Legal Studies or PDHPE (1 Viewer)

[alyciee]

I just started Year 11 and I am currently doing Legal Studies, although it's only one week into it, I find it a little boring and I feel that I would do better in PDHPE because it seems more interesting and from Year 7-10, I received B's, for the most part and I feel like PDHPE would be more beneficial in terms of my future career, as I would like to be a Psychologist..

Is anyone able to give me an insight to what is learnt in either of these subjects over the next 2 years? It'd be greatly appreciated

Also, between the two, what scales better? I know I shouldn't base it on scaling but I'm just curious.

Thankyou!

 

[findx]

I just started Year 11 and I am currently doing Legal Studies, although it's only one week into it, I find it a little boring and I feel that I would do better in PDHPE because it seems more interesting and from Year 7-10, I received B's, for the most part and I feel like PDHPE would be more beneficial in terms of my future career, as I would like to be a Psychologist..

Is anyone able to give me an insight to what is learnt in either of these subjects over the next 2 years? It'd be greatly appreciated

Also, between the two, what scales better? I know I shouldn't base it on scaling but I'm just curious.

Thankyou!

The Preliminary course covers:
- The Legal System
- Individual and the law
- Law in practice

HSC Course:
- Crime
- Human Rights
- Option Topics

I found the beginning of the preliminary course a little boring. However, the yr12 course is more interesting imo. For Legal Studies, the key is to know how to "assess" and "evaluate" laws, responses.

I have no idea about the scaling but, in the end, choose the subject which you like more, as you will enjoy it and have motivation to do well in it.

 

[girlworld_club]

Personally, PDH/PE all the way. I would have picked it if it didn't clash with my chemistry.

 

[thrillkiller]

Personally I would pick PDHPE only because I'm more interested in that

They're both interesting tho, just pick the one your most interested in and can see yourself getting good marks in

 

[SunnyScience]

Legal scales better then PDHPE if you must know

Results according to Talent 100 Atar Calculator:

PDHPE:
90 HSC = 92.4 ATAR

Legal Studies:
90 HSC = 93.7 ATAR

For comparasion

English (ADV):
90HSC = 97.2 ATAR

Maths (ADV):
90HSC = 95.5 ATAR

 

[alyciee]

Thankyou, guys! I think I'm going to go with P.E. I'm more interested in it + it'll be more beneficial. Thankyou for the help

 

[rabbitohs123]

I just started Year 11 and I am currently doing Legal Studies, although it's only one week into it, I find it a little boring and I feel that I would do better in PDHPE because it seems more interesting and from Year 7-10, I received B's, for the most part and I feel like PDHPE would be more beneficial in terms of my future career, as I would like to be a Psychologist..

Is anyone able to give me an insight to what is learnt in either of these subjects over the next 2 years? It'd be greatly appreciated

Also, between the two, what scales better? I know I shouldn't base it on scaling but I'm just curious.

Thankyou!

I'm doing both subjects in year 12 at the moment.
I thought legal was boring in yr 11 but i'm really interested in it this year.
PDHPE is more suited to someone with a good memory of terms, definitions, doesnt need a whole lot of logic really
LEGAL needs a good memory too but needs logical thinking to understand and link things together.
I'm more interested in legal but its difficult to keep up with all the work, i have to do catching up, pdhpe i pretty much copy down whats on the board collect sheets and memorise everything before assesments.

Depends what you're suited to i guess