Level 3 History

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr M. Hurley

The History course at Level 3 will compromise one major study and a number of case studies. Case studies will be both teacher and student selected.
The Major Study will be Revolution and its impact on society and Change OR Cultural Interaction in 19th Century New Zealand.
Case studies will be chosen from but not limited to the following topics:
19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND:
- Musket Wars
- The Coming of Christianity
- Treaty of Waitangi
- The NZ Wars
- Invasion of Parihaka
REVOLUTION:
- The American Civil War
- The French Revolution
- The Russian Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution

Assessment will comprise up to three internal standards and up to two external standards for NCEA Level 3. The offered standards are worth 5 or 6 credits each.

Recommended Prior Learning

Open Entry but students are advised that basic literacy standards are needed to cope with the academic demands of the material studied.

Credit Information

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Assessment	Level	Internal or External	Credits	L1 Literacy Credits	UE Literacy Credits	Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91434 v2 History 3.1 - Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders, using primary and secondary sources	3	I	5	Y	5r *
A.S. 91435 v2 History 3.2 - Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders	3	I	5	Y	5r *
A.S. 91436 v2 History 3.3 - Analyse evidence relating to an historical event of significance to New Zealanders	3	E	4	Y	4r,4w *
A.S. 91437 v2 History 3.4 - Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders	3	I	5	Y	5r *
A.S. 91438 v2 History 3.5 - Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event	3	E	6	Y	6r,6w *
A.S. 91439 v2 History 3.6 - Analyse a significant historical trend and the force(s) that influenced it	3	E	6	Y	6r,6w *
Total Credits			31	31	31	0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 31

* Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Total Credits Available: 31 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 15 credits.

Disclaimer

All subject selections are provisional only and are subject to:

meeting any course entry requirements
minimum class sizes
the availability of teaching staff

and the final decision is at the discretion of the Head of Learning Area for that subject.