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History A Level [Y1]

at East Sussex College Group, EASTBOURNE · college

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Modern history is an exciting, engaging and rewarding subject. A large focus of the History A-Level course will be on understanding the development and changes of modern Communist states in the 19th and 20th centuries. These will include Russia between the Revolution of 1917, right up until the end of the Cold War in 1991, as well as Communist China under Chairman Mao. You will study historical controversies, such as the fall of the USSR or the rapid and tragic transformation of Chinese society during the 1950s and 60s.

What you need to get on

A GCSE grade 5 in English Language.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Eastbourne Campus

    Ecat House, Cross Levels Way, Eastbourne, BN21 2UF

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 8 September 2026 · Eastbourne
  • 7 September 2027 · Eastbourne

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