Year 13 Politics
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Politics is a stimulating, enlightening and rewarding course, which studies how people and societies agree to live together – our laws, our customs, and our societal structure.
Students are encouraged to investigate, research and suggest changes to the way societies work, by understanding the goals and motivations of different ideologies and stakeholders. Students engage with policies, ideologies and social issues at the local, national and global level. They investigate the social and political structures and ideas in their communities, in Aotearoa New Zealand, and in the wider world.
This course is an internal assessment only course
This course offers 16 credits in a University Entrance-approved domain
This course offers UE Literacy credits (16 Reading credits)
Course endorsement not available
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WHY STUDY POLITICS AT YEAR 13?
By taking Politics, you will be exposed to a wide range of academic and intellectual skills and disciplines. You will develop an ability to think independently and creatively, in combining social, political, legal, philosophical and economic areas of study. This course offers many excellent and rewarding pathways, and not only into government and the public service. Law and education are careers which would be enhanced with the study of politics.
What will I learn?
You will learn about:
● Political parties and ideologies on the political spectrum: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, populism
● Political systems of governance: NZ House of Representatives, US Congress, UK Houses of Parliament
● Methods of political activism: protests, petitions, influencing legislation, media campaigns
What WILL I DO?
In a typical Politics lesson you might:
● Read political sources such as newspapers, cartoons and speeches
● Listen to a presentation and take notes
● Engage in class discussions and debates
● Watch a short film clip or documentary
In addition, one of the internal assessments requires all students to actively take part in some form of political action. This could organising a protest or a petition, or taking part in a select committee in parliament. This will be fun and is not optional!
wHAT will I NEED?
This course is open to ALL Year 13 students. There are NO prerequisites or prior learning needed. The skills you require are a good work ethic and an open and curious mind. You do not need to have studied Year 12 Politics.
How is this course assessed?
You will sit three achievement standards as follows:
3.2 - An internally assessed research project
3.4 - An internal assessment which includes personal involvement in a socio-political action e.g. taking part in a protest, organising a petition, attending a select committee
3.5 - An internal assessment in which you evaluate a political campaign
We hope you have a successful and interesting year.
Bob Mason is in charge of Y13 Politics– please feel free to contact him:
