IB Environmental Systems and Societies

Course Description

Grade(s): 12                        Level: IB SL                        Credit(s): 2 in Science     Groups: 3,4 or 6

Prerequisite(s): General Biology

The Environmental Systems and Societies course is offered at Standard Level only. The course is offered as either Social Studies or Science credit, and described in both sections of the guide.
 

Environmental Systems and Societies is a trans-disciplinary two year course designed to combine the techniques and knowledge associated with group 4 (the experimental sciences) with those associated with group 3 (individuals and societies). By choosing to study this course as part of the IB Diploma, students are able to satisfy the requirements for both groups 3 and 4.
 

The prime objective of this course is to provide students with a coherent perspective on the interrelationships between environmental systems and societies - a perspective that enables them to formulate an informed personal
response to the wide range of pressing environmental issues that we face today. Students’ attention will be drawn to their own relationship with the environment, and the significance of choices and decisions that they make in their own lives.