Skupina 3: Jednotlivci a spoločnosti / Skupina 4: Prírodné vedy

Environmental Systems and Societies

An interdisciplinary course linking the sciences with politics, ethics, and economics to study environmental issues. Counts as either a Group 3 or Group 4 subject.

Všetky predmety

Course overview

Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) is an interdisciplinary course that bridges the natural sciences and the humanities. Students study ecosystems and environmental problems while weighing the social, ethical, economic, and political dimensions of how societies respond.

Because it is transdisciplinary, ESS can satisfy either Group 3 (Individuals & Societies) or Group 4 (Sciences) in the diploma - giving students flexibility in their subject combination.

What you will study

  • Foundations: systems, sustainability, and environmental value systems.
  • Ecosystems and ecology: energy, biodiversity, and population dynamics.
  • Biodiversity and conservation.
  • Water, food, and soil systems.
  • Atmosphere and climate change.
  • Human populations and resource use.

Assessment

ComponentSLHLDescription
Paper 140%35%Case study and data analysis
Paper 235%40%Short answers and structured essays
Internal Assessment25%25%An individual environmental investigation