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Imagine uncovering the past while collaborating with a museum curator! Or picture yourself exploring ancient civilizations with a historian. If you’re excited about connecting what you learn to real-world careers, our VLACS Projects are the perfect fit for you!
This engaging learning pathway allows students to explore various career fields while mastering key concepts and skills. For each competency, you can choose to complete a pre-designed project that simulates real-life career tasks or create your own unique learning experience. Regardless of your choice, you’ll engage in thorough research and apply what you learn to authentic career scenarios.
With the pre-designed projects, you’ll tackle real-world tasks that align with each competency. If you decide to design your own experience, you’ll collaborate with your instructor and a mentor to design and complete meaningful career tasks that demonstrate your understanding. We have partnered with hundreds of mentors you can work with if you choose to design your own experience. Check out our Career Mentor Catalog here.
Take a look at the competency statements and pre-designed options below. We’re excited to support you on this exciting and open-ended learning adventure!
Note: This is a project-based course. If you’re looking for a traditional format, please return to the learning catalog and select the course.
Projects
Non-Profit Manager
Competency: The Byzantine Empire
You are a non-profit manager who is dedicated to fostering an understanding of monotheistic religions and leveraging historical insights to guide your organization’s mission. Your role involves exploring the roots and impacts of religious and cultural achievements, which will require an understanding of The Byzantine Empire.
You will create an educational program that will compare the major beliefs of monotheistic religions, describe the achievements of the Islamic Golden Age, and summarize the impact of the Byzantine Empire.
Set Designer
Competency: Medieval Europe and Japan
You are a set designer for a play, tasked with bringing the historical worlds of Medieval Europe and Japan to life through visually stunning and historically accurate stage designs. Your work involves portraying the cultural and societal nuances of these periods, which will require an understanding of Medieval Europe and Japan.
You will create a set design portfolio that will compare feudalism in Europe and Japan, explain the impact of religion on Medieval society, and describe achievements during the Medieval period.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Marketing Manager
Competency: Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas
You are a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Marketing Manager, tasked with creating campaigns that highlight the rich cultural heritage and historical achievements of Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. Your work involves showcasing the contributions of these regions to global history, which will require an understanding of Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.
You will create a marketing campaign that will compare sub-Saharan African kingdoms and empires, compare Mesoamerican and South American civilizations, and describe the influences of Mesoamerican and South American civilizations.
Anthropologist
Competency: Post Medieval Ideas
You are an anthropologist who is dedicated to studying human history and culture by examining the significant transformations of the Postmedieval period. Your research focuses on understanding societal changes and interactions during this time, which will require an understanding of postmedieval ideas.
You will create a comprehensive research presentation that will describe the effects of the Black Death, analyze the impact of the Renaissance, summarize the effects of the Age of Exploration, and explain forms of forced labor beginning in the 13th century.
Public Broadcaster
Competency: The Enlightenment
You are a public broadcaster who is committed to educating audiences about pivotal historical moments and their lasting influence on modern society. Your role involves creating engaging and informative content that brings historical movements to life, which will require an understanding of The Enlightenment.
You will create a documentary script that will compare the development of constitutional monarchy and absolute monarchy, explain the importance of the Scientific Revolution, and analyze the impact of Enlightenment ideals.
Sociologist
Competency: 19th-Century Societal Changes
You are a sociologist who is dedicated to studying the profound transformations of society during the 19th century and their effects on modern social structures. Your work involves analyzing historical trends and their implications for contemporary issues, which will require an understanding of 19th-century societal changes.
You will create a research report that will describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution, explain the causes and effects of imperialism, and summarize the influences of 19th-century reform movements.
Cartographer
Competency: The World Wars
You are a cartographer who specializes in mapping historical events and their global impacts to provide visual representations of complex geopolitical shifts. Your maps and analyses bring clarity to the events and consequences of the 20th century, which will require an understanding of the world wars.
You will create a series of historical map infographics that will explain the development of the world wars, analyze the crime of genocide, and describe the impact of World War II.
Photo Archivist
Competency: The Modern Era
You are a photo archivist who curates and preserves photographic records to document and illustrate pivotal moments in recent history. Your work helps to visually connect people to the significant events and trends of the 20th and 21st centuries, which will require an understanding of the modern era.
You will create an exhibit guide for curated photos that will explain the impact of the Cold War, describe the development of nationalist conflicts, and analyze the consequences of globalization.
Competencies
Byzantine Empire
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Byzantine Empire by comparing the major beliefs of monotheistic religions, describing the achievements of the Islamic Golden Age, and summarizing the impact of the Byzantine Empire.
Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas
Students will demonstrate an understanding of Medieval Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas by comparing sub-Saharan African kingdoms and empires, comparing Mesoamerican and South American civilizations, and describing the influences of Mesoamerican and South American civilizations.
Medieval Europe and Japan
Students will demonstrate an understanding of medieval Europe and Japan by comparing feudalism in Europe and Japan, explaining the impact of religion on Medieval society, and describing achievements during the Medieval period.
Postmedieval Ideas
Students will demonstrate an understanding of postmedieval ideas by describing the effects of the Black Death, analyzing the impact of the Renaissance, summarizing the effects of the Age of Exploration, and explaining forms of forced labor beginning in the 13th century.
The Enlightenment
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Enlightenment by comparing the development of constitutional monarchy and absolute monarchy, explaining the importance of the Scientific Revolution, and analyzing the impact of Enlightenment ideals.
19th-Century Societal Changes
Students will demonstrate an understanding of 19th-century societal changes by describing the impact of the Industrial Revolution, explaining the causes and effects of imperialism, and summarizing the influences of 19th-century reform movements.
The Modern Era
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the modern era by explaining the impact of the Cold War, describing the development of nationalist conflicts, and analyzing the consequences of globalization.
The World Wars
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the world wars by explaining the development of the world wars, analyzing the crime of genocide, and describing the impact of World War II.
