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Sixth Form Options Presentation WHY CHOOSE THIS SUBJECT?

History trains transferable skills which can lead to 01 the most varied career paths History graduates have forged careers in academia, law, research, civil service, politics, 02 journalism, consultancy, banking, business, PR, marketing, retail, accountancy and more.

03 Personal interests/appeal of the subject.

After graduating, History graduates 04 can do anything and everything. What you will study

Year 12 History Year 13 History Rebellion and Disorder under the In search of the American Dream, 1917-96 Tudors: 1485 to 1603 In this topic you will learn a breadth of 20th Century In this topic you will study and analyse American history on: Civil rights, the economy, five significant rebellions during the presidents, social change and a study of Ronald Tudor period. Reagan’s presidency. Coursework: to what extent was the South Africa 1948-94: apartheid state to rainbow nation Holocaust planned and premeditated? In this topic you will student the construction and Concurrently, you will produce a deconstruction of apartheid era South Africa. response to this question based on three historical pieces of evidence. WHAT SKILLS WILL YOU DEVELOP? A History degree imbues transferable skills such as time management, project A planning, group work, oral and written expression, focussed research and presentation. History also provides you with academic skills such as critical reasoning and analytical skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking B creatively, as well as intellectual rigour and independence, including the ability to conduct detailed research. Additionally, History graduates learning practical real world understanding of the C intersections of race, gender, class, economy, military, legal, religious, and urban studies Famous History graduates!

Diane Abbott MP , Dina Asher Smith, Olympic sprinter Joe Biden, President-elect of the (Cambridge) actor (Cambridge) (Kings) (Delaware)

WEB Du Bois, civil The most common Andrew Bailey, head Steve Carrell, rights activist degree among US of the Bank of Howard Stringer, former chairman actor (Denison) (Harvard) presidents is History. England (Cambridge) of (Oxford) Our Successes Shane Evelyn Sydney

American Studies at the International Relations at History and Sociology University of Manchester University of Sussex University of