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View Qualification : AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in History

Qualification
Qualification Number
500/2538/7
Title
AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in History
Awarding Organisation
Fees Price List Url
Qualification Type
GCE A Level
Qualification Sub Type
None
Qualification Level
Level 3
Qualification Sub Level
None
EQF Level
Level 4
Regulation Start Date
01-Sep-2007
Operational Start Date
01-Sep-2008
Operational End Date
31-Aug-2016
Certification End Date
31-Aug-2017
Offered In England
Yes
Offered In Wales
Yes
Offered In Northern Ireland
Yes
Assessment Language In English
Yes
Assessment Language In Welsh
No
Assessment Language In Irish
No
SSA
10.1 History
Minimum Guided Learning Hours
360
Maximum Guided Learning Hours
360
Diploma Guided Learning Hours
360
Barring Classification Code
DB
Overall Grading Type
A*/A/B/C/D/E
Assessment Methods
Coursework, Written Examination
Exemptions
Structure Requirements
All units are mandatory within the qualification.Within each unit candidates will chose one option.
The awarding organisation states that this qualification is appropriate for use in the following age ranges.
Age Ranges
Pre-16 : Yes; 16-18 : Yes; 18+ : No; 19+ : Yes
Further information
This does not imply that eligibility for funding has been agreed for these age ranges.
For further information on the funding of 14-19 qualifications offered in England, please refer to the DFE Section 96 website.
For further information on the funding of 19+ qualifications offered in England, please refer to the SFA website.
For further information on funding in Wales, visit the DAQW website.
For further information on funding in Northern Ireland, visit the DELNI and DENI website.
When undertaking a qualification that does not appear on the governments' lists as eligible for funding for specific age ranges, users must be aware of the legal requirements around activities undertaken by learners of specific ages.
Compound Group
A
Label
A
Name
AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE History
Group Requirements
Minimum Subcomponents
4
Maximum Subcomponents
4
Mandatory Within Group
Yes
Pathway Reference
Unit Group
1
Label
1
Name
AS GCE in History - Unit 1 Change and Consolidation
Group Requirements
One from HIS1A to HIS1N
Minimum Subcomponents
1
Maximum Subcomponents
1
Mandatory Within Group
No
Linked Unit
The Crusading Movement and the Latin East, 1095-1204
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Crusading Movement and the Latin East, 1095-1204
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1483-1529 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1483-1529 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Reformation in Europe, c1500-1564
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1603-1642 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1603-1642 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Absolutist States: The Reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Absolutist States: The Reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
France in Revolution, 1774-1815
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
France in Revolution, 1774-1815
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1815-1865 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1815-1865 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Tsarist Russia, 1855-1917
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Tsarist Russia, 1855-1917
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Development of Germany, 1871-1925
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Development of Germany, 1871-1925
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Russia and Germany, 1871-1914
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Russia and Germany, 1871-1914
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1906-1951 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1906-1951 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
USA, 1890-1945
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
USA, 1890-1945
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Totalitarian Ideology in Theory and Practice, c1848-c1941
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Totalitarian Ideology in Theory and Practice, c1848-c1941
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Unit Group
2
Label
2
Name
AS GCE in History - Unit 2 Historical Issues: Periods of Change
Group Requirements
Minimum Subcomponents
1
Maximum Subcomponents
1
Mandatory Within Group
No
Linked Unit
Conqueror and Conquest, c1060-1087 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Conqueror and Conquest, c1060-1087 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Church in England: the Struggle for Supremacy, 1529-1547 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Church in England: the Struggle for Supremacy, 1529-1547 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Reign of Henry IV of France, 1589–1610
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Reign of Henry IV of France, 1589–1610
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1625-1642: the Failure of Absolutism? -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1625-1642: the Failure of Absolutism? -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Reign of Peter the Great of Russia, 1682-1725
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Reign of Peter the Great of Russia, 1682-1725
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754-1783 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754-1783 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Forging of the Italian Nation, 1848-1871
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Forging of the Italian Nation, 1848-1871
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain, 1902-1918: The Impact of New Liberalism -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain, 1902-1918: The Impact of New Liberalism -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Britain and Appeasement, 1919-1940 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Britain and Appeasement, 1919-1940 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
A New Roman Empire? Mussolini's Italy, 1922-1945
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
A New Roman Empire? Mussolini's Italy, 1922-1945
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Impact of Stalin's Leadership in the USSR, 1924-1941
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Impact of Stalin's Leadership in the USSR, 1924-1941
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Anti-Semitism, Hitler and the German People, 1919-1945
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Anti-Semitism, Hitler and the German People, 1919-1945
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Impact of Chairman Mao: China, 1946-1976
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Impact of Chairman Mao: China, 1946-1976
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Campaign for African-America Civil Rights in the USA, 1950-1968
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Campaign for African-America Civil Rights in the USA, 1950-1968
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The USA and Vietnam, 1961-1975
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The USA and Vietnam, 1961-1975
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
A Sixties Social Revolution? British Society, 1959-1975
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
A Sixties Social Revolution? British Society, 1959-1975
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Liberal Democracies: Power to the People?
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Liberal Democracies: Power to the People?
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Unit Group
3
Label
3
Name
GCE in History - Unit 3 The State and the People: Change and Continuity
Group Requirements
Minimum Subcomponents
1
Maximum Subcomponents
1
Mandatory Within Group
No
Linked Unit
The Angevin Kings of England: British Monarchy, 1154-1216 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Angevin Kings of England: British Monarchy, 1154-1216 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain, 1547-1603 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain, 1547-1603 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Emergence of a Great Power? Spain, 1492-1556
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Emergence of a Great Power? Spain, 1492-1556
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
British Monarchy: the Crisis of State, 1642-1689 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
British Monarchy: the Crisis of State, 1642-1689 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
France and the Enlightenment: Absolutism Under Threat, 1743-1789
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
France and the Enlightenment: Absolutism Under Threat, 1743-1789
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Stability and War: British Monarchy and State, 1714-1770 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Stability and War: British Monarchy and State, 1714-1770 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
British State and People, 1865-1915 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
British State and People, 1865-1915 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Monarchies and Republics in France, 1815-1875
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Monarchies and Republics in France, 1815-1875
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The State and People: Britain 1918-1964 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The State and People: Britain 1918-1964 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Triumph and Collapse: Russia and the USSR, 1941-1991
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Triumph and Collapse: Russia and the USSR, 1941-1991
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
From Defeat to Unity: Germany, 1945-1991
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
From Defeat to Unity: Germany, 1945-1991
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 -B-
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007 -B-
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Linked Unit
Aspects of International Relations, 1945-2004
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Aspects of International Relations, 1945-2004
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Unit Group
4
Label
4
Name
GCE in History - Unit 4 Historical Study
Group Requirements
Minimum Subcomponents
1
Maximum Subcomponents
1
Mandatory Within Group
No
Linked Unit
Unit 4 - Historical Enquiry
Linked Reference Number
Not Set
Unit
Unit Reference Number
Title
Unit 4 - Historical Enquiry
Organisation Name
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
Unit Level
Level 3
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
Barred Units
There are no barred units to display.
Qualification Objectives
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Other level 1, 2 and1/2 qualifications used to indicate learners' attainment on completion of compulsory schooling and included in measures of school and/or teacher performanceNot Set
GCEs and ASNot Set
Other level 3 qualifications designed to demonstrate eligibility for progression to higher education and/or used to measure school or college performanceNot Set
ESOL qualifications that are required for citizenshipNot Set
Qualifications that indicate an individual can undertake a specific role in the workplace and that may be relied upon by employersNot Set
Qualifications that an individual is required by law to have gained in order to undertake a specific roleNot Set
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Qualifications that are designed to meet the needs of a named employer or other organisationNot Set
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