Accreditation period 2016-2020
Accreditation expires 31 December 2020.
Study Design
The VCE History Study Design comprises:
Unit 1: The making of empires 1400–1775
Unit 2: Empires at work 1400–1775
Units 1 and 2: Twentieth century history
Unit 1: Ancient Mesopotamia
Unit 2: Ancient Egypt
Unit 2: Early China
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Units 3 and 4: Ancient History.
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Units 3 and 4: Australian History.
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Units 3 and 4: Revolutions .
Support material
Advice for teachers - Global empires
Contains advice about assessment and designing teaching and learning activities.
Advice for teachers - Twentieth century history
Contains advice about assessment and designing teaching and learning activities.
Frequently asked questions
Global empires resources
A list of suitable resources for Global empires Units 1 and 2.
Twentieth century history resourcesA list of suitable resources for Twentieth century history Units 1 and 2.
Study summary
A summary of the VCE History Study Design for 2016-2020.
Consultation
Consultation is now closed.
The VCE History review panels and writing panels will consider all responses to the consultation draft before a final draft of the study design is prepared.
The final draft of the study design will be considered by the Board of the VCAA in December 2019. Updates on the progress of the review are published in the VCAA Bulletin regularly.