INTERNATIONAL GCSE HISTORY (IGCSE HISTORY)

ITS Tutorial School has offered top IGCSE History since 2005. We are the only tutorial school in Hong Kong also licensed to run the International GCSE exams by Pearson. You can take both International GCSE and some GCSE subjects as well. Thousands of students have taken private tuition with our history tutors to date. You can either:

Get one-to-one tutorials to support your school studies
Take a trial lesson with a highly qualified IGCSE History Tutor
Study part-time to learn the whole course and take the exam
Study full time with us as a private candidate and take the exam
Just take the exam

First Lesson Trial

Choose another IGCSE subject:

accounting biology business chemistry chinese commerce economics english language english literature french further pure mathematics geography history mathematics a physics spanish

Why choose ITS for History tuition or full-time study ?

Value for money
Easy accessibility – all lessons can be taken either here at our school or online
Flexible learning – choose when, where and how you learn
Individualized for YOU – pick and choose from our add-on services according to your needs
Fully qualified and experienced teachers from an official centre
Latest specifications – we are an official centre for this qualification

Why study International GCSE History?

The IGCSE History course provides a in-depth study of many of the major economic, political and social developments of the 19th and 20th centuries, whilst also allowing students to explore some topics in greater detail. This course is helps prepare students to study history at A- Level or IB.

IGCSE History will allow students to learn to interpret and understand how historical events have shaped our world. Students will be offered opportunities to analyse, interpret and evaluate primary and secondary evidence, question sources of information, and learn how to present their own views in well-structured essays. The course includes the study of visual and online sources as well as a wide variety of materials in print.

Content overview

Students must study at least two depth studies from the following:

The French Revolution, c1780–99
Development of a nation: unification of Italy, 1848–70
Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45
Colonial rule and the nationalist challenge in India, 1919–47
Dictatorship and conflict in the USSR, 1924–53
A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72
A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74
South Africa: from union to the end of apartheid, 1948–94.

Students will:

gain knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of historical periods
develop skills to analyse and evaluate historical interpretations in the context of historical events studied
develop skills to explain, analyse and make judgements about historical events and periods studied, using second-order historical concepts

Progression to A Level – International GCSEs enable successful progression onto A level and beyond.