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335000CH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Economics Prerequisites: None Credits: 0.5 Unit Economics will consist of a theoretical approach to the study of economics and will concentrate on the study of microeconomics topics. These topics will include: economic decision making, financial institutions, markets, supply and demand, and prices. This course will also concentrate on the study of macroeconomics topics. These topics will include: the rate of labor and government, money and banking, and measures of the national economy. 335001CH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Junior Achievement Economics Prerequisites: None Credits: 0.5 Unit Junior Achievement Economics is designed to promote economic literacy and understanding of business and competitive enterprise among high school students. This is a modernized, augmented version of the Junior Achievement Program. Four days of each week the students will study economic theory, and one day each week a business executive will visit the class. Students in Junior Achievement Economics will operate a company and get hands-on training through a computer. Additionally, this economics course will include simulated management games, economic trade-off computer games, and special case studies. 335000HH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Economics /Honors Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 0.5 Unit Economics/Honors introduces students to important concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Emphasis is placed on supply and demand and prices in the market system, using economic models as tools for understanding. Fiscal and monetary policies are also studied as forces affecting the nation's economic well-being. Use of video presentations and simulations of financial markets are also used. Independent research and writing are required. 337400AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Economics - Macroeconomics/AP Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit Economics-Macroeconomics/AP gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the economic system as a whole. Such a course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price determination, and also develops students' familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. The Advanced Placement Examination is a requirement for this course. 337500AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Economics - Microeconomics/AP Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit Economics-Microeconomics/AP gives students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision-makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic market. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of the product market and includes the study of factor markets and the role of the government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. The Advanced Placement Examination is a requirement for this course. 333000CH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Government Prerequisites: None Credits: 0.5 Unit Government concentrates on American Government and is a study of the American Federal System of Government with emphasis on the principles that are an integral part of this system. Special emphasis is placed upon the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government within this complex system. 333000HH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Government/Honors Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 0.5 Unit Government/Honors provides students with an overview of the American Federal System of Government. Emphasis is placed on the philosophical underpinnings of our government, historical development of our government, individual rights and responsibilities of citizens, and the three branches of our government. The overall framework for this course is provided through a study of the United States Constitution. Outside reading, research, and writing are required. 337300AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Government/AP Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit Government/AP is the study of the The Advanced Placement Examination is a requirement of this course. 331000CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM World Geography Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit World Geography is designed to study the broad impact of economics, social, political, and physical geography on how man lives. A variety of resources will be used, in addition to the textbook, encouraging high level thinking processes, introducing different strategies such as simulations and small group processes that emphasize student responsibility for learning. 331000HW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM World Geography/Honors Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit World Geography/Honors incorporates aspects of the social sciences - history, economics, anthropology, sociology and political science - into a framework which students can use to deal with complex global issues and to promote global understanding. Global warming, acid rain, political and racial strife, a shrinking ozone layer, changes in world economic systems, a global population exceeding six billion - these matters and others face today's students. Our interdependent world requires citizens able to understand these issues and function comfortably not only in their own community but also in the world community. Geography is much more than just knowing the location of states and their capitals; it is knowing about the entire world. 337900AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Human Geography/AP Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit AP Human Geography introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to analyze human social organizations and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. 334000CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Psychology Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Psychology is designed to orientate students to the nature and purposes of psychology by defining psychology and comparing it to other methods of explaining behavior. Other areas to be studied include: parapsychology, the learning process, hereditary and cultural influences on behavior, and development - physical, motor, emotional, social, intellectual, and personality. It is highly recommended that a student has successfully completed one unit in biology before taking psychology. Students will investigate feelings of inferiority, frustration, conflict, stress and anxiety. Methods of coping with everyday problems, e.g., defense/escape mechanisms, will be covered. Also mental illness, (neurosis/psychosis), will be explained along with the methods of treatment, such as psychotherapy, chemotherapy, and shock therapy. Toward the end of this course, attention will be directed to the area of social psychology, focusing on such topics as person-to-person relations, attitude formation, and group behavior. 334001DW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Psychology 101/Honors (USC) Prerequisites: Overall B Average or 1100 on SAT or 110 on PSAT Credits: 1 Unit and 3 Hours College Credit From USC Psychology 101/Honors is available to motivated high
school seniors wishing to earn three hours of collegiate credit while still
in high school. The 334500CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Sociology Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Sociology provides students with a comprehensive examination of the basic concepts, principles, and methods central to the scientific study of sociology. There are three major goals to be met. The first goal is to teach students to think like sociologists. The second goal is to help students develop a sociological imagination, which will enable them to view their own lives within a larger social and historical context. The third goal is to help students understand and appreciate the rich diversity that is possible in social life by exposing them to data from a wide variety of cross-cultural and historical sources. 332000CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit United States History/Constitution covers the history
of the 337200AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit United States History/AP is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in American history. The course prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those of full-year introductory college courses. Students should learn to assess historical materials - their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance - and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. Students will be required to take the Advanced Placement Examination. 336000CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM World History Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit World History will consist of a systematic study of the development of man from prehistoric times to the present with an emphasis on the interrelationships between different cultures and different areas of the world. The first half of the course will cover the history of the world from prehistory to the Enlightenment. The second half will cover the period from the French Revolution to the present. Requirements may include parallel readings, a research paper, and/or critiques of books and articles. 336000HW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM World History/Honors Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit World History/Honors surveys the development of man from prehistoric times to the present with an emphasis on the interrelationships between cultures and different areas of the world. Students will develop analytical skills that will enable them to analyze, interpret, and critique literature through the wealth of reading required in this course. 336501CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM American Society Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit American Society is a general survey course of the
African-American history in 336500HW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Western Civilization/Honors Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit Western Civilization/Honors is a survey course designed to trace the development of western cultures from their earliest beginnings to the present. Emphasis will be placed on political, economic, social, and religious events that have had an impact on the Western world as we know it today. 336501DW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Western Civilization/Honors ( Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit Western Civilization/Honors is a survey course designed to trace the development of western cultures from their earliest beginnings to the present. Emphasis will be placed on political, economic, social, and religious events that have had an impact on the Western world as we know it today. Tuition and cost of textbook will be the responsibility of the student. This course will be taught on the home high school campus. Six hours of college credit through 337600AW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM European History/AP Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation Credits: 1 Unit European History/AP is designed to develop an understanding of some of the principle themes in modern European History and to develop an ability to analyze historical evidence. In addition to a basic exposure to the factual narrative, the goals of the advanced placement program will also be developed. Success in this course requires excellent skills in reading, writing, and thinking analytically. Students will be required to take the Advanced Placement Examination. 334501CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Ethnic Cultures Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Ethnic Cultures is to introduce students to the variety of cultures that have gone into the makeup of a unique American culture. The course will concentrate on the contributions of Native Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, European Americans, and African Americans. Areas of study will include history, literature, art, music, as well as food and customs and other cultural contributions of these groups. The students will be involved with group projects, group presentations, readings, and presentations by guest speakers. It is hoped that the class will be composed of students representing the various ethnic groups that comprise the student body of the school. 336001CW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Military History Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 Unit Military History is designed as a careful study of
selected military involvements, giving emphasis to cause and effect. During much of its history, the 339954HW SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Early None Credits: 1 Elective Unit Early |
