Global Politics Course Introduction 2024
- 2. WHAT IS GLOBAL POLITICS?
- 3. WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? Global politics is a course for students who want to understand more about how the world they live in works, what makes it change, or what prevents it from changing. The course draws on a variety of disciplinary traditions in the study of politics and international relations, and more broadly in the social sciences and humanities. Students build their knowledge and understanding by critically engaging with contemporary political issues and challenges that interest them. The scope of global politics extends over a wide range of topics and areas of study, many of which will find links with other subjects in the individuals and societies group. Students develop their understanding of political concepts and their knowledge of specific content by exploring and researching real-world case studies and examples. Developing an understanding of power is critical for analysing how political systems work and how they change. Global politics students encounter the complexity and nuances of power from the beginning of the course. They build their understanding of how power works across multiple and interconnected dimensions, affecting the everyday lives of people around the world. (Global Politics Guide p.6)
- 4. GLOBAL POLITICS AIMS The aims of the global politics course at SL and HL are to enable students to: • explore and evaluate power in contemporary global politics • examine how state and non-state actors operate and interact within political systems • investigate and analyse contemporary political issues and challenges from multiple perspectives • develop a lifelong commitment to active global citizenship through collaboration and agency. (Global Politics Guide p.11)
- 6. SYLLABUS AT GLANCE – CONCEPTS • Global Politics sylabus is concept driven. • There are 4 key concepts. • Concepts are explicitly assessed in Paper 2.
- 7. CORE UNITS: PEOPLE, POWER, AND POLITICS
- 8. HL EXTENSION
- 9. IB ASSESSMENT Component Standard Level Higher Level Paper 1 30% 20% Paper 2 40% 30% Engagement Activity 30% 20% Paper 3 (HL only) - 30%
- 10. IB ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN – PAPER 1 • Source-Based Paper • Four sources • A visual source • B – D various text sources • 4 questions, including compare and contrast and an essay • 75 min • SL – 30% of final grade | HL – 20% of final grade • Relatively easy paper
- 11. IB ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN – PAPER 2 • Essay paper • Two sections – separate units and integrated units • Concept-based • SL – 2 essays each from different unit, 1h 45 min. • HL – 2 essays each from different unit, 1h 45 min. • SL & HL – 30% of final grade • The difficult paper
- 12. IB ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN – PAPER 3 • Essay paper (again) • HL-content only • Concepts and Content from HL extension • HL – 2 essays each from different unit, 1h 30 min. • 30% of final grade • The difficult paper
- 13. IB ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN – POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY • An engagement on political issue of your own interest, complimented with research • Experiential learning and primary research • Approx 2000 words long report • Assessed by your teacher, moderated by IB moderator. • SL – 30% of final grade | HL – 30% of final grade
- 14. GLOBAL POLITICS ROADMAP PSIR HR DEVELOPMENT P&C HLX1 HLX2 PEA: ENGAGEMENT PEA: REPORT YEAR 1 YEAR 2