The IB Diploma Programme Global Politics is a course for students who want to understand more about how the world they live in works, and what makes it change (or 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 of the local, national, international, and global dimensions of political activity and processes by critically engaging with contemporary political issues and challenges. This course prepares students for the required standard level IB examination in IB Global Politics SL at the end of the course study. Students not completing the Internal Assessment and/or not taking the exam will not earn the additional quality point (2XXXX). This IB course is weighted by applying an additional 1.0 quality point value assigned to the final grade upon completion of the course.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Successful completion of AP US Government and recommendation of previous social studies teacher or permission of the instructor.