WJEC
Entry Level
QN: 600/4405/6
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WJEC Entry Level Award In Humanities (Entry 2)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by WJEC. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 3360 hours.
Qualification Level
Entry Level
Awarding Body
WJEC
Syllabus Units
114 Units
Guided Hours
3360 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
A British Society in the Past
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to help learners to understand key features that affected people’s lives in Britain in the past. This will be through a study of a short period of British history. In particular learners will be taught about similarities and differences between past and present and be encouraged to use historical sources to find out about this society.
2
A Non-British Society in the Past
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know features of a particular non-British society in the past
- know similarities and differences between a particular non-British society in the past and own society
- be able to use historical sources to find out about a particular non-British society in the past
3
Being a tourist in a French speaking country
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know vocabulary and phrases related to being a tourist in a French speaking country
- be able to give details about being a tourist in a French speaking country
- be able to respond to information about being a tourist in a French speaking country
4
Changing Trends in UK Tourism and the Need to Develop Sustainable Tourism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to know the features of tourism, how and why tourism is changing and the need to make tourism more sustainable.
5
Child poverty and exploitation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know the rights of children
- understand causes of child poverty
- know the work of organisations that aim to protect children
6
Choices and Decisions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know that choices can be made.
- Be able to take part in decision making.
7
Climate Change: Causes, Effects and Human Responses
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to find out about the causes and effects of climate change and what individuals and the UK government can do to reduce risks posed by climate change. It looks at how the UK will meet its future energy needs in a more sustainable manner by developing and making more use of renewable energy sources.
8
Community action
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate their knowledge of local community groups
- Demonstrate their participation in community activities
9
Contentious Issues in the Modern World
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of the religious and non-religious arguments concerning contentious issues in the modern world.
10
Environmental Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how the actions of humans affect the environment
- Demonstrate an awareness of environmental issues which affects their life
- Be able to demonstrate a way in which they can help the environment
11
Famous Followers of Religion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know issues connected with the life of famous followers of religion
- know what motivated famous followers of religion
- know the impact of famous followers of religion on others
12
Fragile Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know features of fragile natural environments
- know how people endanger natural environments
- know how people can protect a natural environment
13
Historical Change Over Time
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to help learners to understand the process of historical change and development over time. This can involve a study of a particular theme or a society that has undergone a period of change. The study can be based on any country but must involve a period of at least 50 years.
14
History in the Media
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand why historical topics feature in the media
- be able to investigate the historical background to a topic that has featured in the media
- be able to communicate knowledge of an historical issue that has been in the media
15
Important Ceremonies in Life and Death
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of how and why important ceremonies in life and death take place in two, different, religious traditions.
16
Introducing self, family and friends in French
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know vocabulary and phrases related to self, family and friends
- be able to give details about about self, family and friends
- be able to respond to information about self, family and friends
17
Looking at your History
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to help learners to study an historical issue of local interest and importance.
18
Myself within the Community
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about local community
- Know the various facilities/services within a community.
19
People and Protest
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know why people decide to protest
- know protest methods by protestors
- be able to investigate the success of protests
20
Persecution of People
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know causes of persecution of people
- know what happens during persecution of people
- know how experience of persecution has affected people
21
Places of Worship
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of the layout and significance of features within two places of worship from two, different religious traditions. It also allows them to consider appropriate behaviour in these places of worship.
22
Prejudice and Discrimination Against People
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of how and why people have been discriminated against. This can be through a study of historical and/or contemporary events. In this unit learners must also understand why it is important to learn about prejudice and discrimination towards people.
23
Religious and Moral arguments about Contentious Issues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know what makes an issue contentious
- know arguments relating to contentious issues
- be able to give an opinion on specific issues
24
Religious Charities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know about religious teachings on charity
- know the aims of religious charities
- know about the work of religious charities
25
Religious Festivals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know the background to religious festivals
- know how religious festivals are celebrated
- know the importance of religious festivals
26
Religious Festivals and Celebrations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to gain knowledge and understanding of how and why religious festivals are celebrated.
27
Religious Initiation Rites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know how religious initiation rites are performed
- understand why religious initiation rites are practised
- understand the importance of religious initiation rites to believers
28
Religious Marriage Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know how marriage services are conducted
- know the meaning of marriage services
- know why marriage services are important to believers
29
Renewable energy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know about different sources of energy
- know advantages of using renewable energy
- know about reducing energy use
30
Responding to a Major Tectonic Event (Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake or Tsunami)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to identify areas of the world that are affected by tectonic events (earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis) and know how people are affected by, and respond to the hazards posed by the tectonic events.
31
Responses to Conflict in World Events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know features of contemporary conflicts
- know how people are involved in conflicts
- know how people attempt to prevent conflicts
32
Responses to Contemporary Conflict in World Events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to recognise features of contemporary conflicts, how people are involved in and affected by conflict, and how people attempt to prevent conflict.
33
Sustainable Communities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know about a sustainability issue that affects a local area
- be able to investigate a sustainability issue that affects a local area
- be able to communicate knowledge of a sustainability issue that affects a local area
34
Sustainable tourism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know features of tourism
- know about changing patterns of tourism
- know features of sustainable tourism
35
Taking a Role in Society in the UK
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know about the election system in the UK
- know how people can participate in the election system in the UK
- know how people can help others in society
36
The Changing Population of the UK
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know how population is changing in the UK
- be able to investigate how population change in the UK affects people
- know how people respond to issues resulting from population changes in the UK
37
The Changing Population of the UK and the Challenges Faced by Urban Areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to know how the population of the UK is changing and some of the consequences of this change for urban areas in the UK.
38
The Effects of Consumerism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to know about the production of consumer goods, the way in which it affects people, particularly children, and the organisations that aim to protect them.
39
The Effects of Consumerism on today’s society
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know about popular consumer goods
- know how production of popular consumer goods affects the lifestyles of producers
- know how responsible consumers can reduce the effects of consumer goods production
40
The Ethics of Food Production and the Consumer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to know about aspects of the ethics of food production and the consumer. This will include looking at how the transport of food affects the environment and how ethical retailing and consumer choices can help to reduce negative environmental impacts.
41
Threatened Ecosystems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- This unit aims to enable learners to recognise the natural environment, to know that it is fragile, can be endangered and needs to be protected through actions of people, global organisations and governments.
42
Using French to discuss social issues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know vocabulary and phrases related to social issues
- be able to give details about social issues
- be able to respond to information about social issues
43
Using French to discuss where people live
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know vocabulary and phrases related to where people live
- be able to give details about where people live
- be able to respond to information about where people live
44
Using French to discuss work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know vocabulary and phrases related to work
- be able to give details about work
- be able to respond to information about work
45
Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- know features of tectonic events (earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis)
- know how tectonic events impact on people and the environment
- know how people respond to tectonic events
46
Working as part of a group
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to work with others in appropriate ways
- Be able to demonstrate working as part of a group
47
Working towards Goals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify goals
- Be able to plan how to meet their agreed goal
- Follow a plan to achieve an agreed goal
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/4405/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- WJEC
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Feb 2012
- Operational End
- Feb 2028