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Geography
Learners will develop a wide range of important and transferable skills, including using and interpreting a range of geographical information;
interpreting and explaining geographical phenomena; using a range of maps and other data to process and communicate geographical information; and researching skills, including fieldwork.
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This course is designed to enable you to use geographical analysis to develop a detailed understanding of important aspects of the contemporary world. This involves studying the ways that people and the environment interact and examining the environmental issues that arise in a rapidly changing world. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills including research, evaluation and presentation, IT, mapping and statistics.
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This course aims to help you develop a range of important and transferable skills including: using, interpreting, evaluating and analysing a wide range of geographical information; interpreting and explaining complex geographical phenomena; using a wide range of maps and other data to process and communicate complex geographical information; and researching skills, including fieldwork.
The course consists of three compulsory units and the course assessment unit.
for further details – https://www.npfs.org.uk/downloads/higher-geography/
History
Studying History provides us with an insight into our own lives and of the society and the wider world in which we live. Through an understanding of the concept of continuity, you can better appreciate change and its significance, both in your own times and in the past. It is also intended to enable you to develop skills in explaining historical developments and events, evaluating sources and drawing conclusions
History helps you to understand the world. You will learn how the past affects the present and future by studying topics from Scottish, British, European and world history. You will learn how to use sources in order to understand and explain historical events and themes. You will learn how to research and present information on historical developments.
The course has three compulsory units, plus an added value unit that assesses your practical skills.
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You will study topics from Scottish, British, European and world history, including aspects of political, social, economic and cultural history. You will learn how to investigate, analyse and evaluate sources in order to understand and explain historical events. You will learn how to research and present information on historical developments.
The course comprises three areas of study.
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You will
- develop techniques to evaluate a range of historical sources. Complex issues in Scottish history may be studied from the Medieval, Early Modern or Later Modern period
- develop knowledge and understanding of an area of historical study.
for further details – https://www.npfs.org.uk/downloads/higher-history/
Modern Studies
Learning Modern Studies gives you a greater understanding of the contemporary world and your place in it.
You will learn contemporary political and social issues in local, Scottish, United Kingdom and international contexts, and, in these contexts, develop an awareness of the social and political issues you will meet in your life. You will also develop investigating, evaluating and analysing skills in order to understand and explain political, social and international issues.
The skills you learn in Modern Studies are valuable in many career areas, including public administration, business management, law, teaching and journalism.
Modern Studies helps to develop your knowledge and understanding of social, political and economic issues. You will learn about the political and social issues that affect us in Scotland, the UK and internationally. You will also find out some of the ways societies deal with conflict, and learn about human rights and responsibilities.
The course has three compulsory units, plus an added value unit that assesses your practical skills.
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The National 5 Modern Studies course has three areas of study: Democracy in Scotland and
the United Kingdom; Social Issues in the United Kingdom; International Issues. There is
considerable flexibility in the themes which can be studied within each area in order to allow
for personalisation and choice.
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Through this Course, learners will undertake a coherent study of contemporary society with concepts and themes being revisited and built upon across Units.
The Course will develop the skills to help learners interpret and participate in the social and political processes they will encounter now and in the future.
Modern Studies makes a distinctive contribution to the curriculum by drawing on the social sciences of politics, sociology and economics and where appropriate,
of associated ideas drawn from other social subjects. It thereby adopts a multidisciplinary approach.
For further details – https://www.npfs.org.uk/downloads/higher-modern-studies/