Grade 11 Courses

Grade 11 Courses

Travel and Tourism: a Geographic Perspective
CGG3O1
Grade 11, Open
Canadian and World Studies
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course focuses on issues related to travel and tourism within and between various regions of the world. Students will investigate unique environmental, sociocultural, economic, and political characteristics of selected world regions. They will explore travel patterns and trends as well as tensions related to tourism, and will predict future tourism destinations. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including spatial technologies, to investigate the impact of the travel industry on natural environments and human communities.
 
Prerequisites:
Canadian Geographic Issues, Grade 9, Academic or Applied
 
American History
CHA3U1
Grade 11, University Preparation
Canadian and World Studies
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course explores key aspects of the social, economic, and political development of the United States from precontact to the present. Students will examine the contributions of groups and individuals to the country’s evolution and will explore the historical context of key issues, trends, and events that have had an impact on the United States, its identity and culture, and its role in the global community. Students will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, when investigating various forces that helped shape American history.
 
Prerequisites:
Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied
 
World History since 1900: Global and Regional Interactions
CHT3O1
Grade 11, Open
Canadian and World Studies
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course focuses on major developments in world history from 1900 to the present. Students will explore the causes and consequences of global and regional conflicts, the impact of significant individuals and social movements, and the effects of social, economic, and political developments around the world. Students will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, when investigating interactions within and between nations and other historical developments and events, including those that continue to affect people in various parts of the world.
 
Prerequisites:
Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied, or a locally developed compulsory course (LDCC)
 
World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century
CHW3M1
Grade 11, University/College Preparation
Canadian and World Studies
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course explores the history of various societies and civilizations around the world, from earliest times to around 1500 CE. Students will investigate a range of factors that contributed to the rise, success, and decline of various ancient and pre-modern societies throughout the world and will examine life in and the cultural and political legacy of these societies. Students will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, when investigating social, political, and economic structures and historical forces at work in various societies and in different historical eras.
 
Prerequisites:
Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied
 
Understanding Canadian Law
CLU3M1
Grade 11, University/College Preparation
Canadian and World Studies
Regular One Credit course
 
Description:
This course explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the lives of people in Canada. Students will gain an understanding of laws relating to rights and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment, tort, and criminal law. Students will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating a range of legal issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.
 
Prerequisites:
Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied