Social Studies

International Affairs 45.0910002  
Students will research and debate some of the world’s most complex problems, learn about the U.N. system, explore the intricacies of multilateral diplomacy and conflict resolution as they grapple with issues ranging from nuclear testing and human rights to sustainable development. This is a semester course available to students in grade 11 and 12.

Constitutional Law 45.0550001  
Justice & systems of checks and balances, freedom and the Bill of Rights, Constitutional balance, Supreme Court rulings, judicial review, structure of U.S. legal system, individual/civil rights, criminal & civil procedures. This is a semester course available to students in grades 11 and 12.

World Geography 45.0710001  
Themes of geography such as location, place and relationships within places, movement, regions, North, South and Central America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Africa south of the Sahara, Asia, Oceania. This is a semester course available to students in grade 9 and 10.

Sociology/Cultures 45.0310003  
Students will study subcultures; group behavior, social issues; environment and technology; homeless and unemployment; responsibility of dissent; drug abuse and American culture; social response to poverty; prejudice and discrimination. This is a semester course available to students in grade 12. Prerequisites: None 

AP European History 45.0840010  
This course begins with the Renaissance and ends with the present day (or as close to the present as is possible in the semester). The course is organized by centuries and covers the countries that have distinguished themselves within each century. Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 11 and 12.  
 
AP Psychology 45.0160010  
Behavioral science, behavior and personality, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivations and emotions, testing and abnormalities. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 12. Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation.

AP U.S. History 45.0820010  
Multicultural heritage, Colonial period, American Revolution and constitutional period, Jacksonian Democracy and sectionalism, Civil War and reconstruction, Triumph of the American Nation, social reform movements; foundations of reform, Gilded age, progressivism and immigration, Great Depression and New Deal, Labor movement, Civil rights and women’s movement, introduction to foreign policy, World War I and II, Postwar World and Cold War, the troubled years, new conservatism and New World Order. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 11. Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation  

AP Macro-Economics 45.0620011  
An AP course in Macroeconomics is designed to give you a through understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. Such a course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price determination, and also develops your familiarity with economic performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. This is a semester course recommended for students in grade 12. Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation

AP Micro-Economics 45.0630011  
The purpose of an AP course in Microeconomics is to provide 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 system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets, and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. This is a semester course available to students in grade 12. Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation 

AP World History 45.0811010  
The purpose of the AP World history is to develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts, in interaction with different types of human societies. Focused primarily on the past thousand years of the global experience, the course builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with geography, set the human stage prior to 1000 C.E. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 10. Prerequisites: Political Science Teacher recommendation  

AP Government/Politics: United States 45.0520011  
Description: Constitutional underpinnings, political behavior/culture, political parties and interest groups, congress, the presidency, federal courts and other topics involved in political power and policy making. This is a semester course available to students in grades 11 and 12. Prerequisites: World or US History Teacher recommendation

AP Comparative Government and Politics 45.0530011 
The AP course in Comparative Government and Politics introduces students to fundamental concepts used by political scientists to study the processes and outcomes of politics in a variety of country settings. The course aims to illustrate the rich diversity of political life, to show available institutional alternatives, to explain differences in processes and policy outcomes, and to communicate to students the importance of global, political, and economic changes. Comparison assists both in identifying problems and in analyzing policymaking. Six countries form the core of the AP Comparative Government and Politics course: China, Great Britain, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia. By using these six countries, the course can move the discussion of concepts from abstract definition to concrete example, noting that not all concepts will be equally useful in all country settings. This is a semester course available to students in grade s11 and 12.  Prerequisites: World or US History teacher recommendation  
 
AP Human Geography 45.0770010 
The purpose of the AP Human Geography course is to introduce students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human social organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice. This is a yearlong course available to students in grades 9-12, but recommended for 11 and 12.  
Prerequisites: previous social studies teacher recommendation  
 

Economics  45.0610001(semester course)

Fundamental concepts: choices & decisions, demand, supply and market forces, money, banking and capital, organization of natural, human and capital resources, the national economy, global interdependence. This is a semester course available to students in grade 12.  
 

US History 45.0810000

Exploration and colonization, Revolutionary era, Constitutional era, growth of the nation, Manifest Destiny and reform, Civil War and reconstruction, urbanization and industrialization, progressive era, imperialism and World War I, between the Wars: boom and bust, World War II and the American Homefront, the Cold War, The Decades of the 1950s and 1960s, Vietnam, Civil Rights Movement, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 11. 
 

World History 45.0830000

Historic cultures: introduction to the social sciences, ancient civilizations: Egypt and Mesopotamia, classical civilizations: Greece and Rome, India and China, medieval world: Middle East and Africa, Asia, Medieval World: Central and South America, Europe, Age of Exploration, revolution and change: English civil war, Enlightenment, French Revolution, decline of colonial empires in America, Industrial Revolution, nationalism and imperialism, World War I, rise of totalitarianism, World War II, modern world. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 10. 
 

American Government/Civics 45.0570005

Nation-states and government Authoritarian government and democratic government, Republic and democracy, U.S. Constitutionalism, election process, public opinion local presentation, presidency, budget, federal court system, basic rights, due process, taxation. This is a yearlong course available to students in grade 9.