Unit Award Scheme
History
Here you will find the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) units that we have mapped to our GCSE History specification.
GCSE History
The GCSE History content has been split into bite-sized units making it more accessible to learners.
Students will receive a certificate each time they complete a unit. By recognising their achievements in this way, the scheme allows students to engage with learning and take clear steps towards success.
Paper 1: Understanding the modern world
Section A: Period studies
AA America, 1840–1895: Expansion and consolidation
AB Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy and dictatorship
AC Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and Communism
AD America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality
Section B: Wider world depth studies
BA Conflict and tension, the First World War, 1894–1918
BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
BC Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972
BD Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–1975
Paper 2: Shaping the nation
Section A: Thematic studies
AA Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
AB Power and the people: c1170 to the present day
AC Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment
BA Norman England, c1066– c1100
BB Medieval England – the reign of Edward I, 1272 –1307
BC Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
BD Restoration England, 1660–1685

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