Unit

Options

Assessment

Format

Study in Development

Medicine Through Time, OR Crime and Punishment Through Time

Exam 2 hrs
45%

Section A: compulsory source-based question. Choice of one from three structured questions

Study in Depth

Elizabethan England OR Britain 1815-51 OR Germany 1919-45 OR American West

Section B: compulsory source-based question, choice of one from two structured questions

Source Investigation

Either an issue from British Medicine 1200-1945 OR an issue from Crime and Punishment in Britain 1200-1945. Based on a case study nominated two years in advance

Exam. 1hr 45m
30%

Six compulsory questions on a range of 6-8 sources.

Controlled Assessment

History Around Us OR Modern World Study

Controlled assessment
25%

One task set by OCR each year, but can be adapted.

Unit

Options

Assessment

Format

Development Study

Medicine and Treatment 1350- present OR Crime and Punishment 1450-present OR Changing Nature of Warfare 1450-present (each option includes two extension studies)

Exam 1hr 15m
25%

4 questions on chosen Development Study (3 on core and one on extension)

Depth Study

Transformation of British Society 1815-51 OR American West 1840-1895 OR Life in Germany 1919-45

Exam 1hr 15m
25%

5 questions on chosen Depth Study

Source Enquiry

Transformation of Surgery 1845-1918 OR Protest, Law & Order in the 20th C OR Impact of War on Britain 1914-1950 OR The Work of the Historian

Exam 1hr 15m
25%

5 questions based on 6-8 sources from chosen topic

Representations of History

13 options:12 twentieth century options and one History Around Us

Controlled assessment
25%

Structured task set by Edexcel each year. Students undertake an enquiry, compare two representations, analyse and evaluate three representations

Unit

Options

Assessment

Format

Study in Development

Medicine Through Time OR Media Through Time

Exam 1hr45m
35%

Section A: four-part question based on a range of sources on a nominated topic.
Section B: students choose one from two structured questions.

Enquiry in Depth

American West OR Britain 1815-51
OR Elizabethan England
OR Germany 1919 - 45

Exam 1 hr 45m
40%

Section A: five-part question based on a range of sources
Section B: students choose one from two structured questions.

Controlled assessment

History Around Us

Controlled assessment
25%

Generic task set by AQA annually, adaptable by centres.