SHIS

History Scholarship

Subject Description

Head of Faculty: Mr B. Coutts.

This course will extend the Level 3 History programme by adding depth and breadth to the student’s knowledge. Extra tuition and workshops will prepare the students for the critical and analytical nature of the end-of-year examination. Candidates should have good historic knowledge and a commitment to self-driven reading/learning. They must be able to respond critically to demanding texts and use skills of interpretation, analysis and evaluation, and historiography. 

Students will be invited to enter this course in Term 1.

 

Prerequisites

Preference will be given to students with a majority of Excellence grades at Level 2 in History and/or English however, discretionary entry will be offered by the Head of Faculty.   


Assessment Information

External - Three hour written examination