{"id":92,"date":"2019-11-19T19:56:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T19:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/inverclydeacademy\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:41:48","slug":"modern-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/inverclydeacademy\/modern-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why study Modern Studies?<\/h1>\n

Learning Modern Studies gives you a greater understanding of the contemporary world and\u00a0your place in it.<\/p>\n

You\u00a0will learn\u00a0contemporary political and social issues in local, Scottish, United Kingdom and international contexts, and, in these contexts, develop an awareness of the social and political issues you will meet in\u00a0your life. You will\u00a0also develop\u00a0investigating, evaluating and analysing skills in order to understand and explain political, social and international issues.<\/p>\n

The skills you learn in\u00a0Modern Studies\u00a0are valuable in\u00a0many career areas, including public administration, business management, law, teaching and journalism.<\/p>\n

What will I study?<\/h2>\n

Modern Studies helps to develop your understanding of how contemporary society is organised. You will study the role and actions of selected organisations and evaluate how effective they are in meeting their aims. You will also learn how human and legal rights and responsibilities are applied in different societies. You will develop a range of research and information handling skills.<\/p>\n

Study Materials<\/h3>\n