The IB History course is designed to enable students to:

• Understand the historical concepts of change and continuity, cause and effect, and be able to use them in their interpretation of current affairs
• Understand the significance of certain twentieth century events and ideologies in their global dimension
• Understand the nature of history as a discipline through the study of different sources, visual and written
• Develop an awareness of different interpretations of the past
• Respond to historical issues with empathy and critical analysis
• Promote a lifelong interest in the study of history

Areas of Study

Standard Level and Higher Level

World History Topics

A selection of materials is studied from the following topics:

• Authoritarian States
• States studied could include Stalin, Mao, Hitler and Castro.
• The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries.

Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject

Rights and Protests: USA and South Africa

Higher Level

Regional Study: Oceania

Students engage in an additional study.

In this unit we will be looking at British Colonialism and Emerging Identities in Oceania 1788-1919 and the Development of Oceania Post WWII.

Assessment

Assessment is part of the regular teaching and learning programme. General assessment monitors of the student’s performance are made on a selection of assessment tasks chosen from the following:

• Analytical exercises, including visual evidence
• Essays (time and research)
• Oral presentations
• Research assignments
• Tests
• Film reviews
• Short reports
• Short answer exercises
• Multimedia presentations
• Biographical studies

IB Final Assessment

Standard Level

External Assessment:

• Paper 1: Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject – 30%
• Paper 2: World History Topics – 45%

Internal Assessment:

• An in-depth study on any historical subject – 25%

Higher Level

External Assessment:

• Paper 1: Document Analysis of a Prescribed Subject – 20%
• Paper 2: World History Topics – 25%
• Paper 3: Regional Study – 35%

Internal Assessment:

An in-depth study on any historical subject – 20%