IB Diploma Programme Global Politics

Component-based qualification

Source: official International Baccalaureate specification, verified 2026-09-05. Both tiers modeled in full. Weighting and duration are read directly from the official public subject brief (first assessment 2026, directly fetched this session, confirming the "first assessment 2026" claim carried over from an earlier session's finding rather than assuming it). Mark totals for every component (Paper 1: 25; Paper 2: 30; Paper 3, Higher Level only: 28; Internal Assessment: 24 Standard Level / 30 Higher Level) are read from a detailed, actively maintained independent study site that quotes the official course guide directly for methodology and whose own component-by-component mark breakdowns sum exactly to each stated total; corroborated by a second, independently published subject guide agreeing on structure, weighting and teaching-hours allocation. Standard Level sits Paper 1 (source-based, core topics), Paper 2 (extended response, thematic studies) and the Engagement Project; Higher Level sits the same two papers (re-weighted) plus an HL-only Paper 3 on the HL extension (global political challenges), and a longer, higher-weighted Engagement Project.