The IB Diploma Programme Subjects
The IB Diploma Programme Subjects
At Hasseris Gymnasium & IB World School we offer the subjects listed in the catagories found on this page.
When designing your personal IB Diploma Programme, you must choose one subject from groups 1 to 5, and then a sixth subject chosen either from group 6 or groups 1 to 4. You must also choose three subjects at Higher Level (HL) and three subjects at Standard Level (SL). Higher Level typically means more extensive studies and greater depth of analysis compared to Standard Level. IB subjects can be equivalated to Danish A and B levels for university entry.
IB Subjects
For the school year 2025-26 we have offered the following IB Diploma Subjects:
Obligatory Requirements
Extended Essay (EE): an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4,000-word paper in a subject chosen by the student. At Hasseris Gymnasium & IB World School the process of writing the EE is initiated by the middle of IB1, and the essay is handed in during the autumn of IB2, but already in PreIB students are introduced to the academic method applied when working with the PreIB Historial Investigation. Throughout the EE process the student will receive advice and guidance from a supervisor, the EE coordinator and the librarian.
Theory of Knowledge (ToK): a central requirement to the educational philosophy of the Diploma Programme focusing on critical reflections on diverse ways of knowing, on areas of knowledge and the role and nature of knowledge in the students’ own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world. In addition, it prompts students to be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge and recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.
Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS): the extra-curricular activities all IB students must carry out outside school hours.
These requirements represent the core of the IB Diploma Programme and must be passed to obtain the IB Diploma Exam
