A8Availability of subjects for 2009 and 2010
A8.1Terminology
Some clarification of terminology may be helpful when considering the availability of subjects.
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Automatically available |
A coordinator may register candidates for this subject without having to submit a special request. A subject in groups 3 to 6 may be automatically available in only one or two of the three response languages, not necessarily in all three languages. |
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Special request subject |
The subject must be requested by the coordinator 18 months before the written examinations. In groups 3 to 6 a subject may be automatically available in one or more response languages, but may be a special request subject in another response language. |
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Not available |
The subject is not automatically available, nor is it a special request subject. |
A8.2Availability of language subjects in group 2
Examinations in the three language courses in group 2 (language A2, language B and language ab initio) will continue to be offered only if there is a minimum entry of 30 candidates. Where candidate numbers fall below this number in more than one session the subject will be withdrawn. Schools that have entered candidates for a group 2 language in this category will be given two years’ notice of the withdrawal.
A8.3Availability of subjects for May 2009
Group 1 languages A1: Available
The following languages A1 are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.
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Amharic A1 Arabic A1 Bosnian A1 Bulgarian A1 Catalan A1 Chinese A1 Croatian A1 Czech A1 Danish A1 Dutch A1 English A1 Finnish A1 French A1 German A1 Hebrew A1 |
Hindi A1 Hungarian A1 Indonesian A1 Italian A1 Japanese A1 Korean A1 Latvian A1 Lithuanian A1 Macedonian A1 Malay A1 Modern Greek A1 Nepali A1 Norwegian A1 Persian A1 Pilipino A1 |
Polish A1 Portuguese A1 Russian A1 Serbian A1 Sesotho A1 Sinhalese A1 Slovak A1 Slovene A1 Spanish A1 Swahili A1 Swedish A1 Thai A1 Turkish A1 Welsh A1 |
Afrikaans A1 HL/SL and Siswati A1 SL are only available in the November session, but may be taken by May session candidates as split-session entries.
Group 1 languages A1: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 language A1 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Setswana A1 SL is a special request subject available only in the November session. May session candidates may take Setswana A1 SL as a split-session entry in 2009.
Group 2 languages A2: Available
The following languages A2 are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.
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Arabic A2 Chinese A2 Dutch A2 English A2 French A2 |
German A2 Japanese A2 Modern Greek A2 Pilipino A2 Portuguese A2 |
Spanish A2 Swedish A2 Thai A2 |
Group 2 languages B: Available
The following languages B are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.
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Arabic B Cantonese B Danish B Dutch B English B Finnish B French B |
German B Hebrew B SL only Hindi B Indonesian B Italian B Japanese B Korean B |
Mandarin B Norwegian B Portuguese B Russian B Spanish B Swedish B |
Swahili B is only available in the November session, but may be taken by May session candidates as a split-session entry in 2009.
Group 2 languages ab initio: Available
The following languages ab initio are automatically available in May 2009 at standard level only.
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Arabic ab initio French ab initio German ab initio Indonesian ab initio |
Italian ab initio Japanese ab initio Malay ab initio Mandarin ab initio |
Russian ab initio Spanish ab initio Swahili ab initio |
Group 2 classical languages: Available
The following classical languages are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified.
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Classical Greek Latin |
English English |
Spanish |
Group 2 classical languages: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 classical languages have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 3: Available
The following group 3 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Business and management HL Business and management SL |
English English |
French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Economics HL Economics SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Geography HL Geography SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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History SL History: Africa HL History: Americas HL History: E and SE Asia and Oceania HL History: Europe HL History: S Asia and the Middle East HL |
English English English English English English |
French
French
French
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Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
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Islamic history HL Islamic history SL |
English English |
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ITGS HL ITGS SL |
English English |
Spanish |
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Philosophy HL Philosophy SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Psychology HL Psychology SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 3: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 group 3 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 4: Available
The following group 4 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Biology HL Biology SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Chemistry HL Chemistry SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
English English |
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Environmental systems SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Physics HL Physics SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 4: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 group 4 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 5: Available
The following group 5 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Computer science HL Computer science SL |
English English |
French |
Spanish |
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Further mathematics SL |
English |
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Mathematical studies SL |
English |
French |
Spanish |
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Mathematics HL: discrete mathematics Mathematics HL: series and differential equations Mathematics HL: sets, relations and groups Mathematics HL: statistics and probability |
English English English English |
French French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematics SL |
English |
French |
Spanish |
Group 5: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 group 5 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 6: Available
The following group 6 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo |
English English English English |
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Theatre HL Theatre SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Visual arts HL Visual arts SL option A Visual arts SL option B |
English English English |
French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish |
Group 6: Special request
All special requests for May 2009 group 6 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
A8.4Availability of subjects for November 2009
Group 1 languages A1: Available
The following languages A1 are automatically available in November 2009. Where no level is specified, the language is available at both levels.
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Afrikaans A1 Chinese A1 English A1 French A1 |
German A1 Indonesian A1 Japanese A1 Korean A1 |
Portuguese A1 Siswati A1 SL Spanish A1 |
Group 1 languages A1: Special request
All special requests for November 2009 for language A1 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 2 languages A2: Available
The following languages A2 are automatically available in November 2009 at both higher level and standard level.
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English A2 French A2 |
German A2 Portuguese A2 |
Spanish A2 |
Group 2 languages B: Available
The following languages B are automatically available in November 2009. Where no level is specified, the language is available at both levels.
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Cantonese B English B French B German B Indonesian B |
Italian B Japanese B SL Malay B SL Mandarin B Portuguese B SL |
Spanish B Swahili B Tamil B SL |
Group 2 languages ab initio: Available
The following languages ab initio are automatically available in November 2009 at standard level only.
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French ab initio Indonesian ab initio |
Japanese ab initio Mandarin ab initio |
Spanish ab initio |
Cantonese ab initio is not available.
Group 2 classical languages: Available
The following group 2 subject is automatically available in November 2009 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified.
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Latin |
English |
Group 2 classical languages: Special request
All special requests for November 2009 classical languages have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 3: Available
The following group 3 subjects are automatically available in November 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Business and management HL Business and management SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Economics HL Economics SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Geography HL Geography SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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History SL History: Africa HL History: Americas HL History: E and SE Asia and Oceania HL History: Europe HL |
English English English English English |
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish |
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ITGS HL ITGS SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Philosophy HL Philosophy SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Psychology HL Psychology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 3: Special request
All special requests for November 2009 group 3 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 4: Available
The following group 4 subjects are automatically available in November 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Biology HL Biology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Chemistry HL Chemistry SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
English English |
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Environmental systems SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Physics HL Physics SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 4: Special request
All special requests for November 2009 group 4 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Group 5: Available
The following group 5 subjects are automatically available in November 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Computer science HL Computer science SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematical studies SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Mathematics HL: discrete mathematics Mathematics HL: series and differential equations Mathematics HL: sets, relations and groups Mathematics HL: statistics and probability |
English English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematics SL |
English |
Spanish |
Group 5: Special request
There are no group 5 special request subjects for November 2009.
Group 6: Available
The following group 6 subjects are automatically available in November 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo |
English English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Theatre HL Theatre SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Visual arts HL Visual arts SL option A Visual arts SL option B |
English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish |
A8.5Availability of subjects for May 2010
Group 1 languages A1: Available
The following languages A1 are automatically available in May 2010 at higher level and standard level.
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Amharic A1 Arabic A1 Bosnian A1 Bulgarian A1 Catalan A1 Chinese A1 Croatian A1 Czech A1 Danish A1 Dutch A1 English A1 Finnish A1 French A1 German A1 Hebrew A1 |
Hindi A1 Hungarian A1 Indonesian A1 Italian A1 Japanese A1 Korean A1 Latvian A1 Lithuanian A1 Macedonian A1 Malay A1 Modern Greek A1 Nepali A1 Norwegian A1 Persian A1 Pilipino A1 |
Polish A1 Portuguese A1 Russian A1 Serbian A1 Sesotho A1 Sinhalese A1 Slovak A1 Slovene A1 Spanish A1 Swahili A1 Swedish A1 Thai A1 Turkish A1 Welsh A1 |
Afrikaans A1 HL/SL and Siswati A1 SL are only available in the November session. With effect from September 2008 for candidates registering for the May 2010 session, the split-session arrangement no longer applies. Therefore, any May 2010 candidate wishing to take Afrikaans A1 HL/SL or Siswati A1 SL must take all assessment components (world literature, internal assessment, paper 1 and paper 2) in the November 2009 examination session. These candidates must be registered to take Afrikaans/Siswati in the November 2009 session.
Group 1 languages A1: Special request
Examinations for languages A1 not listed above can sometimes be prepared, but a request and justification must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS by 15 November 2008. Form C2 must be used only for languages that are not written in Roman script. (It may not be possible to enter the names of authors and texts on IBIS in such cases.)
Setswana A1 SL is available as a special request subject in the November session only. May 2010 candidates taking Setswana A1 SL must take all assessment components in the November 2009 session.
Group 2 languages A2: Available
The following languages A2 are automatically available in May 2010 at higher level and standard level.
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Arabic A2 Chinese A2 Dutch A2 English A2 French A2 |
German A2 Japanese A2 Modern Greek A2 Pilipino A2 Portuguese A2 |
Spanish A2 Swedish A2 Thai A2 |
Group 2 languages B: Available
The following languages B are automatically available in May 2010 at higher level and standard level.
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Arabic B Cantonese B Danish B Dutch B English B Finnish B French B |
German B Hebrew B SL only Hindi B Indonesian B Italian B Japanese B Korean B |
Mandarin B Norwegian B Portuguese B Russian B Spanish B Swedish B |
Swahili B is only available in the November session. With effect from September 2008 for candidates registering for the May 2010 session, the split-session arrangement no longer applies. Therefore, any May 2010 candidate wishing to take Swahili B must take all assessment components (internal assessment, paper 1 and paper 2) in the November 2009 examination session. These candidates must be registered to take Swahili B in the November 2009 session.
Group 2 languages ab initio: Available
The following languages ab initio are automatically available in May 2010 at standard level only.
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Arabic ab initio French ab initio German ab initio Italian ab initio |
Japanese ab initio Malay ab initio Mandarin ab initio Russian ab initio |
Spanish ab initio Swahili ab initio |
Group 2 classical languages: Available
The following classical languages are automatically available in May 2010 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified.
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Classical Greek Latin |
English English |
Spanish |
Group 2 classical languages: Special request
The following classical languages are not automatically available in May 2010 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 November 2008.
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Classical Greek Latin |
French French |
Spanish |
Group 3: Available
The following group 3 subjects are automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Business and management HL Business and management SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Economics HL Economics SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Geography HL Geography SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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History Route 1 HL History Route 1 SL History Route 2 SL History Route 2: Africa HL History Route 2: Americas HL History Route 2: Asia/Oceania HL History Route 2: Europe/Middle East HL |
English English English English English English English |
French
French
French |
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish |
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ITGS HL ITGS SL |
English English |
Spanish |
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Philosophy HL Philosophy SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Psychology HL Psychology SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 3: Special request
The following group 3 subjects are not automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 November 2008.
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Business and management HL Business and management SL |
French French |
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History Route 1 HL History Route 1 SL History Route 2: Africa HL History Route 2: Asia/Oceania HL |
French French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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ITGS HL ITGS SL |
French French |
Spanish |
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Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL |
French French |
Group 4: Available
The following group 4 subjects are automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Biology HL Biology SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Chemistry HL Chemistry SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
English English |
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Environmental systems and societies SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Physics HL Physics SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 4: Special request
The following group 4 subjects are not automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 November 2008.
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Environmental systems and societies SL |
French |
Group 5: Available
The following group 5 subjects are automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Computer science HL Computer science SL |
English English |
French |
Spanish |
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Further mathematics SL |
English |
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Mathematical studies SL |
English |
French |
Spanish |
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Mathematics HL: discrete mathematics Mathematics HL: series and differential equations Mathematics HL: sets, relations and groups Mathematics HL: statistics and probability |
English English English English |
French French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematics SL |
English |
French |
Spanish |
Group 5: Special request
The following group 5 subjects are not automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 November 2008.
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Computer science HL |
French |
Spanish |
Group 6: Available
The following group 6 subjects are automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Film |
English |
French |
Spanish |
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Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo |
English English English English |
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Theatre HL Theatre SL |
English English |
French French |
Spanish Spanish |
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Visual arts HL Visual arts SL option A Visual arts SL option B |
English English English |
French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish |
Group 6: Special request
The following group 6 subjects are not automatically available in May 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 November 2008.
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Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo |
French French French French |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
A8.6Availability of subjects for November 2010
Group 1 languages A1: Available
The following languages A1 are automatically available in November 2010. Where no level is specified, the language is available at both levels.
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Afrikaans A1 Chinese A1 English A1 French A1 |
German A1 Indonesian A1 Japanese A1 Korean A1 |
Portuguese A1 Siswati A1 SL Spanish A1 |
Group 1 languages A1: Special request
Setswana A1 SL is not automatically available in November 2010. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS by 15 May 2009. No other languages A1 are available on special request in the November session.
Group 2 languages A2: Available
The following languages A2 are automatically available in November 2010 at both higher level and standard level.
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English A2 French A2 |
German A2 Portuguese A2 |
Spanish A2 |
Group 2 languages B: Available
The following languages B are automatically available in November 2010. Where no level is specified, the language is available at both levels.
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English B Cantonese B French B German B |
Indonesian B Italian B Japanese B SL Malay B SL |
Mandarin B Portuguese B SL Spanish B Swahili B |
Group 2 languages ab initio: Available
The following languages ab initio are automatically available in November 2010 at standard level only.
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French ab initio Indonesian ab initio |
Japanese ab initio Mandarin ab initio |
Spanish ab initio |
Cantonese ab initio is not available.
Group 2 classical languages: Available
The following group 2 subject is automatically available in November 2010 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified.
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Latin |
English |
Group 2 classical languages: Special request
The following classical language is not automatically available in November 2010 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 May 2009.
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Latin |
Spanish |
Group 3: Available
The following group 3 subjects are automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Business and management HL Business and management SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Economics HL Economics SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Geography HL Geography SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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History Route 2: SL History Route 2: Africa HL History Route 2: Americas HL History Route 2: Asia/Oceania HL History Route 2: Europe/Middle East HL |
English English English English English |
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish |
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ITGS HL ITGS SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Philosophy HL Philosophy SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Psychology HL Psychology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 3: Special request
The following group 3 subjects are not automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 May 2009.
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History Route 1 HL History Route 1 SL History Route 2: Africa HL History Route 2: Asia/Oceania HL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
Group 4: Available
The following group 4 subjects are automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Biology HL Biology SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Chemistry HL Chemistry SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
English English |
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Environmental systems and societies SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Physics HL Physics SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 4: Special request
The following group 4 subjects are not automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified. A special request must be submitted to IB Cardiff on IBIS no later than 15 May 2009.
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Design technology HL Design technology SL |
Spanish Spanish |
Group 5: Available
The following group 5 subjects are automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Computer science HL Computer science SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematical studies SL |
English |
Spanish |
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Mathematics HL: discrete mathematics Mathematics HL: series and differential equations Mathematics HL: sets, relations and groups Mathematics HL: statistics and probability |
English English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Mathematics SL |
English |
Spanish |
Group 5: Special request
There are no group 5 special request subjects for November 2010.
Group 6: Available
The following group 6 subjects are automatically available in November 2010 at the level and in the response language specified.
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Film |
English |
Spanish |
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Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo |
English English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish |
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Theatre HL Theatre SL |
English English |
Spanish Spanish |
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Visual arts HL Visual arts SL option A Visual arts SL option B |
English English English |
Spanish Spanish Spanish |