Society & Environment
The Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) is a study of human progress and how people have organised themselves into societies over time, and how they have interacted with their physical environments. SOSE comprises the strands of History, Geography, Economy and Society.
SOSE examines how humans organise themselves into communities and states to form institutions and systems. The study of these societies at a local, national and international level is critical for young people to develop an understanding of their world and its historical development.
The curriculum aims to develop the following abilities:
- To interpret and explain the changes in people’s lives in all societies from the remote to more recent times.
- To observe and explain the changes in places where people live.
- To perceive culture in different ways by focusing on communities and cultures and building on it in both a national and international context.
- To analyse resource use and management strategies by focusing on production, resource management, and the role of human enterprise in industrialised societies.
- To explore the natural and social systems by understanding the features and operations of natural, political, legal and economic systems.