POLITICS A Level Venue: Havant Campus Duration: 2 years
Structure Year 1
Component 1 - Politics of the UK and Core Political Ideas (liberalism, conservatism and socialism) – Democracy and Participation – Electoral systems, Referenda and Political Parties – Pressure Groups – The Media and UK General Elections since 1979 Component 2 - Government of the UK and Non-Core Political Ideas (Feminism is our option) – The UK Constitution and Reform – Parliament – Prime Minister and Cabinet – Judiciary, Sovereignty and the EU – Feminism Year 2 Component 3 - The Politics of the USA – US Constitution – Elections in the USA – Political Parties – Pressure Groups – The US Supreme Court and Civil Rights – The US Presidency and Federalism Assessment Assessment is by three exams at the end of the two-year course. We do not offer AS Level examinations. Progression You can enter a wide range of future professions and careers, for example, Higher Education courses in the humanities (including Oxbridge), careers in publishing, teaching, research, political research, analytics, translation work in international politics, journalism, Higher Education teaching and many others. Entry Requirements Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above and a grade 5 in GCSE English Language is recommended.
Overview Politics as a subject involves reading and discussing issues that revolve around how the UK government works and studying the processes of democracy that operate here at home, whilst comparing the institutions and ideas that are found in the USA too. We will also look at the ideological origins of our politics and study the ideas surrounding feminism from the suffragettes to the present day. We will prepare you for the skills of analysis and evaluation that will equip you for the examinations and further humanities work in the future should you want to go further. Politics encourages a wide range of enrichment and individual support too. We use further extension work to suit individual needs, reading articles/chapters and discussing them in a smaller group, discussing issues in our lively Politics Society every week. We also support Oxbridge applicants and provide extra academic/study skills to assist everyone that studies Politics A Level to ensure that they reach their full potential.
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