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OCR Level 1/2 Certificate in Applied History (600/4408/1)
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Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is for 14–18-year-olds, but could be taken by a broad range of students. It is carefully
designed to be inclusive, and to motivate and interest all students by offering a varied History course
and by creating a closer relationship between school/college, history and the wider world.
What will the student study as part of this qualification?
All students will study four topics.
All students will study one topic on Medieval History, where there is a choice of which option to teach:
• Option 1 Raiders and Invaders – students learn about the Saxons, Vikings and Normans
• Option 2 Power and Control – students learn about four medieval rulers: King John, Edward I,
Owain Glyndwr and Henry V.
All students will study two topics out of the following five:
• Local History Investigation – students examine the significance of a local site, person, or event in
the past and its/their current relevance to the local community
• International History – students examine an event, issue or development of international
significance
• Whose History? Presenting the Past – students investigate the ways in which a historical event or
issue is portrayed across the media and analyse these interpretations of the past
• Change over Time – students examine the process, nature and extent of change over a period of
approximately 100 years
• A Society in Depth – students cover the key features, people and events of the chosen society
over about 30–50 years.
All students will then do one further topic from the choice below:
• Heritage Management or Heritage Marketing – students who choose Heritage Management will
investigate issues related to conserving and preserving a historic site; students who choose
Heritage Marketing will plan the marketing of some aspect of British History and produce samples
of marketing materials
• Multimedia in History: Bringing the Past to Life – students investigate how ICT can help make the
study of the past enjoyable to a range of different audiences
• Missing pages: the Migrant Experience – students investigate the motives and experiences of a
specific group of migrants in the 19th or 20th century
• An Archaeological Enquiry – students examine a historical issue that uses archaeological
techniques.
What knowledge and skills will the student develop as part of this qualification and how might
these be of use and value in further studies?
The first topic gives students opportunities to:
• investigate a wide range of representations and interpretations from a range of different sources
• suggest and justify alternative representations and interpretations
• investigate and discuss historical questions
• make comparisons
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develop their research and planning skills
locate and use relevant sources of information
select and deploy information.
Depending on the topics chosen a student will develop and/or reinforce a range of other skills and
knowledge, including:
• historical enquiry skills
• learning the role that History plays in vocational areas
• developing a personal sense of identity, and gaining an understanding and respect for the diversity
of human experience, whether cultural, economic, social, political, moral, ethnic or religious
• planning, problem solving and presenting
• ICT skills
• how to evaluate multimedia products
• how to communicate results appropriately to different audiences and for different purposes.
Applied History lays the foundations for the further study of History at Advanced Level and beyond and
helps candidates to see and experience the relevance of the subject to a range of occupations,
particularly those in the expanding heritage sector.
Which subjects will complement this course?
The Level 1/2 Certificate in Applied History is equivalent in size to a GCSE and will take 120–140
guided learning hours to deliver.
The qualification is complemented by a wide range of GCSEs, including English, Business,
Geography, Art and Design, and Computer Science. The qualification is designed with both creative
and practical elements which complement creative subjects such as English or Art and Design and
more practical subjects such as Business, where ICT, presentation and evaluation skills may be used.
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