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History Extension
Category A: History
Course Description
HSC Course [Board Developed] 1 unit
The History Extension course is focussed on Historiography (the study of how history is recorded). It has three main components of study:
- Constructing History: A survey of the changes in the construction and approaches to History over time, through the exploration of a variety of historians, movements and contemporary examples.
- A Case Study allowing for the close examination of historians’ work, we explore the historiography Winston Churchill.
- The History Project, where students explore a historiographical issue of their own choosing, develop it in consultation with staff and present it as a research paper.
Particular Course Requirements: Entry at the discretion of the HOD. Substantial performance in the preliminary 2 unit course necessary.
Main Topics Covered:
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The two Case Studies offered reflect Ancient and Modern focuses but can be attempted regardless of the 2 unit option attempted – eg. a student may choose the Ancient Case Study without attempting Ancient History at 2 unit. The two Case Studies are:
Particular Course Requirements: Entry at the discretion of the HOD. Substantial performance in the preliminary 2 unit course necessary. |
Assessment – HSC course only
| EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT | WEIGHTING | INTERNAL ASSESSMENT | WEIGHTING |
| One two-hour written examination in two parts. Covering Constructing History and the Case Study | 50 | Internal assessment is based on trial examination 20% and the history project 80%. | 50 |
