HIS201

History 201 - Ngā Tāhuhu Kōrero 201

Course Description

Students will gain a wider understanding of the forces that have shaped the world we live in and develop research and presentation skills crucial in all career paths. Students will study historical sites, documents, cartoons, video documentaries, films, old newspapers, maps, graphs, charts, museums and diagrams in order to give an understanding of nineteenth and twentieth century history both in New Zealand and overseas. Students will communicate their understanding through a wide variety of assessment methods. 

Topics for 2022 include Origins of World War 1, Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany and 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand.

There is an opportunity to visit an ANZAC display at Marlborough Museum and Omaka Aviation Centre to look at World War 1 aviation.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 19 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 9 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91230 v2
NZQA Info
History 2.2 - Examine an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91231 v2
NZQA Info
History 2.3 - Examine sources of an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91232 v2
NZQA Info
History 2.4 - Interpret different perspectives of people in an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91233 v2
NZQA Info
History 2.5 - Examine causes and consequences of a significant historical event
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r,5w
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 19
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 19
Total Numeracy Credits: 0