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The information below is a brief summary of areas of study and learning program only, for more detailed information please access the VCAA VCE History Study Design using the link below.
Unit 1 Modern History (HI031)
Unit 1 Modern History (HI031)
Areas of study
What were the main ideologies, events, individuals and movements that led to World War I and World War II?
What were the main treaties after the World Wars and the League of Nations?
What were the cultural expressions in the late nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth century?
Learning program & assessment:
Students will analyse sources for use as evidence
Students will analyse the consequences of World War I and the causes of World War II
Students will explain how social and cultural conditions changed and/or stayed the same
Assessment consists of written pieces under timed conditions.
Unit 2 Modern History (HI032)
Unit 2 Modern History (HI032)
Areas of study
What were the causes of the Cold War and how did it contribute to tensions and conflicts?
What were the consequences of the Cold War and how did it impact the social, political, economic and cultural post-Cold War world?
What caused challenges to the existing political/social structures?
What were the perspectives and experiences of those who demanded or resisted change?
Learning program & assessment:
Students will analyse sources for use as evidence
Students will analyse the causes and consequences of the Cold War
Students will explain how social, political, economic and cultural conditions changed and/or stayed the same
Assessment consists of written pieces under timed conditions.
Unit 3 History Revolutions (HI033)
Unit 3 History Revolutions (HI033)
Areas of study
What were the significant historical causes and consequences of a political revolution?
What were the experiences of people who lived through the revolution?
How did society change and what revolutionary ideas were achieved or compromised?
Learning program & assessment:
Students will ask and use a range of historical questions to explore the foundations of continuity and change
Students will analyse the causes and consequences of continuity and change
Assessment consists of written pieces under timed conditions
Unit 4 History Revolutions (HI034)
Unit 4 History Revolutions (HI034)
Areas of study
What were the significant historical causes and consequences of a political revolution?
What were the experiences of people who lived through the revolution?
How did society change and what revolutionary ideas were achieved or compromised?
Learning program & assessment:
Students will ask and use a range of historical questions to explore the foundations of continuity and change.
Students will analyse the causes and consequences of continuity and change.
Assessment consists of written pieces under timed conditions.
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