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Examination Board
Pearson Edexcel
Syllabus/Code
International GCSE in History (4HI1)
The History iGCSE is taught as a linear two-year course with both examinations being completed at the end of Year 11. We all live in a dynamic, interconnected and, sometimes, volatile world. Knowledge of the past is essential in understanding and trying to make sense of what’s happening now. History GCSE helps students to do both, through studying key events and individuals from the past and the ways in which they have shaped our present. IGCSE History provides a highly interesting and stimulating course of study, allowing the investigation of a wide range of periods and societies in the past at international level. The course aims to extend learners’ knowledge and understanding by broadening and deepening skills; for example, learners develop the ability to: explain, analyse and make judgements about historical events and periods studied. Students will have the opportunity to use a range of source material to understand, interpret and cross-reference. Analytical and evaluative skills will be used when studying historical interpretations in the context of historical events studied.
What will you study?
Unit 1: Germany: Development of Dictatorship 1918-1945 (Year 10)
Unit 2: A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1943-72 [The Cold War] (Year 10)
Unit 3: China: Conflict, Crisis and Change, 1900-89 (Year 11)
Unit 4: The Vietnam Conflict, 1945-75 (Year 11)
Why choose iGCSE History?
History can act as the foundation stone for education of all kinds and helps develop crucial academic skills. These include the ability to absorb large quantities of information, sift content, analyse sources and interpretations, shape arguments and reach balanced conclusions. Studying History prepares you for study in a number of A-Level subjects e.g. English Economics & Psychology, as well as university degrees in subjects like Politics, Law, Medicine, Journalism, Marketing. History is a very desirable subject for preparing for A-Level and university applications. It is considered a ‘facilitating’ subject by the Russell Group (UK Universities). Employers are also always looking for young people who are able to think critically and analytically, both key attributes of the historian, and studying History at GCSE level can help you take the first steps on a variety of career paths, including law, journalism, marketing, human resources, teaching and management.
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