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DURATION
DURATION
1 year /360 Hours
COURSEWORK
COURSEWORK
Dissertation 36% of award
EXAM
EXAM
Question Paper 64% of award
COST
COST
no cost
What will you learn?
What will you learn?
Russia: From Tsarism to Stalinism 1914-45
War and the breakdown of Russian society, 1914 – January 1917
The February Revolution
The Provisional Government and the October Revolution
The International Context, 1917 -24
The Civil War
The Soviet State from War Communism to New Economic Policy 1918 – 1924
Stalin’s struggle for power
Industrialisation and collectivisation
The political and social development of the Stalinist state
The Great Patriotic War
Why do this course?
Why do this course?
Candidates acquire depth in their knowledge and understanding of historical themes, and further develop the skills of analysing complex historical issues, evaluating sources, and drawing conclusions. The depth of study enables candidates to engage in historical debate and thereby develop a deeper appreciation of the forces which have shaped historical developments.
What will you experience?
What will you experience?
A wide range of teaching strategies are used with classes, such as thinking skills, direct teaching, paired and/or group work. Work in class is supported through the use of work guides, text books, study notes, ICT and other digital media. At this level pupils are expected to take on responsibility for their learning.
A group or student-centred approach will be used but students will also work independently on self-supported tasks.
Key Facts
Key Facts
Everything you need to know before selecting this course
Assessment
Assessment
Question paper 90 marks
This is 64% of the overall marks for the course assessment. The question paper draws on the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired during the course.
Part A — Historical issues (50 marks)
Candidates choose 2 essays from a choice of 5
Part B — Historical sources (40 marks)
One 12-mark source evaluation question, requiring candidates to evaluate the usefulness of a given source in terms of provenance, content and historical and historiographical contexts
One 12-mark source contextualisation question, requiring candidates to establish the view and interpret the content of one source, and place this in historical and historiographical contexts
One 16-mark two-source interpretations question, requiring candidates to establish the differing views and interpretations presented by two sources on a complex historical issue, and place these in historical and historiographical contexts
Dissertation 50 marks
The project–dissertation has a total mark allocation of 50 marks. This is 36% of the overall marks for the course assessment. The project–dissertation enables candidates to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding by undertaking independent research into a complex historical issue.
Candidates choose an appropriate complex historical issue and:
research the issue
analyse perspectives from historiography
show in-depth knowledge and understanding of the issue
refer to current historiography
synthesise evidence into a line of argument leading to a conclusion
summarise with an abstract
reference their findings clearly
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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 Advanced Higher, a pass at Higher.
Homework
Homework
Homework will be set by the class teacher on a regular basis, this will be available on TEAMs.
Progression and Employment
Progression and Employment
Everything you need to know about future pathways from this course
Progression
Progression
Any job or university course with a focus on history or english language in line with the employment links in the next box.
Employment
Employment
Jobs directly related to history include:
§ Historic buildings inspector/conservation officer
§ Museum/gallery exhibitions officer
Jobs where history would be useful include:
Learner Experiences
Learner Experiences
I have enjoyed the fact that Advanced Higher allows you to be more a lot more independent about how you learn and share information. I have also leant how to carry out research properly.
I have enjoyed the sense of teamwork in the class as we work together to review our reading. I have learnt the important of research skills.
I have found the power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin very interesting. My dissertation work is very useful in teaching me the skills for further education.
We took Advanced Higher History because we didn’t want to leave history and we loved the Russia topic! We have learnt the art of making powerpoint’s and presenting to each other. Our dissertations have basically made us historians. We have a deep admiration for Trotsky train!
Advanced Higher History has prepared me to study law at university as it has helped me to manage my workload, develop my analytical skills, improve upon my communication and presentation skills, and has helped me to hone in on my reading and writing abilities. Not only that but the content is very interesting and the year-long topic allows for in-depth research into 20th Century Russia.
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