Standard Grade History
THE COURSE
The Standard Grade History course involves pupils in studying the causes and consequences of change in the last 200 years. This study makes pupils aware of their national and international heritage. They discover how and why the everyday lives of people have developed in Britain as a whole and in Scotland in particular; they examine such issues as the growth and decline of industry, and the coming of war and peace.
The course develops the skills of selecting and evaluating evidence and making judgements - skills which are useful in work and in society. Evidence may take the form of books, pictures, diagrams, computer databases, etc; it may be found in the school and in libraries, museums or historical sites.
“To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
In S3 and S4 you will study the following topics |
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Scotland and Britain 1830 – 1930 |
Health and Housing |
Coming of Railways |
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Votes for Women |
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Co-operation and Conflict |
Causes of War |
Fighting on the Western Front |
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Peacemaking |
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People and Power: Germany 1919 – 1939 |
The Treaty of Versailles |
The Rise of Hitler |
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Life in Nazi Germany |
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“History is the house in which all other subjects dwell”
Voltaire
AS PREPARATION FOR A JOB
History is a good general training for any job which involves dealing with other people, and some of the skills learned are of use in particular jobs , eg enquiry skills and use of evidence - Journalism, Police Force, Politics, Legal Profession.
AS A QUALIFICATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
History is recognised by all Universities and Further Education Establishments as a good foundation for many courses, not just in the Arts and Social Sciences , but also in the Sciences, Technology and Business fields where its skills and literary training provide a valuable asset.
“Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it”
George Santayana