NCEA Level 3 History

Qualification: NCEA Level 3 Achievement Standards – This subject provides you with the opportunity to gain credits towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

Entry Requirement: Entry is open for this subject. Where limited places are available in Level 3 History, student’s marks from the previous year will be considered for prioritising entry.

Course Description:

• Students learn to plan and carry out independent historical research on an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders using primary and secondary sources.
• Students learn to analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders.
• Students learn to analyse and evaluate evidence in historical sources relating to events of significance to New Zealanders.
• Students learn to analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders.
• Students learn to analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event.

This course leads to: University courses requiring NCEA Level 3 Qualifications.

Vocational Pathways: Service Industries, Social and Community Services and Creative Industries.

Air Force, Librarian, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Archivist, Art Historian, Barrister, Bookseller, Careers Counsellor, Community Worker, Copy-writer, Corporate/Government Lawyer, Criminologist, Curator- Art Gallery/Museum, Diplomatic Officer, Economist, Editor, Employment Advisor, Geographer, Historian, Journalist, Judge, Legal Executive, Library Assistant, Minister of Religion, Policy Analyst, Political Scientist, Press Secretary, Prison-Education Co-ordinator, Probation Officer, Recreation Administrator, Social Worker, Sociologist, Solicitor, Sub-Editor, Union Organiser, Primary or Secondary School Teacher.

Excursions: There are two excursions in the Level 3 History program. Excursions will attract student contribution which will be covered if students have paid their activity fee in full.

Achievement Standards that will be drawn from for an assessment programme:

NOTE:

• If outside providers are used for assessments, these are noted on this form along with the provider code.
• *These Achievement Standards will be offered for Extension Students.