• Length of Study: Full Year
• Number of SACE Credits: 20
• Pre-Requisite Information: Highly Desirable Knowledge: At least a C grade in Stage 1 History
  

Subject Overview

Modern History investigates the growth of modern nations at a time of rapid global change. They develop insights into the characteristics of a modern nation, and the crises and challenges that have confronted it. Students also consider the ways in which the nation has dealt with internal divisions and external challenges, and the paths that it has taken. Students explore relationships among nations and groups, examine some significant and distinctive features of the world since 1945, and consider their impact on the contemporary world. Students investigate the political and economic interactions of nations and the impact of these interactions on national, regional, and/or international development. They consider how some nations, including some emerging nations, have sought to impose their influence and power, and how others have sought to forge their own destiny.

Students undertake study in Stage 2 Modern History through the following topics:

• Germany 1918-1948
• The World since 1945

Stage 2 assessment is comprised of 70% school-based assessment which is externally moderated by the SACE Board and 30% external assessment which is externally marked by the SACE Board. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

70% School Based Assessment:

Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%)

• 5x Tasks
• 2x Essays
• Source Analysis
• Photo Story and Empathetic Reportage

Assessment Type 2: Essay (20%)

• Inquiry (Written, Oral or Multimodal)

30% External Assessment:

• 2 Hour External Examination