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Government & Politics
Entry Requirements
Normal BSFC entry requirements for an AS programme of study. It is expected that students will have at least a Grade C in English Language GCSE
About the Subject
The Politics course at AS Level looks at the United Kingdom and how it is governed. Students are encouraged to develop a critical awareness of the nature of politics and the relationships between political ideas, institutions and processes.
At A2 students look at theories and concepts and link this in to aspects of democracy studied in the AS
AS Year
| Assessment Unit |
Name | Type of Assessment | Date of Exam |
| F851 | Contemporary Politics of the UK |
1½ hour exam | Jan/June |
| F852 | Contemporary Government of the UK |
1½ hour exam | June |
A2 Year
| Assessment Unit |
Name | Type of Assessment | Date of Exam |
| F854 | Ideas and Concepts |
2 hour exam | June |
| F856 | Political Ideas and Concepts in Practice |
2 hour exam | June |
General Information
AS
Unit 851
Pressure Groups, Political Parties, Voting Behaviour, Elections
Unit 852
The Executive (Prime Minister and Cabinet), the Legislative (Commons and Lords), The Judiciary, The Constitution and the European Union
A2
Unit 854
The State, Sovereignty, Power, Authority, Rights, Liberty, Equality, Conservatism, Liberalism, Socialism
Unit 856
Democratic Theory in Practice, The above topics from Unit 854 in Practice, e.g. Liberalism and Socialism in Practice
What Next?
Many students go on to do Politics at University. Even for those who do not it is a relevant subject for any academic study. In the past politics students from BSFC have gone on to do a range of degree courses including Law, Medicine, History and International Relations.
