Modern History
2 unit course
Course Summary
Year 11 Modern History allows students to engage with issues involving understanding what History is and investigate various aspects of the modern world, including ideas, people, movements, events, and developments.
Year 12 Modern History is designed to allow students to apply their understanding of sources and investigate various aspects of the modern world, including ideas, people, movements, events, and developments.
Year 11 - 3 Assessment Tasks + Report Tasks
Year 12 - 4 Assessment Tasks + Report Tasks
What, if any, skills are needed?
There are no prerequisites for this subject.
A love and appreciation of history will help.
Course Units
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The nature of History
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Power & Authority (Dictators, Hitler & Nazism)
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The Meiji Restoration
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Japan
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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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The Civil Rights Movement
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World War I
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The Cold War
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Learning Experiences
- Year 11 & 12 study days
- Film reviews
- Exhibitions when available
Career Options
- Lawyer
- Author
- Librarian
- Historian
- Teacher
- Politician
- Museum Curator
- Scriptwriter
- TV & Film Producer
- Tour Guide
- Travel Consultant
- Playwright
- Defence Force