How people live together in societies and cultures around the world, studied through ethnography and your own fieldwork.
For Anthropology, Augment has the syllabus and how the subject is assessed. There are no questions, notes or flashcards for it yet.
Both are below, and they come straight from the subject guide, so they are worth reading before you choose your subjects.
Counted on3 topics and 23 subtopics, first assessment 2019. HL is everything here; 1 parts marked HL only are left out at SL.
2 exams, 3 h in total, internal assessment 20% of the grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1No calculator 1 h 30 min · 30 marks Three compulsory questions on an unseen text, and one question on a big anthropological question. | 1 h 30 min | 30 | 40% |
Paper 2No calculator 1 h 30 min · 30 marks Section A connects a key concept, an area of inquiry and a real-world issue. Section B: one essay from another area of inquiry you studied. | 1 h 30 min | 30 | 40% |
Limited fieldworkInternal Coursework · 26 marks An observation report, an extension of that fieldwork, a second data collection and a critical reflection. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 26 | 20% |
2 exams, 4 h 30 min in total, internal assessment 25% of the grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1No calculator 2 h · 40 marks Section A: three questions on an unseen text and a big anthropological question. Section B: one question on anthropological ethics. | 2 h | 40 | 30% |
Paper 2No calculator 2 h 30 min · 45 marks Section A connects a key concept, an area of inquiry and a real-world issue. Section B: two essays from two other areas of inquiry you studied. | 2 h 30 min | 45 | 45% |
FieldworkInternal Coursework · 33 marks A fieldwork proposal, a critical reflection and a research report on your own fieldwork. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 33 | 25% |
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