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The curriculum of IB Diploma consists of 6 subject
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Studies in language and literature, suitable for students who are
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Language acquisition. This subject group allows students to study
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The International Baccalaureate (IB), an educational program aimed to prepare additional languages with a wide range of languages available,
students for university entrance, was founded in 1969 by International Baccalaureate E Chinese, Spanish and Japanese for example.
Organization (IBO). The program is widely recognized in over 143 countries worldwide. The
curriculum is divided according to students’ age into 3 levels : Primary Years Programme Individuals and Societies, or social science subjects including
(PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). 7$"#& geography, economics, history, philosophy, and Business
The IB Diploma Programme is an educational program for students aged 16-19 F Management etc.
years to be prepared for studying at university level in any foreign country. In the curriculum,
students are required to study a wide range of subjects selecting from 6 subject groups
within the 2-year studying period. 7$"#& Experimental Sciences includes physics, chemistry,biology, and
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7$"#& Art and electives includes music, theater, film and visual art, etc.
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Students studying the IB diploma are required to choose six subjects from the
6 subject group, however, some schools allow students to choose 6 subjects from group
1-5, leaving group 6 (Arts and electives) unselected. Among the 6 selected subjects,
students have to take 3 subjects at Higher level (HL) and the rest at Standard level (SL).
The difference is the more studying hours among subjects taken at a Higher level.
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