ISBasel Courses

This course delves into how authors, filmmakers, and advertisers craft narratives to communicate identities and cultural issues. By analysing diverse literary texts and films from around the world, students explore how messages are shaped for different audiences. Through group debates and individual projects, they examine the impact and implications of these narrative forms.

Key Topics and Concepts

• Podcasts and Audio Narratives
• Film and Documentary Studies
• Literary Genre Studies
• Language Studies in Current Contexts
• Works in Translation
• Visual and Media Literacy
• Video and Text Production
• Data, Information, and Narratives
• Writing, Research, and Presentation

This course examines key political concepts like power, equality, sustainability, and peace in various contexts. Students explore local and global political issues, connecting abstract ideas to real-world examples and case studies. By comparing perspectives, the course fosters a deeper understanding of politics on a transnational level.

Key Topics and Concepts

• Power, Sovereignty, and International Relations
• Human Rights
• International Development
• Peace and Conflict
• Case study approach to topics
• Writing, research, and group and individual presentations
• Active participation in small and large group discussions
• Engagement Activity
• Source analysis skills

Mathematical Studies: Developing Critical Thinking and Reasoning

This course explores key mathematical concepts, focusing on understanding rather than complex calculations. It emphasises reasoning, problem-solving in diverse contexts, and applying mathematics to real-world situations.

Students undertake a personal research project involving data collection, analysis, and evaluation. This course is ideal for those pursuing careers in social sciences, humanities, arts, or languages, equipping them with skills in statistics and logical reasoning for future studies.

Key Topics and Concepts

• Logic, Sets, and Probability
• Statistics and Applications
• Mathematical Models
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Introduction to Calculus
• Investigative, problem-solving & modelling skills
• Individual exploration

Environmental Studies: Exploring Ecosystems and Human Impact

This course examines ecosystems and their functions while exploring cultural, economic, and social interactions with the environment. Students investigate how human and environmental factors shape issues affecting societies and consider solutions from personal to global scales.

By analysing the interplay between values, actions, and consequences, students gain insight into the dynamic connections between environmental systems and human societies.

Key Topics and Concepts

• Human Systems
• Ecological Intelligence
• Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Climate Change
• Laws, Ethics, and Politics
• Global Policies and Local Practices
• Eco-Tourism
• Present Contexts and Future Realities
• Systems Thinking: Models and Change