Explorations in Social Studies 11
Ministry code: EPSS 11
View the complete Curricular Competencies for this course here: Explorations in Social Studies 11
Social Studies 11 is a course about asking questions, investigating the world, and developing your own conclusions. You will explore how people, places, societies, governments, technology, and culture influence one another—and how we know whether the information we encounter can be trusted.
Throughout the course, you will develop the skills used by historians, geographers, researchers, journalists, and other social scientists. You will learn how to ask meaningful questions, evaluate sources, recognize patterns and connections, consider different perspectives, use evidence, and communicate your ideas.
What will you study?
You will begin with Start Here, where you will learn the skills and expectations you need for the course. Everyone will then complete the BC First Peoples module.
After that, you will choose three additional modules based on your interests. Your choices include:
- 🌏 Asian Studies: Development, Change & Consequences
- 🌐 Human Geography: People, Place & Resources
- 📱 20th Century World History: Technology, Transportation & Identity
- 🕊️ Genocide Studies: Resistance, Recognition & Resilience
- 🗳️ Political Studies: Politics, Media & Power
Each module explores a different area of Social Studies while giving you opportunities to apply the same core skills.
Finally, you will complete a Social Studies Inquiry Project, where you investigate a question that interests you and use evidence to develop and communicate your own conclusions.
Everyone develops the same essential Social Studies skills, but your learning journey will be shaped by the choices you make.
Assessment & Marking
| Assessment | Points | Weight |
| Start Here Activities | 30 | 8.38% |
| Inquiry Project Check-Ins | 24 | 6.70% |
| Inquiry Projects | 120 | 33.52% |
| Application Projects | 120 | 33.52% |
| Learning Journals | 64 | 17.88% |
| Total | 358 | 100% |
Required Resources: a computer with internet access and headphones/speakers.