St Peter’s School (Cambridge)
Year 11 - History
Course Description
This exciting course aims to give students an understanding of selected historical events and places that have shaped New Zealand and the world. Throughout this year, students will also have the opportunity to explore psychology concepts and topics such as emotions and decision making, post-traumatic stress disorder and culture and conformity, and These exciting psychological concepts and topics are encompassed into the historical events that are studied in class. The course finishes in term four with students preparing a dinner party from the decade of their choice.
Topics studied:
- New Zealand at war
- Epidemics and pandemics - The Black Death and the Spanish Influenza
- Cults and control - The Salem Witch Trials
- Through the decades (pop culture through the decades)
In 2025 there will be a field trip to Auckland Museum New Zealand which provides an opportunity for students to research a person's (potentially a family member) involvement in World War One as part of their New Zealand at war assessment.
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Course Specific Costs
$100- Field Trip Costs
Pathway
History continues into NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 or the International Baccalaureate Diploma. It links into many courses at university, or may be studied as a major course for a Bachelor/Masters of Arts Degree.
Career opportunities are plentiful – for example, historical skills are useful in all aspects of legal careers from lawyers to detectives, publishing, journalism and broadcasting, publicity and public relations, advertising, library and archive management, teaching, government departments, and all areas of research.
History allows us to understand the past and therefore events and people that have shaped the world in which we live. This then enables us to plan for the future.
Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.
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