Social Studies

Course Type: Year

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: 3.0 overall GPA or instructor approval

Description: Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior. Topics covered in a typical year include child and adolescence development, the nervous system, altered states of consciousness such as dreams and sleep, learning and memory. Additional topics covered include personality and intelligence testing, stress and health, psychological disorders (such as mood and personality disorders) and social psychology. In the spring, students will be given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement Test to receive college credit. Payment for the test will be the responsibility of the student. *The Psychology class has been approved as a dual credit class through NTC. This course will transfer to NTC class 10-809-198 "Introduction to Psychology."

Course Type: Semester

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: 2.5 overall GPA or instructor approval

Description: Sociology is the study of people in groups or more formally stated as the study of human social behavior and concentrates on patterns of social relationships, primarily in modern societies. This class will explore the sociological point of view towards culture, socialization, social structure, groups and organizations, deviance and social control, social classes and inequalities. Also discussed will be topics such as high school cliques, family structures, education, political and economic institutions, religion, and social collective behaviors. This class will ask students to take a personal look at the roles they play and what groups they associate with as well as evaluate parts of our society.

Course Type: Year

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: The course will explain the function and operation of government and government officials at the local, state, and federal levels. The importance of active, productive citizenship will be incorporated into the course through discussion of political activities. The second part of the course will focus on an introduction to other aspects of social studies such as economics, law, current events, psychology and sociology amongst other relevant topics.

Course Type: Year

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: 3.0 overall GPA or instructor approval

Description: The subject matter of this class will be the stories of how the United States developed into the country we now live in. Besides political history, we will look at social, cultural, scientific, and artistic aspects of our countries past and present. Learning the subject is one of our goals, but we have further ambitions. This is a class to prepare for post-secondary education. Part of this effort will include use of a more challenging textbook. There will be increased use of writing and assignments designed to increase use of higher level thinking skills. This is a class for serious students. Assignments are mandatory and attendance is vital. In the spring, students will be given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement Test to receive college credit. Payment for the test will be the responsibility of the student.

Course Type: Year

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course builds Social Studies skills in content reading, research, questioning, and problem solving. The course focuses on the time span from Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations to the post-WWII era. Areas of emphasis include world governmental developments, social changes, differences in perspectives, scientific and intellectual advancements, and cultural development. There will also be an inclusion of how past historical events relate to current happenings.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course builds on previously learned social studies content and expands on current issues and trends related to countries around the world. Skills that will be developed will be evaluating different perspectives, determining cause and effect, construct a valid argument, reading a variety of sources. Topics chosen for study and discussion involve materials that are all from within the last year. Topics covered may range from crime, technology, foreign affairs, politics, health, globalization, and social issues. A large variety of informational texts will be used to expand understanding and knowledge in this class.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course builds practical law skills of developing questioning skills, construct valid arguments, and research. This course focuses on the legal system, criminal law, and tort law. It is designed so that students will receive concepts and general legal terminology about law that will be practical for everyday life. Case studies and other learning activities will be used to assist students to effectively explore basic law-related knowledge of everyday legal problems and how they affect lives.

Course Type: Semester

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: This course introduces Economic skills in questioning, problem solving, and distinguishing between cause and effect. The course focuses on a basic understanding of economic principles including the study of economic systems, supply and demand, globalization, world economic demographics, and current government economic policies as they affect the economy.

Course Type: Year

Department: Social Studies

Sub-Cluster: N/A

Prerequisite: None

Description: U.S. History is a survey course on United States history. Emphasis is on the Jacksonian Era, Western Expansion, the Civil War, Industrial Age and the Progressives, the 20's and the Depression, WWI, WWII, Cold War and the Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.