Keys Stage 4 History

This is one of three GCSE History specifications offered by AQA.
The scheme of assessment is not tiered.
GCSE 3042

Conflict in the Modern World: International and British History
Written Paper 1 37.5% of total marks
1¾ hours History in outline
Section A: candidates must study 1 of 3 options, V or W or X, on
International history and answer 2 questions.
Section B: candidates must study 1 of 2 options, Y or Z, on British
History and answer 1 question.

Governments in Action in the first half of the Twentieth Century
Written Paper 2 37.5% of total marks
1¾ hours History in depth
Candidates study 2 from a choice of 4 Depth Studies of national
history. They answer 2 questions, one from each of Sections A and B,
choosing questions on different Depth Studies:
Russia/USSR, 1914-1941;
Germany, 1918-1939.

Coursework
Coursework 25% of total marks
2 Assignments 2500-3000 words in length (in total)
2 Assignments, each weighted at 12.5% of total marks, one of
which will be based on British Commando raids on Guernsey during the Occupation. The other will be on the Battle of Stalingrad