Stage 1 Society & Culture

Length of Course

Semester

Level

Year 11

Learning Area

Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS)

Core or Specialist

Specialist

Pre-requisites

Nil

Subject Description

Within this course, there is the opportunity for students to examine the society students belong to and compare and contrast it with others that have different values and ways of operating. Some of the guidelines for comparison are power, media, prejudice, authority and discrimination.

Content
  • Explore what life is like for students at Tenison Woods College, researching their behaviours, their attitudes or their beliefs
  • Defining what it means to be Australian, working in a group to gather data to understand how national identity is constructed and how it might be important
  • Investigating the causes and nature of social change, considering the impact of technology, social movements or the environment
  • Independent research into your choice of a topic about social issue or change and its potential impact
Assessment

Assessment involves a range of four to six assessment tasks with two being class-based
assignments, one a group activity and the final one an individual research assignment.

Pathways

Stage 2 Society & Culture

Pathways for Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)

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Year 11 - Stage 1 Society & Culture

Tenison Woods College respectfully acknowledges the Boandik people are the First Nations people of the Mount Gambier South Eastern region of South Australia and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past, present and emerging.