Core

World History & Geography – Regular, Honors

History & geography of ancient Mesopotamian, European, Asian, & northern African civilizations, including their cultural and economic interactions with each other throughout history and their influences on the exploration and development of the Americas and the world at large

Civics & Economics – Regular, Honors

Historical & cultural influences related to the development of American government through the U.S. Constitution, political philosophy, and economic ideology and its effect on domestic and international relationships; as well as the application of acquired knowledge to real-life experiences

U.S. History – Regular, Honors, AP

Geographical & historical development of the United States of America from the creation of the U.S. Constitution to present day; examining political and cultural changes throughout history with a focus on political, sectional, & international  biases as they relate to technology, war, and civil rights throughout American history

Electives

African American Studies

Survey course about the significant contributions to the economic, political, social, and cultural development of the United States.   Students will discover how African Americans have always been an integral part of American history; however, they have also had their own experiences, culture, and aspirations as understood in the broader context of United States’ history.

World Religions & Cultures

Survey course with a focus on the origins of the major world religions through a historical, cultural, & psychological perspective along with the role that each plays in domestic and international relationships between world societies today

Current Events

Socus on current political, social, psychological, scientific, cultural, & economic issues that affect our nation and the world at large

Psychology

Survey course with a focus on the study of human behavior in relation to physiological, educational, developmental, industrial, comparative, differential, and abnormal psychology

Economics

Focus on the necessary tools to understand the mechanics and functions of the American economic system; including supply and demand, market structures, the role of government, trade and interdependence, and comparative economic systems

Criminal Justice

Survey course with a  focus on developing, defending, and evaluating positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy, how the legal system provides a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts, active roles of citizens within American society, and why/how laws are needed, enacted, implemented, and enforced.

Constitutional History

Focus on issues from Revolutionary America that led to the creation and demise of the Articles of Confederation with the subsequent creation of the U.S. Constitution as debated by the supporters and opponents of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of American government, the creation of the all Amendments, and their effect on American society through the study of various Supreme Court cases

20th Century American History

Focus on the end of manifest destiny, the industrial revolution, and the growing role of the importance of the America political, cultural, economic, and military ideologies domestically and internationally throughout the 1900’s

History of the World Wars

Focus on the causes and effects of World War One and World War Two on American and the rest of the world politically, socially, psychologically, economically, and militarily

American History in Films

Supplemental course to U.S. History that will chronologically follow the same issues as discussed in the U.S. History course by extending course study to include critical analysis of the historical accuracy of films and the psychological and social implications of studied events in historical perspective in comparison to their entertainment value