Global Development – Extend Option

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

This Extend option looks at health, education, global poverty, Human Rights, impact of climate change. Suitable for learners studying a range of HLS subjects. The Extend project is about exploring the United Nations Sustainable development Goals. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. This Extend explores the progress and challenges faced in trying to achieve the 17 UN Goals.

The course is up to date, relevant and global in its scope and encourages analytical thinking and problem solving using debating, statistical data, source materials and theoretical models. It will provide synoptic links to Business, Economics, environmental Science, Geography, History, and Politics and will be of interest to those considering a degree or career in the sustainability or the international sphere.