Social Studies
520 World History/Geography (2 semesters)
World History is a required comprehensive course covering the 18th through 21st centuries. It investigates global and interregional patterns and developments over time. Students compare regions and societies to develop a historical and geographic understanding of human commonalities and differences. Causes, consequences, and patterns of interactions among societies and regions, including trade, war, diplomacy, politics, economics, and international institutions are explored.
530 US History/Geography (2 semesters)
US History is a comprehensive required course that begins with the Industrial Revolution and concludes with the present time. The class includes an in-depth look at the Industrial Revolution, immigration and urbanization, the expansion of public education, discrimination and segregation, mass culture, the Progressive Era, imperialist America, WWI, the 1920's, the Great Depression, WWII, the New Frontier and Great Society, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, the 1970s, the conservative 1980's, and 9/11. Special projects include the topics of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, post-WWII America, and life in the 1980's.
540 Civics (1 semester)
Civics is a one semester required class which looks at the fundamental principles and basic structure of American government. The class includes an in-depth look at the foundations of government, origins of American government, the Constitution, federalism, the political process, civil liberties, and making foreign policy. Special projects will include such topics as the three branches of government and the US role in international affairs. Students must also attend a public meeting once per quarter.
542 Economics (1 semester)
Economics is a one-semester required class devoted to how individuals and nations make choices about ways to use scarce resources to satisfy their wants and needs. This course includes an in-depth look at economic systems, our role as consumers, demand and supply, business organizations, competition and monopoly, market economies, measuring and stabilizing the economy, the Federal Reserve System, personal finance, and trading with other nations.
545 Sociology (1 semester)
This one semester class includes many of the major areas of sociological study. Themes such as social organization & structure, social institutions, collective behavior, adolescence, and* the adult years are studied. Social movements such as civil rights & the moral majority are also discussed. This class is based on discussion & group participation.
547 Law & You (1 semester)
This is a one semester social studies class designed to provide a practical understanding of the law and the legal system and its underlying foundations with the goal of producing knowledgeable and informed citizens. Units of study will include an Introduction to Law and the Legal System, Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice, Torts, Consumer and Housing Law, Family Law, and Rights in the Community.
World History is a required comprehensive course covering the 18th through 21st centuries. It investigates global and interregional patterns and developments over time. Students compare regions and societies to develop a historical and geographic understanding of human commonalities and differences. Causes, consequences, and patterns of interactions among societies and regions, including trade, war, diplomacy, politics, economics, and international institutions are explored.
530 US History/Geography (2 semesters)
US History is a comprehensive required course that begins with the Industrial Revolution and concludes with the present time. The class includes an in-depth look at the Industrial Revolution, immigration and urbanization, the expansion of public education, discrimination and segregation, mass culture, the Progressive Era, imperialist America, WWI, the 1920's, the Great Depression, WWII, the New Frontier and Great Society, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, the 1970s, the conservative 1980's, and 9/11. Special projects include the topics of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, post-WWII America, and life in the 1980's.
540 Civics (1 semester)
Civics is a one semester required class which looks at the fundamental principles and basic structure of American government. The class includes an in-depth look at the foundations of government, origins of American government, the Constitution, federalism, the political process, civil liberties, and making foreign policy. Special projects will include such topics as the three branches of government and the US role in international affairs. Students must also attend a public meeting once per quarter.
542 Economics (1 semester)
Economics is a one-semester required class devoted to how individuals and nations make choices about ways to use scarce resources to satisfy their wants and needs. This course includes an in-depth look at economic systems, our role as consumers, demand and supply, business organizations, competition and monopoly, market economies, measuring and stabilizing the economy, the Federal Reserve System, personal finance, and trading with other nations.
545 Sociology (1 semester)
This one semester class includes many of the major areas of sociological study. Themes such as social organization & structure, social institutions, collective behavior, adolescence, and* the adult years are studied. Social movements such as civil rights & the moral majority are also discussed. This class is based on discussion & group participation.
547 Law & You (1 semester)
This is a one semester social studies class designed to provide a practical understanding of the law and the legal system and its underlying foundations with the goal of producing knowledgeable and informed citizens. Units of study will include an Introduction to Law and the Legal System, Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice, Torts, Consumer and Housing Law, Family Law, and Rights in the Community.