Environmental Management

Course summary

As a transdisciplinary subject, Environmental Systems and Societies is designed to combine the techniques and knowledge associated with group 4 (the experimental sciences) with those associated with group 3 (individuals and societies). By choosing to study a transdisciplinary course such as this as part of your diploma, you are able to satisfy the requirements for both groups 3 and 4 of the IBDP hexagon, thus allowing you to choose another subject from any hexagon group, including another group 3 or 4 subject. Transdisciplinary subjects therefore introduce more flexibility into the IB Diploma Programme. ESS involves practical investigations and also develops an understanding of how socio-economic, cultural and political factors help to shape environmental behaviour. ESS works for you if: - You are a scientist who wants more science; - You find science difficult; - You want practical applications for your scientific knowledge; - You want the opportunity to study an extra language or arts subject.