IB Diploma - History

Course Outline

The course aims at giving students an understanding of 20th century political and socio-economic developments as well as instilling them with a critical attitude towards all kinds of sources. Students should be able at the end of the course to present historical explanations from an international point of view, explain cause and effect of historical change and continuity and conduct historical research autonomously.
This course will focus on developments during the 20th century. It will address the following:

Paper One: The Peacemaking and Peacekeeping HL(20%) and SL(30%)

Paper Two: Themes in the Twentieth Century HL(25%) and SL(45%)

Causes, Practices and Effects of Wars (HL and SL)

Single Party and Authoritarian States (HL and SL)

Paper Three: Regional Depth Paper HL(35%)

Aspects of the History of Asia and Oceania

Internal Assessment HL(20%) and SL(25%)

Structured piece of academic writing on a chosen topic from the 20th century.

For further information please download the Diploma Subject Guide