THE HUMANITIES

CORE SUBJECT – TWO SEMESTERS

Learning Focus

In Term One, students study Economics and Business. For the Economics and Business area of study, students study the strategies businesses use to gain a competitive knowledge in the market. This study culminates in the Business Expo evening, where students work in groups to produce their own business including marketing, product development and other such strategies.

In Term Two and Term Three students study History from the Industrial Revolution to World War I. In their studies of World War I, students focus particularly on Australia’s development in a global war.

In Term Four, the students study Geography. They examine Biomes, with particular reference to the food supply and sustainability for an ever increasing world population.

Victorian Curriculum Strands

The Humanities discipline is organised into three domains:

● The Humanities – History ● The Humanities – Geography ● The Humanities – Economics and Business

Assessment

A range of assessment methods will be used, which could include:

● Research Assignments ● Analytical exercises ● Short answer responses ● Oral presentations ● Business Expo night ● Essay ● Tests ● Semester Examinations