History

Group 3

Course outline

The study of History allows understanding of a rapidly changing world. Conflict and its resolution figures prominently in IB History studies. A sense of proportion and perspective will be provided and greater knowledge of different times and cultures will emerge.

The History IB course is a truly global course which extends the knowledge gained at GCSE level by looking at events from new global perspectives – including those of Japan and China. History will provide the vital underpinning for challenging careers in the 21st century and students frequently go on to study International Relations and other related disciplines at university.

We study Modern World History at both Standard and Higher Level. The Standard Level course involves two examined papers and an Internally Assessed essay. At Higher Level there is additional third examined paper

Paper 1: Move to Global War

This is a source-based examination that involves the evaluation of contemporary evidence and historians perspectives on two major case studies: Japanese expansion in East Asia and Italian/ German expansion in the 1930s.

Paper 2: Authoritarian States and Cold War

This essay based paper involves global comparisons. The Authoritarian States paper involves an in-depth study of dictatorial regimes. We study Mao’s China and compare and contrast it to Hitler’s Germany. For the Cold War we compare the impact on two countries, of two leaders and look in-depth at two crisis from two different world regions.

Paper 3 (Higher Level Only)

This is an essay based paper with a vast range of topic options enabling candidates to extend their Paper 2 knowledge to even greater depth. We also teach units on Imperial and Communist Russia. ‘

“Investigating the rich stories of history gives us the context in which we can better understand the past, the present and the future.”