World Studies

Extended Essay
Student Orientation
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24 October 2022
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What is World  An EE in World Studies gives the

students an opportunity to
Studies? undertake an interdisciplinary
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study of an issue of contemporary

of global importance
 “Interdisciplinary” - 2 IBDP
Subjects
 “Contemporary” – events that took
place during the student’s lifetime
What is a Global Issue?

• A global issue is any issue that affects the global

community and environment such as environmental
issues, political crisis, social issues and economic
issues.
• Solutions to global issues require cooperation
among nations.
• Global issues arise from growing international
interdependencies which makes the issues
themselves interdependent.
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General steps in World Studies
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1.Choose from one of the global themes

2.Identify an issue of global importance
3.Identify a local manifestation of an issue of
global importance
4.Develop a clear rationale for taking an
interdisciplinary approach and the use of
conceptual framework and vocabulary of two
DP Subjects
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Six themes of the World Studies

1.Conflict, peace and security

2.Culture, language and identity
3.Environmental and/or economic sustainability
4.Equality and inequality
5.Health and development
6.Science, technology and society
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At this point… a. Theme

b.Global Issue
c. Local Manifestation
d.DP Subjects
e. Between 10-15 different sources
(academic and creditable sources)
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f. Working Research Question

School Name • Presentation Title • Month/Year

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Each WSEE must be registered under one of the six

global themes. You will need to first decide which of
these you are interested in.
Ask yourself:
•Is the interdisciplinary WSEE is a better way to explore
my topic than the single subject essay?
•Which disciplines will I use? (Two Diploma Programme
subjects are required, one of which you must be studying.)
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Questions to consider in your preliminary

investigation
•What has already been written about this topic?
•Is it easy to find sources of information?
•Is there a range of different sources available?
•If I want to collect my own data, is this feasible?
•Is there a range of views and perspectives on the
topic?
•What interesting questions have started to emerge
from my reading so far?
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Your Research
Question must
explicitly include
the local
manifestation of
the global issue
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