modern history:
The preliminary modern history course focuses on the key social, economic and political changes ofthe C 19th cand C20th tha have helped shape the modern word. This is achieved through an invetigation of deph studies and a core stdy o the wrld at the beginning ofthe twentieth century. the hsc course bidls onthe knowledghe an skills developed in the prelm course to invesigate acore sudy on world war 1, a twentieth century natonal stdy, a studoy of a significant personaity in the C20th nd an inernational study in peace and conflict. Modern history sdents are elegibileto stdy the 1unit HSC history xt course in year 12
example
prelim course
- case studies:
the chinese government and tiananmen Square
- the reign of terror in france
hsc course
core study: world war 1
natonl study: russia and soviet union 1917-1941
personalities: leon trotsky
biology:
biology is the sdy of living organisms, ife pocesses and tneractions between organis,s and their environment
the prelm course ncorporates the sdy of the mechanisms and systems living things use o obtain, transport and use merial or their own growth and repar; biotic ad abiotic features ofthenvironment anthe rleationshps between and interdependence oforgaisms in an ecosystem; the evolution of life on earth; and the ffects of global changes onthe diversity of Astraian biota duringthe formation of the Astralian continent
The HSc course builds upon the prelim course. it examines he processes and structures ta plants and animals use to maintain aconstant internak environment and the ay in which te inheritance o characterisitcs are transitted from geeration to gneration.
the options cover awide variety of interest topics and draw on the development in technology to examineareas of current research
example
prelim course
- a local ecosystem
- patterns in nature
- lifeon earth
- evolutino of Astralai bota
hsc course
core topics
- maintaining a balance
- blueprint of life
- search for better health
one option
course req.
the prelm course ncludes a field study related to local terrestrial ad aquatic envirnoments. practical xperience should ocupy a minimum of 80 indicative hours across preim and hsc course tme wth no less than 35 in the hsc.
there you go