IB History

Course summary

The aims of the IB History courses are to: Develop an understanding of, and continuing interest in, the past. • Encourage students to engage with multiple perspectives and to appreciate the complex nature of historical concepts, issues, events and developments. • Promote international-mindedness through the study of history from more than one region of the world. • Develop an understanding of history as a discipline and to develop historical consciousness including a sense of chronology and context. • Develop key historical skills, including engaging effectively with sources. • Increase students’ understanding of themselves and of contemporary society by encouraging reflection on the past. Course content Students will study the following: • Paper 1: Focused Study - One topic containing two case studies, both of which must be studied. • Paper 2: Thematic Study - Authoritarian States From 1750. • Paper 3: Regional Study - Europe. Study two topics from the chosen region.