Language A: Literature
The IB Language A: Literature course, commonly known as IB English Literature or IB Lit A, explores literature as a powerful mode of writing across cultures and throughout histo...
2021 to Present
All IB Subjects
Browse the full IB subject directory, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, History, Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, and Language A: Literature, with syllabus variants, assessment structure, and grade boundary data.
Group 1
Studies in Language and Literature
Group 2
Language Acquisition
Classical Language
IB Classical Languages comprises Latin and Classical Greek, offered in Group 2 of the IB Diploma Programme. These courses provide students with the opportunity to explore the la...
2024 to Present2016 to 2023
Language B
IB Language B is a language acquisition course for students with some prior experience of the target language, including IB French B, IB Spanish B, IB German B, IB Mandarin B, a...
2020 to Present
Language AB Initio
IB Language Ab Initio is a language acquisition course offered at SL only, designed for students with no prior experience of the target language, including IB French ab initio,...
2020 to Present
Group 3
Individuals and Societies
Art History
IB Art History is a school-based syllabus (SBS) course in Group 3 of the IB Diploma Programme studying the rich heritage of visual arts produced by human societies, including pa...
2010 to Present
Brazilian Social Studies
IB Brazilian Social Studies is a school-based syllabus (SBS) course covering eight topics across the history and geography of Brazil, exploring its historical progression, regio...
2022 to Present2012 to 2021
Business Management
IB Business Management is a course in Group 3 of the IB Diploma Programme focused on business functions, management processes, and strategic decision-making. The IB BM course co...
2024 to 20312016 to 2023
Economics
IB Economics is a dynamic Group 3 course that uses economic theories, models, and key concepts to examine decision-making at the microeconomic, macroeconomic, and global levels....
2022 to Present
Geography
IB Geography is a Group 3 course that focuses on the interactions between individuals, societies, and physical processes in time and space. The IB Geography course integrates ph...
2019 to Present
Global Politics
IB Global Politics is a Group 3 course for students who want to understand how the world works through the study of political activity, power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and inter...
2017 to 2025
History
IB History is a Group 3 world history course based on a comparative and multi-perspective approach covering political, economic, social, and cultural history. The IB History cou...
2020 to Present
Digital Society
IB Digital Society, formerly known as IB ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society), is an interdisciplinary Group 3 course exploring the impact and importance of digital...
2024 to Present2012 to 2023
Philosophy
IB Philosophy is a Group 3 course that engages students with some of the world's most influential thinkers, developing skills in argumentation, reasoned judgment, and critical e...
2025 to Present2016 to 2024
Psychology
IB Psychology is a Group 3 course introducing students to the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural approaches to understanding human behaviour. The IB Psychology course cove...
2019 to Present
Social And Cultural Anthropology
IB Social and Cultural Anthropology is a Group 3 course focused on the comparative study of culture and human societies through participant observation, ethnographic material, a...
2019 to Present
Turkey In The 20th Century
IB Turkey in the 20th Century, previously called Turkish Social Studies, is a school-based syllabus (SBS) multi-disciplinary course combining history, geography, and sociology w...
2022 to Present2014 to 2021
World Religions
IB World Religions is a Group 3 course offering a systematic, analytical, and empathetic study of nine major world religions, examining beliefs, practices, and how religion shap...
2013 to Present
Environmental Systems And Societies
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) is an interdisciplinary course that can fulfil either the Group 3 or Group 4 requirement, or both simultaneously. The IB ESS course...
2017 to 2025
Group 4
Sciences
Astronomy
Astronomy is the study of the universe and its contents outside of Earth's atmosphere, including the positions, motions, and properties of celestial objects. As one of the oldes...
2017 to Present
Biology
IB Biology is a Group 4 experimental science course covering the vast diversity of life from the molecular to the macro level. The IB Biology course emphasizes practical investi...
2025 to Present2016 to 2024
Chemistry
IB Chemistry is a Group 4 experimental science combining academic study with practical and investigational skills. The IB Chemistry course covers chemical principles underpinnin...
2025 to Present2016 to 2024
Computer Science
IB Computer Science is a Group 4 course requiring an understanding of computational thinking, programming, and how computers and digital devices operate. The IB CS course develo...
2014 to Present
Design Technology
IB Design Technology is a Group 4 course placing inquiry and problem-solving at its heart, using the design cycle to analyse problems, develop solutions, and evaluate prototypes...
2020 to Present
Environmental Systems And Societies
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) is an interdisciplinary course that can fulfil either the Group 3 or Group 4 requirement, or both simultaneously. The IB ESS course...
2017 to 2025
Marine Science
IB Marine Science is a Group 4 school-based syllabus (SBS) course exploring the science of ocean systems, marine ecosystems, and the impact of human activity on the marine envir...
Unknown to Present
Nature Of Science
IB Nature of Science is a Group 4 course exploring science as an international endeavour, examining how scientists work, communicate, and build knowledge across disciplines. The...
2017 to Present
Physics
IB Physics is a Group 4 experimental science course seeking to explain the universe from the smallest particles to the vast distances between galaxies. The IB Physics course emp...
2025 to Present2016 to 2024
Sports, Excercise And Health Science
Sports, Excercise and Health Science iB Sports Exercise and Health Science (SEHS) is a Group 4 experimental science course combining anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and nutrition to explore the scien...
2018 to 2025
Group 5
Mathematics
Mathematics: Analysis And Approaches
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches iB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, commonly known as IB Math AA, is a Group 5 course with a strong emphasis on analytical expertise, mathematical proof, and abstract proble...
2021 to Present
Mathematics: Applications And Interpretation
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation iB Mathematics Applications and Interpretation, commonly known as IB Math AI, is a Group 5 course emphasising the role of mathematics in real-world contexts, mathematical modell...
2021 to Present
Group 6
The Arts
Dance
IB Dance is a Group 6 course taking a holistic approach to dance, embracing a variety of dance traditions and cultures across past, present, and future. The IB Dance course deve...
2014 to Present
Film
IB Film is a Group 6 course developing students as proficient interpreters and makers of film texts through the study and analysis of film and practical production exercises. Th...
2019 to Present
Music
IB Music is a Group 6 course grounded in the knowledge, skills, and processes of music study, preparing students for a world of rapidly changing global musical cultures and indu...
2022 to Present
Theatre
IB Theatre is a Group 6 multifaceted course giving students the opportunity to make theatre as creators, designers, directors, and performers. The IB Theatre course develops bot...
2024 to Present2017 to 2023
Visual Arts
IB Visual Arts is a Group 6 course encouraging students to challenge their creative and cultural expectations through analytical problem-solving, divergent thinking, and technic...
2017 to Present
Literature And Performance
IB Literature and Performance is an interdisciplinary Group 6 SL course synthesising literary analysis and theatre, bringing together close reading, critical writing, and the pr...
2024 to Present2015 to 2023
Core Requirements
Theory Of Knowledge
IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a core component of the IB Diploma Programme providing students with an opportunity to reflect on the nature, scope, and limitations of knowledge...
2022 to Present
Extended Essay
The IB Extended Essay (EE) is a compulsory core component of the IB Diploma Programme consisting of an independently researched piece of academic writing of up to 4,000 words on...
2018 to Present
Creativity, Activity, Service
Creativity, Activity, Service iB Creativity Activity Service (CAS) is a core component at the heart of the IB Diploma Programme, organised around three strands: creativity, activity, and service. The IB CAS...
2017 to Present