History & Civics

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Evidence, sources and reliability
2. 1.2 Primary and secondary sources
3. 1.3 Bias, and whose story gets told
4. 1.4 Interpretation, and why historians disagree
1. 2.1 How societies have been governed
2. 2.2 Monarchy, republic and empire
3. 2.3 Revolution, and the demand for rights
4. 2.4 The growth of democracy
1. 3.1 Everyday life across the centuries
2. 3.2 Industrialisation, and what it did to people
3. 3.3 Migration and the movement of people
4. 3.4 Technology as a driver of change
1. 4.1 Why wars happen
2. 4.2 The two world wars in outline
3. 4.3 What war means for ordinary people
4. 4.4 Peacemaking and international cooperation
1. 5.1 Slavery and abolition
2. 5.2 Colonisation and independence movements
3. 5.3 Civil rights and equality movements
4. 5.4 Human rights today
1. 6.1 The system of government
2. 6.2 How laws are made
3. 6.3 Courts and the rule of law
4. 6.4 Local government and public services
1. 7.1 Rights, and responsibilities
2. 7.2 Voting and taking part
3. 7.3 Tax, and what it pays for
4. 7.4 Media, information and democracy
1. 8.1 Debating an issue respectfully
2. 8.2 Checking a claim before you believe it
3. 8.3 Campaigning and being heard
4. 8.4 Global citizenship

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Built around the school week Short enough to fit an evening, and pitched at the stage your child is actually in.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Middle Stage for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹360 for this course on its own, or ₹1,050 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.