Social Studies

Level:    1          

Qualification Gained:    Achievement standards giving Level 1 credit towards NCEA

Prerequisites:               

Good comprehension and writing skills required.  Students taking Alternative English must get permission from HOD.

Course content:

What is Social Studies?  It is a combination of many of the Social Sciences, including History, Geography, and Economics as well as anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Whilst Geography studies the spatial world in which we live and History studies how the world we live in came to be this way, Level 1 Social Studies offers something a little different.

Social Studies examines how societies interact with each other, why individuals and groups behave in certain ways, why current events and issues are more important to us than we may think and most importantly, it teaches us all to look at issues through multiple perspectives – to extend our own understanding of both ourselves and those around us.

The course is divided into 3 key areas:

· Social Action – Describe how you could get involved in a social justice and human rights action

· Inquiry – Research on aspects of society

· Changing Cultures – Describing how cultures change

Course costs: $40 for a field trip (dependant upon numbers)

 This course is a prerequisite for:

Level 2 Social Studies

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