ESS & Economics Aims

ESS
2. apply the knowledge, methodologies and skills to analyse environmental
systems and issues at a variety of scales
Economics
2. develop in the student the capacity to identify, to analyse critically and to
evaluate theories, concepts and arguments about the nature and activities of
the individual and society

ESS & Biology Aims

ESS
4. value the combination of personal, local and global perspectives in making
informed decisions and taking responsible actions on environmental issues
Biology
8. become critically aware, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of
using science and technology

ESS & Geography Aims

ESS
3. appreciate the dynamic interconnectedness between environmental systems
and societies
Geography
7. develop an understanding of the interrelationships between people, places,
spaces and the environment

Why might an understanding of the aims of other DP courses be important for course
planning and structuring purposes

This is important because each of the DP courses mentioned above have

something to share with ESS. ESS, as an interdisciplinary subject from groups 3
and 4, may be the link for group 3 and group 4 subjects, for example,
economics could work with biology through ESS help and also ESS may learn
from economics and biology. Moreover ESS course could be designe taking into

account the shared keypoints with the other subjects so that, at leaste in a few
subjects, the candidate experiences a learning continuum.