COURSE:  MODERN HISTORY

Leader of Learning: Ms Maria Casamento

2 units for each of Year 11 and Year 12 / Board Developed Course.

EXCLUSIONS:  Nil.

Course Description:

The Year 11 course provides students with opportunities to develop and apply their understanding of methods and issues involved in the investigation of modern history.  Students have the opportunity to engage in the study of a range of people, ideas, movements, events and developments that have shaped the modern world.

The Year 12 course provides students with opportunities to apply their understanding of sources and relevant issues in the investigation of the modern world. Through a core study, students investigate the nature of power and authority from 1919 to 1946. They also study key features in the history of one nation, one study in peace and conflict, and one study of change in the modern world.

Course Content

The Year 11 Course:

• Part 1: Investigating Modern History (60 hours)

• The Nature of Modern History 

• Case Study 

• Case study

• Part 2: Historical Investigation (20 hours)

• Part 3: The Shaping of the Modern World (40 hours)

The Year 12 Course:

• Part 1: Core Study: Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919 - 1946 (25% course time)

• Part 2: 20th Century National Study (25% course time)

• Part 3: Peace and Conflict (25% course time) 

• Part 4: Change in the Modern World (25% course time)

Course Requirements: NIL