NCEA Level 1 History
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: H. Hopkins.
In this year long course students will develop a range of key skills required in History, such as source interpretation, research and writing. They will also build their understanding of historical concepts, such as cause and effect, whakapapa, mana, turangawaewae and significance. They will be able to apply these concepts to a range of case studies.
In History we will study two Aotearoa New Zealand events starting with the case study of Ihumātao. In this unit students will be required to interpret primary sources to understand how significance of the area for both Māori and Pākehā has changed over time. Our second national case study is the Dawn Raids, where students will learn about why this event took place and how it impacted people.
For the externals we will study different global contexts including the Space Race, considering how historical concepts related to this event are similar or different to other events studied, and the 1938 Munich Agreement, where students will study and understand the different perspectives involved in this event.
Recommended Prior Learning
Completion of Year 10 Social Studies, OR a conversation with the Head of Department of Social Sciences.
Course Costs
Students will require a 1B5 exercise book.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
External
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Pathway Tags
Curator, Tertiary Lecturer, Archivist, Historian, Barrister, Urban/Regional Planner, Elected Government Representative, Solicitor, Corrections Officer, Judge, Economist, Health Promoter, Librarian, Library Assistant, Police Officer, Policy Analyst, Probation Officer, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher, Social Worker, Court Registry Officer, Support Worker, Epidemiologist,
Disclaimer
Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2024 school year.