Sixth Form Subject Guide 2019-2021 REDRAFTED Sixth Form Choices Guide | Page 54

IB History (Higher and Standard Level) HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: Mr S Kinder ([email protected]) Entry Requirements A C grade or better in IGCSE English and a grade 5 or better in GCSE History would be preferred. What is essential is enthusiasm, commitment, and enjoyment of reading and a genuine interest in the subject. Where next? History degrees leave open many careers pathways including the law, administration, journalism, the civil service, general management, banking, marketing, accountancy and the commercial sector. Employers continue to value the literary, analytical and linguistic skills with which strong students of History are endowed. History remains a popular and competitive subject for a university degree and OGs are or have recently read History at the following universities: Aberdeen, Bangor, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Edinburgh, Essex, Exeter, Leeds, Oxford, Newcastle, Sussex, Warwick and the UEA. In the past decade, half a dozen students have read History at Oxford or Cambridge. History remains very well respected as a qualification because it requires effective oral and written communication and the ability to synthesise, analyse and evaluate demanding material. WHAT WILL I STUDY? Paper One (Standard and Higher Level): Prescribed subject 4: Rights and protest Paper Two (Standard and Higher Level): World history topic 10: Authoritarian States (20th century) Paper Two (Standard and Higher Level): World history topic 11: Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars Paper Three (Higher Level Only): 9. France 1815-1914 Paper Three (Higher Level Only): 9.European States in the Inter-War Years (1918–1939) All students undertake an Internal Assessment on an enquiry of their choosing. HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED? Standard Level: At Standard Level students are assessed in two examinations sat at the end of the course. Paper One carries a value of 30%, Paper Two is worth 45% and the Internal Assessment carries a weighting of 25%. Higher Level: At Higher Level students are assessed in three examinations sat at the end of the course. Paper One carries a value of 20%, Paper Two is worth 25%, Paper Three carries a weighting of 35% and the IA is worth 20%. 53