Approx Cost:
$10 for koha for guest speakers.
Technology Requirements:
A laptop is of benefit for this course
Entry Recommendations:

Open entry, but this course is suited to those with a strong interest in history.

Course Outline:

The Holocaust was the systematic state-sponsored killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others including gypsies, Roma, homosexuals and those with disabilities by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War Two. 

Topics to be covered

  • The history of anti-semitism, the rise of the Nazi Party and the implementation of the Final Solution.
  • Life in ghettos and camps.
  • How Jews responded to their experiences through art, music and literature.
  • How the Jews resisted persecution.
  • The impact of the Holocaust including: Holocaust denial, hunting the Nazi’s after WW2.
  • The portrayal of the Holocaust through film.
  • T4 programme, the Nazi German effort to kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled people.

Students who are able to manage their time effectively, complete regular class and homework will be suited to this course.

This course can be taken in combination with any other Year 11 History semester courses.

 

Where Does It Lead:

HIS201 

For further information see:
Mrs T Smith