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SOCIAL
STUDIES DEPARTMENT
WORLD
HISTORY
Course
Type: Required
Credit: 1.0
Course
Length: Year
Pre-requisite: None Grade 10
Description:
This course emphasizes the connection
of modern life to the development of cultural achievements through the ages. The course begins with prehistoric man and
shows his development from the Renaissance through scientific revolution,
enlightenment, industrial revolution, emergence of democracy, and
nationalism.
AMERICAN
HISTORY (EXPLORATION TO 1877)
Course
Type: Required
Credit: 1.0
Course
Length: Year
Pre-requisite: None Grade 9
Description:
This course begins with the discovery
and exploration of America, but moves
rapidly into the story of our development as a great nation and a world
leader, and the ultimate test of our national character: the Civil War and reconstruction. Special emphasis is placed on Native
American issues and civics.
U.S.
HISTORY - 20TH CENTURY
Course
Type: Required
Credit: 1.0
Course
Length: Year
Pre-requisite: None Grade 11
Description:
This course is an in-depth study of
American History from the Post Reconstruction Era to the present. A direct correlation is drawn between
problems during this time to the present.
Special emphasis is put on the Industrialization of Society, America's
entrance on to the world stage, World War I, the 20’s, the Great Depression,
World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Social Revolutions of the 60's, 70's
and 80's.
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PSYCHOLOGY
Course
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Course
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: None Grades
11-12
Description:
This course will deal with the
history of psychology and its development and growth as a science. It will deal with such areas as development
and growth, abnormal behavior, adjustment, motivation, perception and various
fundamental theories in this field, as they relate to human decision making.
SOCIOLOGY “Social Problems”
Course
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Course
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: None Grades
11-12
Description:
Social Problems will explore the far
reaching effects of group behavior on society, explain why society is the way
it is while defining what a social problem is, determining major problems of
our society and possible solutions to those problems.
WORLD
AREA STUDIES
“Cultural Geography”
Course
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Course
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: None Grades
11-12
Description:
This course will emphasize and
explore the cultural and social aspects of various geographic peoples and
areas around the world. Emphasis will
be placed on cultural geography and its importance in the social world. Map skills are a minor part of the course.
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CURRENT
ISSUES
Course
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Course
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: None Grades
11-12
Description:
This is a semester course which will
investigate and analyze current news events happening locally, nationally and
around the world. Special attention
will be focused on current news issues.
The relationship to history and their impact on society will be
studied. Students will have access to
weekly news magazines and newspapers which they will use as resources, and to
special topical units put together by the instructor.
WWII
Course
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Course
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: None Grades
11-12
Description:
This
is a semester course that will emphasize and explore the cause, course, and
consequences of World War to both to the United States and the World.
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