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SOCIAL SCIENCES CONTINUED
HUMANITIES II
This one-semester course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the
historical development of society and the need to create, as well as the aesthetic
and intellectual works through which cultures express their values and aspirations.
Students learn by analyzing a mixture of primary and secondary sources, lectures, and
hands-on experiences creating their own versions of the historical crafts. This course
focuses on the major periods of history from the 1500s to present with topics of study
including music history, fashion history, photography in the 19th and 20th centuries,
architecture, and historical destruction and preservation. Students are not required to
take Humanities I in order to take Humanities II.
Grade Level: 11, 12
Type: Elective
Credit: .5
Prerequisites: World Geography, World History
PSYCHOLOGY OR SOCIOLOGY
1 credit in Psychology and Sociology is required for the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027
.5 credit in Psychology or Sociology is required for the Class of 2028.
PSYCHOLOGY
In this course, students consider the development of the individual and the
personality and how the knowledge, methods, and theories of this discipline are
applied to the explanation of human behavior. The study of psychology is based
on a historical framework and relies on effective collection and analysis of data.
Content emphasizes theoretical approaches and research methods, biological bases
of behavior, human development, elements of learning, motivation, personality,
abnormal psychology, and careers in psychology.
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Ethics
SOCIOLOGY
In this course, students learn to be more aware of human social behavior and
functions, how to investigate and analyze social activities and behaviors, and how
social activity and behavior influences laws, social structures, and social functions.
Students also identify and explore important social issues and learn how they impact
and influence people and institutions.
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
Prerequisite: Ethics
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