Westlake Girls’ High School

Level 3 History

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr G. Burnard.

Recommended Prior Learning

Subject	Level	Recommendations
9 Social Studies	9	Open entry.
10 Social Studies	10	Open entry.
Level 1 History	1	Open entry
Level 2 History	2	12 credits from Level 1 History including 4 credits from External assessments. For Social Science students new to the subject: 12 credits from Level 1 Geography or Social Studies including 4 credits from External assessments. For students who did not take a Level 1 Social Science: 12 credits from Level 1 English including 4 credits from an External assessment. Students may also gain entry at the discretion of the HoD.
Level 3 History	3	12 credits from Level 2 History including 4 credits from External assessments. For Social Science students new to the subject: 12 credits from Level 2 Classical Studies, Geography or Social Studies including 4 credits from External assessments. For students who did not take a Level 2 Social Science: 12 credits from Level 2 English including 4 credits from an External assessment. Students may also gain entry at the discretion of the HoD.

Studying History provides students with a sound basis for further education as well as an enormous variety of careers. History is highly recommended for Law, Journalism and Politics. History is also recommended as the Humanities option for students wishing to pursue a career in medicine.

Whilst students may enter this course without any background in History, it is advantageous for students to have studied History at a lower level.

Students will study:

An Inquiry into a student selected topic connected to the scholarship topic (announced in December each year)
The New Zealand Wars
Russian Revolution.

The standards and topics offered in this course may be altered at the discretion of the Head of Department.

Departments:

Social Science

Level 3 History

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