Level 3 History
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr P. Besley.
This course focuses on key historical ideas and people who shaped the 19th-20th Century.
The topics covered at Level 3 provide the student with the opportunity to question sources of information and gain insight into society through reaction to crime.
Topics covered include:
Conspiracy theories surrounding historical events (Moon landing, Hitler’s suicide, and 911). Controversial New Zealand crimes that have played a role in our history (the hanging of Minnie Dean, the Parker Hulme case, and the Scott Watson case, Bain murders, Sophie Elliot murder).
Establishing the Treaty of Waitangi
Terrorism in Aotearoa New Zealand - The Urewera Raids
Students will also learn transferable writing, research, communication, analytical, interpersonal and thinking skills.
This is a literacy-rich course and the standards contribute towards UE literacy (reading and writing) - see standards below.
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15 UE credits are offered internally. Students generally opt into at least one external standard (4-6 credits).
Recommended Prior Learning
TIC and/or HoF discretion
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 25 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 15 credits.
External
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
NZQA Info
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 25
Students taking this course are eligible to be awarded this subject as part of the requirement for 14 credits in three University Entrance approved subjects.
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Artist, Artistic Director, Barrister, Minister of Religion, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Conservator, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Judge, Curator, Workplace Relations Adviser, Records Adviser, Game Developer, Photographer, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher, Valuer, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant,
Disclaimer
Course selection will depend on the option lines and student numbers. There is no guarantee that the courses you select now will all be available for you in 2024.