GEO HISTORY BAC. The specialty subjects of history-geography, geopolitics and political science for the 2022 baccalaureate were unveiled this Thursday afternoon, for the second day of tests. The fixes for HGGSP will be unveiled very soon…
[Mis à jour le 12 mai 2022 à 16h33] The subjects of the 2022 baccalaureate in history-geography, geopolitics and political science (HGGSP) were unveiled this Thursday, May 12, 2022 in the afternoon, while the candidates for the baccalaureate have been working for 2 p.m. on this test which must last until at 18 o’clock. After the conquest of space and the United States and the environment, the subjects of dissertation today relate to « maritime spaces » as « object of rivalry and cooperation » and « new forms and logics of war in the 21st century ».
A third subject of HGGSP was unveiled by the Ministry of Education: the critical study of documents which this time focuses on « uses and representations of the environment ». Yesterday Wednesday, a first group of candidates had already worked on the subjects of History-geo for the 2022 baccalaureate and had to work for their part on « the evolution of the forms of war ».
Three subjects in history, geography, geopolitics and/or political science are in fact offered in total during the specialty test, all on different themes to allow candidates to choose the theme on which they wish to be assessed. A decision that is very important because the history-geography specialty test counts as coefficient 16 in the final mark of the baccalaureate. Especially since the HGGSP specialty is one of the most commonly chosen among high school students.
What are the subjects of the 2022 history-geo specialty test?
The subjects of the HGGSP test are now known! The essay topics and the study of documents were not made public by the Ministry of Education until two and a half hours after the start of the exam, around 4:30 p.m. Through a partnership with Studyrama, the topics are published in full below, including details of the documents used for critical study.
The very first subjects of HGGSP, those of Wednesday, May 11, are already known. Candidates for the 2022 baccalaureate had the choice between two dissertation subjects: « The conquest of space from 1957 to the present day: rivalries and cooperation » or « The United States and the environment at different scales ». A critical document study was also among the possible choices for the history-geography test, the candidates had to comment « the evolution of the forms of war » based on a print by Johann Lorenz Rugendas (1775-1826): « The great battle of Austerlitz, beginning of the 19th century » (document 1) and the extract from an interview with US Special Forces Commander Stanley McChrystal (2003-2008) in the journal Foreign Policy in 2011 (document 2).
Our partner Studyrama also offers, for almost every baccalaureate specialty test, a suggested answer key that allows candidates to discover the answers or in any case the milestones that should be followed in their copy. Once the test of HGGSP finished, Linternaute will publish as soon as possible the corrections of the subject. Until then, find those of the subjects of the day before.
For the HGGSP baccalaureate, candidates are expected to construct a dissertation, develop a detailed argument and carry out a critical study. The history-geography specialty test takes place over 4 hours and is divided into two parts. The first is a dissertation and the second a document study, it can be a photo, a text or a map. The two exercises are compulsory for all candidates, but the ministry has provided for an adjustment: a doubling of the subject of the dissertation. For the first part of the test, the candidate therefore has the choice this year between two different dissertation subjects, each relating to a theme of the program.
The document study, on the other hand, covers another theme studied during the year so that three themes out of the four probable ones are approached. While this may have appeared to be a greater dose of work during revisions, this instruction is above all intended to offer candidates the best chance of success.
What are the dates of the 2022 baccalaureate history-geo exam?
The history-geography test was normally to take place, like all other specialty education exams, in March, but the Ministry of National Education has decided to postpone the series of tests to May to prevent certain candidates are penalized by the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic on the school system.
It is therefore between May 11 and May 13 that the tests are held, and that of history-geo was scheduled for this Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
When will the results of the history-geography test be published?
The results of the history-geography specialty test will be available on July 5, at the same time as the results of the other tests (French, philosophy and grand oral). The fact that specialty courses are evaluated one month earlier does not affect the publication of the results.