Modern Studies Information
Modern Studies
Welcome to EHS Modern Studies!
“Miss, I totally disagree!” “Good, now tell me why?”
Why study Modern Studies?
There has never been a more interesting time to engage with Modern Studies!
Modern Studies offers such an insight to the world around us and really gets to the heart of what's going on in society. Now more than ever, there are questions, changes, and challenges to overcome. Modern Studies highlights our place in society (be it in our own community, Scotland, the UK or around the world) and challenges us to make our mark, to be empowered! It is a truly unique subject and will give you so much more than a qualification; it will enable you to make informed decisions that affect your future. Remember, knowledge is power.
In Modern Studies, you will develop your understanding of the principles of democracy and citizenship, values, and conflict of ideas through critical and independent thinking. You will also explore and evaluate different types of sources and evidence helping sharpen your decision-making skills.
At BGE level you will study:
S2:
-Modern Studies taster module on particpation in a democracy(Mock Class Election)
S3:
Crime and the Law
Democracy in Scotland
S4:
International Terrorism
In the Senior Phase, you will study:
Higher:
Democracy in Scotland and the UK
Social Inequalities
Underdevelopment issues in Africa
Advanced Higher:
Law and Order and Research Methods
Understanding the Criminal Justice System
Understanding criminal behaviour
Response by society to crime
Social Science research methods
Higher Politics (Option for S6 pupils)
Section 1: Political theory
Section 2: Political systems
Section 3: Political parties and elections