History

Contact the Qualifications Manager for this subject area
Larry Cheyne 

Subject-specific Information

Subject-specific information for History is available from the right-hand 'Subject-specific links' menu.

Submission Dates

Review of Higher History

The revised Arrangements document for Higher History for session 2010-11 onwards has now been posted. This can be downloaded from the Arrangements documents section, or directly from the link below:

• NQ History Arrangements for 2010-11

The specimen question paper for Higher History for session 2010-11 is also available. This can be downloaded from the link below: 

• Higher Specimen Question Paper - valid from 2010/11

New Dissertation List for Advanced Higher History

A new list of approved dissertation titles has been published for session 2009/10. It can be accessed by folllowing the link in the right-hand 'subject-specific links' menu.

Revised Arrangements for Advanced Higher History

Updated Arrangements for Advanced Higher History, version 5, can now be downloaded below from the Arrangements documents page. The main changes are:

Historical Study Unit

• Removal of previous Field of Study 4, France in the age of Louis XIV
• Layout of descriptors updated; minor content changes in some fields
• Advice on re-assessment updated

Historical Research Unit

• Evidence requirements and outcomes amended.

Revised National Assessment Bank materials and Speciman Question Paper will be published in due course.

Understanding Standards

To learn more about SQA standards and how they are applied to Higher History, you can visit the Understanding Standards website.

SQA Past Papers

History Past Papers and solutions are available to order from Bright Red Publishing covering the following levels:

• Standard Grade (General/Credit) 
• Intermediate 2
• Higher

Past Papers for the 2008 diet can be downloaded free of charge from this site:

• History

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