Higher

This is a one year course.

 

Scottish: Scotland and the Impact of the Great War, 1914 – 1928

• The experience of Scottish soldiers on the Western Front ~ Battle of the Loos, Battle of the Somme, Sir Douglas Haig
• The impact of war on Scottish society ~ Role of women during war time
• The impact of war on Scottish industry ~ Shipbuilding, farming, coal mining
• The impact of war on Scottish politics ~ Political radicalism, George Square Riots

 

British: Britain 1851 – 1951

• The growth of democracy and the movement for women’s suffrage ~ Suffragists, Suffragettes, Women and war
• The Liberal Government of 1906 – 1914 and the problem of poverty ~ Booth and Rowntree, Lloyd George, Winston Churchill
• The Labour Government of 1945 – 1951 and the creation of the Welfare State ~ Beveridge Report, five giants, Clement Atlee

 

European and World (Split course): Germany 1815 – 1939

• Reasons for the rise of Hitler and the Nazis to power in Germany in 1933 ~ Role of Hitler, Great Depression, Reichstag Fire
• Life in Nazi Germany ~ the police state, propaganda and censorship, education and youth, work and leisure, treatment of the Jews

 

European and World (Split course): Appeasement and the Road to War, 1918-1939

• An evaluation of the reasons for the British policy of appeasement, 1936–3 ~ Neville Chamberlain

 

• An assessment of the success of British foreign policy in containing fascist aggression, 1935 to March 1938 ~ Rhineland, Anschluss, Spanish Civil War

 

 

 

 

Learning and Teaching

A wide range of teaching and learning strategies will be employed throughout the course. Students will have the opportunity to undertake a range of individual and group activities. Examples include note taking, research exercises, essay writing, oral presentations, debate and role play.

 

National conferences are offered to students studying Higher and Advanced Higher courses. Learning is further enriched by speakers from university departments.

 

 

 

 

Assessment

 

As part of good teaching practice teachers will regularly monitor ongoing student work with a view to identifying particular strengths and weaknesses. In addition the department will employ various forms of assessment to provide as full a picture as possible of individual student attainment.

 

As students’ progress through the course assessments will be issued regularly, including

• Short answer tests of knowledge and understanding at the end of each unit of work
• Ink exercises to test source evaluation skills that have been taught
• Mini investigations / research exercises
• Class essays
• Unit assessments

 

Homework

 

Students will be issued with regular homework assignments.