This IGCSE History home study course will give you an enthusiasm for learning and understanding about the past, an understanding of historical concepts, an appreciation of historical evidence and how to use it, and an understanding of international issues and inter-relationships.

History is one of the English Baccalaureate subjects.

Key Aims

The course aims to:

• stimulate your knowledge and understanding of human activity in the past
• ensure that your knowledge is based on an understanding of the nature and use of historical evidence
• promote an understanding of the nature of cause and consequence, continuity and change, and
  similarity and difference
• encourage international understanding

Syllabus and Assessment

The course is designed to prepare you for the Edexcel syllabus (4H10/01) . Our course covers the following five key themes:    

1. Development of Dictatorship: Germany  1918 - 1945    

2. A World Divided: Superpower Relations 1945 - 1962    

3. A Divided Union: Civil Rights in the USA 1945 - 1974    

4. The USA, 1917 - 1929    

5. The Changing Role of International Organisations: the League of Nations and the United Nations, 1919 - 2000

Assessment is by one examination of 2 hours and 30 minutes. Examinations are set in May/June of each year.

The Home Study Course

We have selected a book which is fully endorsed by Edexcel as your study text. You’ll find it easy to work with. This, together with the materials in your password protected file (which is online), contain everything you need to start studying right away. The course is designed specifically to cover the above syllabus - so you can be confident that you'll learn everything you need, in order to achieve the best possible grade in the examination. 

Your Tutor and your Assignments 

Your tutor is your online personal learning coach whom you can email at any time, and  to whom you can also talk via Skype.  He or she will give you detailed feedback on your learning assignments, and plenty of advice and encouragement throughout your course. 

You will have assignments with exam type questions to complete at regular intervals during the course. These are a key part of your learning process. They will prepare you thoroughly for your exam and will enable you and your tutor to gauge your progress throughout. Completing the course assignments will greatly increase your chances of a good exam grade.   

When you’ve finished each assignment, you email it to your tutor for assessment via your online file. Your tutor will provide you with rapid and detailed feedback, so you'll see your skills and knowledge developing month by month. 

See fees for Adults or for Homeschoolers.

Course fees include:

• All the required course books.  There are no extra charges for books, other than for postage outside the UK. 
• Assessment and feedback on all assignments within 5 working days.
• Access to your personal tutors via email and Skype.
• Access to all online resources through WHOLE (Wolsey Hall Online Learning Environment)

Course fees do NOT include examination fees, which are payable to the examination centre.