A-Level History (AQA 7042)

Course Overview 课程介绍

AQA A-Level 历史，线性结构，一卷广度研究 + 一卷深度研究 + 独立史学研究 NEA。

A-Level History (AQA 7042) is a linear qualification combining one Breadth Study (Paper 1) covering around 100 years, one Depth Study (Paper 2) covering around 50 years, and a Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) Historical Investigation of 3,500 words spanning more than 100 years. Students develop source analysis, historical interpretation, causal reasoning and structured essay writing. It is a facilitating subject highly valued for history, law, politics, PPE, international relations and journalism applicants.

Key Facts 基本信息

Exam Board (考试局)	Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
Specification Code	AQA 7042
Structure	Linear structure, terminal exams at end of 2 years
Grading (评分)	A* - E (A* only for full A-Level)
Exam Papers	Paper 1 (Breadth) + Paper 2 (Depth) + NEA (Historical Investigation)
Non-Exam Assessment	NEA: Historical Investigation, 3,500-word essay covering 100+ years, marked by teacher and moderated by AQA

AS / Year 1 Syllabus AS 阶段章节

AS1. Breadth study (Paper 1) - examples

1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964 · 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851-1964 · students study one option, covering Part 1 in Year 1 (e.g. 1H: Russia 1855-1917 from Alexander II to the fall of the Romanovs)
AS2. Depth study (Paper 2) - examples

2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529-c1570 · 2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918-1945 · students study one option, covering Part 1 in Year 1 (e.g. 2O: Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism 1918-1933)
AS3. Historical skills and source analysis

Source-based questions, evaluation of historical interpretations, structured essay writing, change and continuity over time, cause and consequence

A2 / Year 2 Syllabus A2 阶段章节

A24. Breadth study (Paper 1) - Part 2

Continuation of chosen breadth option to its conclusion, e.g. 1H Russia: from Lenin and Stalin to Khrushchev 1917-1964; 1G Britain: from Boer War to welfare state and postwar consensus
A25. Depth study (Paper 2) - Part 2

Continuation of chosen depth option, e.g. 2D: from Edward VI and Mary I to Elizabethan settlement c1547-c1570; 2O: Nazi state, war and collapse 1933-1945
A26. NEA: Historical Investigation

3,500-word independent coursework investigating an issue spanning more than 100 years, drawing on primary sources and historiography, marked by the teacher and moderated by AQA
A27. Synoptic and interpretive skills

Evaluating historical interpretations, addressing "how far" questions, integrating knowledge across the period, historiographical debate

Exam Structure (AQA 7042) 考试结构

Paper 1	Breadth study (one option, c100 years) · 2h30m · 75 marks · 40% of A-Level
Paper 2	Depth study (one option, c50 years) · 2h30m · 75 marks · 40% of A-Level
NEA	Historical Investigation, 3,500 words, covering 100+ years · 45 marks · 20% of A-Level
Notes	Linear structure, terminal exams at end of 2 years; Paper 1 and Paper 2 mix source-based and essay questions; breadth and depth options must cover different countries or periods

Suitable Majors & Pathway 适用专业与衔接

历史、法律、政治、PPE、国际关系、新闻等方向的核心科目，文社类首选。

A-Level History (AQA) is a Russell Group facilitating subject and is highly valued for history, law, politics, international relations, PPE, journalism, archaeology, classics, anthropology and many social science degrees. The linear terminal exams reward critical source analysis, historiographical argument and structured essay writing, providing a strong foundation for university historiography, political theory, archival research and qualitative methods modules. A common A-Level for law applicants at top UK universities.