thinking skills, collecting, processing, comparing and interpreting/evaluating information. There will be opportunities to use and develop skills in ICT.

What will you experience?

Knowledge and skills will be assessed in different ways, depending on the topic being studied. This will include project work and assessed work/homework. Pupils will undertake peer evaluation of class work and use assessment to set achievable short term targets.

National 4 will include three end of unit assessments and an Added Value Project which are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis.

National 5 is assessed in an externally assessed exam at the end of the year. They will also be assessed on an Added Value coursework element which will be externally marked.

Key Facts

Everything you need to know before selecting this course


Assessment

Knowledge and skills will be assessed in different ways, depending on the topic being studied. This will include project work and assessed work/homework. Pupils will undertake peer evaluation of class work and use assessment to set achievable short term targets.

National 4 will include three end of unit assessments and an Added Value Project which are internally assessed on a pass/fail basis.

National 5 is assessed in an externally assessed exam at the end of the year. They will also be assessed on an Added Value coursework element which will be externally marked.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entry is at the discretion of the Principal Teacher Faculty, Humanities. However, as a guide:

  • A pass a the previous NQ level. i.e. for National 5, a pass at National 4.

  • A recommendation on completion of BGE S3 Course

Homework

Homework will be set by the class teacher on a regular basis, this will be available on TEAMs.

Progression and Employment

Everything you need to know about future pathways from this course

Progression

From National 5 History students can progress to Higher History or a Higher in another social subject.

Higher History can provide the basis for a university degree in History and a history related career such as teaching, research, museum or archive work.

Employment

The study of history develops vocationally valuable skills which can keep career opportunities open. Students of history can be found working in a wide range of careers such as journalism, publishing, law, banking, the police force, retail management, tourism, the media and business.


Learner Experiences

History is good because the topics are interesting such as the Great War and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Everything is explained really well and they make exam skills simple and easy to understand.

We receive materials and booklets to help us pass our assessments, taking the pressure off which I really like.