Year 10 Humanities

LEGAL STUDIES

Legal Studies will provide students with the opportunity to investigate the range of complex laws made by both parliament and the courts that exist to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals and groups. Students will investigate the difference between criminal and civil law as well as the process through which laws are created. It will also examine the processes involved when someone breaks the law and how a society deals with law breakers. Students will explore current issues being discussed in the media and how they themselves can create positive changes to laws and the legal system. Students learn the system of voting, including who has the right to vote and how to vote.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

In Business Management, students will explore the nature of innovation and discuss how businesses seek to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the market. Students will evaluate Australia’s place in an ever changing global market. Students will analyse how and why the workplace is changing and discuss the impact this has for individuals, businesses and the broader economy. Students identify economic and business trends, explain relationships and make predictions about the consequences of economic and business decisions.

MODERN WORLD HISTORY

In History, students will investigate different wartime experiences through a study of the Second World War. This will include a study of the causes, events, outcomes and broader impact of the conflict in world history. An examination of the conflict in Europe and the Pacific will be undertaken. The impact this conflict had on Australians at home and abroad will also be explored.

Students will analyse information from a range of primary and secondary sources to identify motivations, values and attitudes. When evaluating these sources, they will analyse and draw conclusions, allowing them to develop and justify their own interpretations of the past.

EXTENDED INVESTIGATION

Extended Investigation is designed to enable students to inquire into an area of personal interest or passion based around a carefully crafted, self generated question. The research question can come from any discipline area. Students undertake independent research and consider research ethics, relevant selected literature, conventions of academic writing including referencing systems and acknowledging sources. Critical thinking is a foundation of the study and includes the study of logical fallacies and tools to aide in evaluating arguments.  Student's further expand their understanding of the larger world context through studies of different schools of Philosophy such as Nietzsche, the laws of Karma, Buddhist Koans and ethical dilemmas. Vigorous and relevant class discussion is a key aspect of the program. Students undertaking this subject have the opportunity to undertake Unit 3&4 Extended Investigation in Year 11.