Humanities and Social Sciences Connections

Community application activities in this field of study are likely to focus on the application of knowledge, skills, and understanding in the subject (e.g. Ancient Studies, Child Studies, Economics, English subjects, Geography, languages, Modern History, music subjects, Psychology, Legal Studies, Media Studies, Politics, Power and People, Religion Studies, Tourism, and Women’s Studies) to a community context. Community application activities in this field of study can provide students with opportunities to develop and demonstrate one or more of the capabilities.

Examples of community application activities in this field of study include, but are not limited to:

• adapting and performing a radio script from Homer (Ancient History, Drama)
• investigating the planning and preparation a new parent may need to do before the birth of a child (Child Studies)
• investigate the process of allocating resources in the designing of a zoo (Economics)
• writing a children’s book explaining a social issue (English)
• investigating a strategy that could be implemented to reduce coastal erosion (Geography)
• investigating a contemporary legal issue — e.g. the placement of bicycle lanes (Legal Studies)
• presenting findings from an interview with a person about his or her experiences in an event that occurred several years ago — e.g. Vietnam War or conflict in Afghanistan (Modern History)
• presenting information in two languages (Languages)
• recording a piece of music (Music Explorations)
• investigating the effects of an event on tourism in a specific region (Tourism).