YEAR 10 | WORLDVIEW OPTIONS

History’s Greatest Hits (1 unit) History

Aimed at students with an interest in history, this unit explores the fundamental question: How did we get to today?

Taking a broad sweep through human civilisation, students will use a range of historical skills to investigate the events, people and ideas that have shaped the modern world. Everything from the Roman Empire to the wars of the 20th Century will be interrogated through both a Christian and a comparative worldview.

Students will also undertake a historical research project on a topic of their choosing, applying the skills of hypothesis and argument based on evidence.

This unit provides suitable preparation for VCE History.

It may be possible for highly capable and motivated students to accelerate to complete Units 1 and 2 History in Year 10. This will be subject to criteria and minimum standards achieved in Year 9. Further information regarding acceleration options can be found in the Senior Subject Information Booklet.

Global Ethics (1 unit) Humanities

The subject of Global Ethics is intended to engage students with current and contemporary affairs and consider the roles of governments, organisations, and individuals in complex issues that face humankind.

Students will consider the varying factors that influence the decisions governments make in addressing national and global issues; the role intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations play in global issues; and the role and power of individuals in affecting national and global issues.

Examples of contemporary issues for study:

• Nuclear Weapons

• Climate Change

• Military Intervention

• Asylum Seekers

• Foreign Aid

• Over-population

This unit provides suitable preparation for VCE Sociology, VCE Geography, VCE Religion and Society and VCE Global Politics.

VCE History (Whole year: 2 units) Humanities

Unit 1:

Explore the nature of political, social and cultural change in the period between the world wars, from 1918 to 1939. Areas of focus include the social developments of the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and the rise of fascist governments, including Nazi Germany.

Unit 2:

Students investigate the foundations of empires and the significant global changes they brought to the wider world in the early modern period. Empires at their core were expansionist, dominating trade and political influence in their regional or global contexts. Through a range of key factors, empires played a role in the ambition and quest for power, prestige and influence over rival and competing states.

See page 40 of the Senior Subject Information Booklet for more details.