Unit 1: Modern History – Change and Conflict
In Unit 1, students explore the nature of political, social and cultural change in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. This unit considers the way in which Western societies responded to these changes, how they affected people’s lives and the development of ideologies.
Areas of study
- Ideology and Conflict (with a focus on the causes and consequences of the two World Wars)
- Social and Cultural Change (with a case study focus on the rise of Hitler in Germany)
Outcomes:
Satisfactory completion and assessment grades for both Unit 1 will be determined by students’ demonstration of outcomes based on the Areas of Study. Assessment across Units 1 includes:
- an analysis of sources;
- extended responses;
- and an essay.
Unit 2: Modern History – The Changing World Order
In Unit 2, students explore the nature and impact of the Cold War and the challenges and changes to existing political, economic and social arrangements in the second half of the 20th Century.
Areas of study
- Causes, course and consequences of the Cold War)
- Challenge and Change (with a case study focus on the US Civil Rights movements)
Outcomes:
Satisfactory completion and assessment grades for both Unit 2 will be determined by students’ demonstration of outcomes based on the Areas of Study. Assessment across Unit 2 may include:
- an historical enquiry;
- an analysis of sources;
- extended responses;
- and an essay.
Unit 3 & Unit 4: Australian History
In VCE Australian History, student will explore ideas and events that have created modern Australia. Unit 3 focuses on Foundations, while Unit 4 examines Transformations. Two Areas of Study will be selected for close examination.
Areas of Study
- From Custodianship to the Anthropocene (60,000 BC to 2010)
- Creating a Nation (1834-2008)
- Power and Resistance (1788-1998)
- War and Upheaval (1909-1992)
Outcomes and Assessment
Satisfactory completion and assessment grades for Units 3 and 4 will be determined on students’ demonstration of outcomes based on each Area of Study. There are four Student Assessed Coursework tasks (SACs) across the year:
- an historical enquiry;
- an analysis of sources;
- extended responses;
- and an essay.
These four SACs account for 50 per cent of the overall grade, with an end-of-year examination also contributing to 50 per cent of the final study score.
