IBDP History- Syllabus
SL
- The study of one prescribed subject from a choice of five
- The study of two world history topics from a choice of twelve
- A historical investigation
HL
- The study of one prescribed subject from a choice of five
- The study of two world history topics from a choice of twelve
- The study of three sections from one HL regional option
- A historical investigation
IBDP History- Assessment
SL
- Paper 1: A source-based paper set on the prescribed subjects
- Paper 2: An essay paper based on the world history topics
- Internal assessment (IA): A historical investigation
HL
- Paper 1: A source-based paper set on the prescribed subjects
- Paper 2: An essay paper based on the world history topics
- Paper 3: An essay paper on one of the four HL regional options
- Internal assessment (IA): A historical investigation
Prescribed subject 1: Military leaders
- Genghis Khan c1200–1227
- Richard I of England (1173–1199)
Prescribed subject 2: Conquest and its impact
- The final stages of Muslim rule in Spain
- The conquest of Mexico and Peru (1519–1551)
Prescribed subject 3: The move to global war
- Japanese expansion in East Asia (1931–1941)
- German and Italian expansion (1933–1940)
Prescribed subject 4: Rights and protest
- Civil rights movement in the United States (1954–1965)
- Apartheid South Africa (1948–1964)
Prescribed subject 5: Conflict and intervention
- Rwanda (1990– 1998)
- Kosovo (1989–2002)
