Course Offerings: Social Studies
7000 CURRENT HISTORY/PRACTICAL LAW
(1 Unit of Credit)
The goal in our Current History course is to provide the student with a foundation for analyzing events. Current media are used to examine local, state, national, and international issues. The background causes of the issues and effects are emphasized.
Practical Law is a survey of civil, criminal, and consumer law as they influence daily life. Court cases and mock trials help students to understand rights and responsibilities.
Prerequisite: NONE
Grades Taught: 9
7020 INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES
(1 Unit of Credit)
Integrated Social Studies is designed to survey the impact of people's existence on earth. The emphasis is on the development of themes that influence our society through the interrelationship of geography, history, and culture. Students will be introduced to cultural, economic, physical, and political similarities and differences as well as historical personalities on various continents of the world. Students will gain an understanding of both the variety of cultures worldwide and the commonalities of all people.
Prerequisite: NONE
Grades Taught: 10 (Required)
7030 UNITED STATES HISTORY
(1 Unit of Credit)
This course covers the U.S. History from reconstruction through the present. The emphasis is on the major events and how they have shaped our present lives. Political, economic, and social issues are examined.
Prerequisite: Intergraded Social Studies
Grades Taught: 11 (Required)
7040 ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY
(1 Unit of Credit)
This is a challenging course in which the events of U.S. History from the first European contact to the present are investigated. College preparatory methods and materials are used, emphasizing research papers and document-based analysis. Students are prepared and encouraged to take the Advancement Placement Test for college credit.
Prerequisite: 3.00 G.P.A. - Fulfills U.S. History requirement
Grades Taught: 11
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2035 THE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
U. S. HISTORY/AMERICAN LITERATURE
(1 Credit of US History/1 Credit of English III per year)
An integrated course in which the events of U.S. History and various genres of American Literature from reconstruction to present day are analyzed through major American authors representative of each historical literary period in the 20th century.
College prep materials and methods are used including historical novels, primary sources, research, advanced composition, and independent and cooperative projects.
Prerequisite: English II
Grades Taught: 11, 12
7050 PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY
(1 Unit of Credit)
In sociology, students evaluate present American society, examining culture, roles, societal stratification, and the family, including marriage, parenthood, and divorce. Specific emphasis is placed on diversity, gender, the arts, religion and service.
In psychology, students study psychological theories that attempt to "explain" human behavior. The class includes information on the human brain, sensory processes, motivation, dreams, childhood, and disorders.
Students are required to experientially study culture and perform community service.
Prerequisite: NONE
Grades Taught: 11, 12
7070 EUROPEAN HISTORY (HONORS)
(1 Unit of Credit)
This class is a survey of the development and influence of Western Civilization from the late Middle Ages to the present. As the final college preparatory history course, skills of research, analysis, and test taking are stressed. Topics covered are related to those required in college liberal arts courses. Research papers and book reports are a requirement of the course.
Prerequisite: 3.00 G.P.A.
Grades Taught: 11, 12
7080 ECONOMICS/GOVERNMENT
(1 Unit of Credit)
Through the study of economics, the student will prepare to live in a free-enterprise, market-directed economy. The class has the advantage of a consultant from one of the businesses in the metropolitan Detroit area. A computer simulation emphasizing management and economic concepts is also used. Textbooks, study guides, and other materials and resources are provided by Junior Achievement.
Government covers local, state, and federal government functions. Comparative political systems are explained, and our constitutional system is emphasized. A citizen's role, with both rights and responsibilities, is stressed.
Prerequisite: None
Grades Taught: 12 (Required)
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