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Group 3
Economics SL/HL
IB Economics can be taken at either the Standard or Higher Level. SL can be taken over the course of one year whereas HL is a two-year course. The courses will provide students with the basic tools of economic reasoning while teaching them to use those tools to explain and interpret economic problems and to evaluate policy solutions. Course content will include microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics and development economics. Students will learn at an accelerated pace and the coursework will demonstrate elevated rigor.
Subject Brief
This two-page document, created by IB, explains the core requirements, the aims, the course, the diploma program and the various assessments for Econ SL and HL.
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History HL
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IB History is a two-year course designed to further develop students' source evaluation and historical essay writing skills. The course will focus on evaluating international intervention and conflicts, governments under single parties, as well as the causes and effects of wars. Students will also complete an essay over an historical topic of their choice. Students will learn at an accelerated pace and the coursework will demonstrate elevated rigor.
Subject Brief
This two-page document, created by IB, explains the core requirements, the aims, the course, the diploma program and the various assessments for History.
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