General Studies: What you need to know
A basic outline of what you need to know for General Studies. Colour-coded, green=scientific, yellow=social, pink=cultural, red=making connections (the other sections will help for the making connections exam).
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- Created on: 03-06-13 13:39
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- General Studies: What You Need To Know
- Why is science important to humanity?
- The Earth and the Universe
- Is medicine science?
- What is the world made of?
- How does science help us progress?
- Science and change
- Energy and civilisation
- Climate Change
- Understanding of scientific methods, principles, criteria and their application
- What is scientific method?
- Why are we superstitious?
- Why is genetics impotant to us all?
- Moral responsibility: the social, ethical and environmental implications of scientific discoveries and technological development
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Playing at God
- Cosmetic surgery
- Mathematical reasoning and its application
- Sudden infant deaths
- Measles, mumps and rubella
- Population growth
- Relationship between technology, science, culture and ideology
- Computers and culture
- Technology and globalisation
- Science, technology and transport
- Studying Society
- Culture and socialisation
- Ideologies, equality and discrimination
- Social and natural sciences
- Citizenship, community and democracy
- Rights and responsibilities
- Political parties
- Voting and elections
- Public policy in the UK
- Government at work in the UK
- The UK and Europe in a global environment
- The case for the welfare state
- Law, culture and ethics
- Rights, deviance and morality
- Courts, judges, justice and the rule of law
- Crime and punishment
- Changing society
- Society on the move
- Social change - problems and pressures
- The end of the 'traditional' family?
- Production and consumption in the UK
- Work and leisure in the UK
- Interdependence and the global economy
- The nature and importance of culture
- Culture as art
- Judging cultures
- Beliefs, values and moral reasoning
- Beliefs and moral values
- Contemporary moral issues
- The basis of moral reasoning
- Making Connections
- Human agression
- Tensions in UK society
- Space exploration
- Causes and consequences of climate change
- Migration flows - why are so many people on the move?
- Urban and rural - a Britain more divided than ever?
- Multiculturalism
- The energy debate
- Equal opportunities for all?
- Art as empowerment
- The impact of advertising
- Free trade, fair trade and internationalism
- How does history represent events and reputations?
- Aren't developments in science and technology more important them spending money on historic buildings, ballet and the opera?
- Religious Beliefs
- The major world religions
- The importance of religious belief
- Religion and conflict
- Media and communication
- The nature of the media
- The power and influence of the media
- Ownership and control of the media
- Creativity and innovation
- The nature of creativity and innovation
- Creativity and the role of artists
- The development of artistic style
- Aesthetic evaluation
- Aesthetic criteria
- Subjective approaches to the arts
- Why is science important to humanity?
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