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Accounting

Economics

History

Legal Studies

Business Management

Geography

Industry and Enterprise

The Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) is a study of human progress and how people have organised themselves into societies over time, and how they have interacted with their physical environments.
SOSE comprises the strands of History, Geography, and Economy and society.

SOSE examines how humans organise themselves into communities and states to form institutions and systems. The study of these societies at a local, national and international level is critical for young people to develop an understanding of their world and its historical development.

SOSE provides a framework for developing student knowledge of Australian society past and present, and of its urban and natural environments. The knowledge, skills and values students acquire in this study enable them to participate as confident, responsible and active citizens in a democratic society which functions in a global context.

Students will gain a broad knowledge of the history and functioning of several key institutions of Australian society in order to become well informed citizens able to form judgments and make critical decisions affecting the society in which they live. This knowledge also includes the development of aspects of economics to understand financial systems and to participate as informed, enterprising adults in personal and work situations.

SOSE focuses on the complex range of knowledge comprised of a mix of traditional disciplines and vocational and integrated studies, including the disciplines history, geography, economics, legal studies and political studies. These disciplines provide SOSE with six important areas of knowledge:

• Australia and all its people
• Civics and citizenship education
• Environmental awareness
• Global understanding
• The economy
• Enterprise skills

Studies in the SOSE key learning area assist students to develop knowledge, skills and values that enable them to participate as active and informed citizens in a democratic society and the global community.