Specification
Entry Level History is divided into four units, or modules, of study. These are:
- Unit 1: Study In-Depth
- Unit 2: Outline/Thematic Study
- Unit 3: A Further Study in Depth or Outline/Thematic Study
- Unit 4: Two Historical Investigations
For Units 1 and 2, teachers must choose course content from a list we provide. In Units 3 and 4, teachers may devise their own course content.
Teachers should note that the overall course content must include the study of history on at least two scales, for example local, regional/national, European and/or world history.
Unit 1: Study In-Depth
Teachers choose one of the following options:Option |
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Option 1 |
Popular Movements 1815 – 1850 |
Option 2 |
The Edwardian Era and the First World War 1906 – 1919 |
Option 3 |
Hitler’s Germany 1933 – 1945 |
Option 4 |
Peace, War and Neutrality Britain , Northern Ireland and the Second World War c1935 – 1949
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Option 5 |
Depression, War and Recovery 1930 – 51
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Option 6 |
The American West c1869 – 90 |
Unit 2: Outline/Thematic Study
Teachers choose one of the following options:
Option |
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Option 1 |
Crime and Punishment c1700 – 1990 |
Option 2 |
Health and Medicine c1660 – 1990 |
Option 3 |
The Changing Role and Status of Women c1900 to the present day |
Option 4 |
Sport, Leisure and Tourism c1900 to the present day |
Option 5 |
The Unites States of America 1945 – 1990 |
Option 6 |
Superpower Relations 1945 – 1985 |
Unit 3 – A Further Study in Depth or Outline/Thematic Study
Teachers may choose either an additional topic from Units 1 or 2 or design new course content, subject to approval by CCEA.
Unit 4 – Two Historical Investigations
Teachers must plan two historical investigations, and they can choose these from any historical period. One historical investigation must be a local study, but the other may be drawn from any scale, for example local, regional/national, European or world history.
Teachers may plan two local historical investigations, but these must be based on different local history topics.
If a chosen investigation relates to a period or topic studied elsewhere on the course, it must be studied from a different perspective or in more depth.