A-Level History (Edexcel IAL)

Course Overview 课程介绍

Edexcel IAL 历史采用模块化按 Unit 考试，含独立课程作业，可重考单模块，人文社科与法律专业核心科目。

Edexcel International A-Level History is a modular course assessed across four units combining examined breadth and depth studies with an independent coursework enquiry. Students sit each examined Unit separately and may retake individual units. Content develops source analysis, evaluation of historical interpretations, causation and change/continuity across modern and early modern periods. A core subject for history, law, politics, international relations and PPE applicants.

Key Facts 基本信息

Exam Board (考试局)	Pearson Edexcel International A-Level
Specification Code (代码)	WHI11-14
Structure (结构)	Modular, 4 units (3 examined + 1 coursework); AS = Units 1-2, A2 = Units 3-4
Grading (评分)	A* - E for full A-Level; a - e for AS
Exam Units (模块)	Modular structure, unit-by-unit assessment, single unit retake allowed
Coursework (课程作业)	Unit 4 Independent Historical Enquiry (coursework assessment)

AS Syllabus AS 阶段章节（Units 1-2）

Unit 1Depth Study with Interpretations

e.g. Germany 1918-1989: Weimar Republic, Nazi rise, post-war division and reunification, with evaluation of historical interpretations
Unit 1Source Analysis Skills

Provenance, utility and evaluation of primary and secondary sources; constructing supported historical arguments
Unit 2Period Study

e.g. India c.1914-1948: the road to independence, or The USA 1917-1996; political, social and economic change over time
Unit 2Causation and Consequence

Analysing causes, events and consequences of key historical change in the chosen period

A2 Syllabus A2 阶段章节（Units 3-4）

Unit 3Breadth Study

e.g. The Making of Modern China c.1911-1989, or Britain; long-term change and continuity across approximately a century
Unit 3Change, Continuity and Synthesis

Evaluating change and continuity, similarity and difference, and long-term causal themes across the breadth period
Unit 4Independent Historical Enquiry

Coursework: students frame a historical question, research secondary interpretations and produce an extended analytical essay
Unit 4Historical Research Skills

Historiography, evaluating interpretations, referencing and constructing a sustained evidence-based argument

Exam Structure (Edexcel IAL WHI11-14) 考试结构

Unit 1 (WHI11)	Depth Study with Interpretations · 1h30m · 25% of IAL (50% of AS)
Unit 2 (WHI12)	Period Study · 1h30m · 25% of IAL (50% of AS)
Unit 3 (WHI13)	Breadth Study · 1h45m · 25% of IAL
Unit 4 (WHI14)	Independent Historical Enquiry · coursework · 25% of IAL
Modular Feature	Modular structure, unit-by-unit assessment, single unit retake allowed (Unit 4 excepted)

Suitable Majors & Pathway 适合专业与升学路径

适合历史、法律、政治、国际关系与人文社科专业，是英国人文学科传统核心科目。

History is a highly regarded subject for history, law, politics, international relations, PPE, journalism and the humanities. It develops analytical writing, evidence evaluation and argumentation skills valued by top universities. The modular Edexcel IAL format lets students retake examined units to maximise their final grade before university deadlines.