Students will examine people, places, and environments at local, regional, national, and international scales from the spatial and ecological perspectives of geography.

The course introduces 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 socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. This course fulfills the graduation requirements for World Geography.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

World History Studies is the only course offering students an overview of the entire history of humankind. The major emphasis is on the study of significant people, events and issues from earliest times to the present.

Study the cultural, economic, political and social developments that have shaped the world from c. 1200 CE to the present. Students will analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

Students study the history of the United States since Reconstruction to the present. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, and social events and issues related to industrialization and urbanization, major wars, domestic and foreign policies of the Cold War, and post-Cold War eras, and reform movements including civil rights.

Students learn about the developments that have shaped U.S. history though the

critical analysis of historical events and materials. Intense essay writing and

outside reading is a substantial part of the course.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

A survey of U.S. history from pre-contact societies through Reconstruction. Themes to be developed include westward expansion and globalization, slavery, Native Americans, and religious and social changes.- (BLINN-HIST 1301). A survey of U.S. history from 1877 to the present. Topics will include western expansion, industrialization, immigration, imperialism, economic, political and social developments, the wars of the 20th century and the changing status 30 and conditions of women and minorities - (BLINN-HIST 1302). Students must pass both, (BLINN HIST 1301 & BLINN HIST 1302) to be awarded U.S. History credit.

This one-semester course is designed to prepare students for decision-making within the framework of the American political system. The course begins with an overview of basic concepts found in all political systems, the philosophical background that led to our constitutional development, and the basic concepts found in the Constitution. The three branches of the federal government, including current issues of interest nationally, will be studied. In addition, students survey the fields of civil rights and liberties, political parties and suffrage, and a study of the Texas Constitution, state and local government.

Study of our economic system that is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decisions rather than by state control, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined in a free market.

Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution, structure and powers of the national government including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, federalism, political participation, the national election process, public policy, civil liberties and civil rights - (BLINN GOVT 2305.)

A study of macroeconomic principles. Analysis of the market economy; national income accounting; income determination; stabilization policies: monetary and fiscal policy; money and banking; demand and supply-side economics; monetarist vs. Keynesian view; inflation theories such as distinction between demand-pull and cost-push theories, Phillips curve analysis; labor market and determination of unemployment rate (BLINN ECON 2301.)

Students will study constitutional underpinnings, civil liberties and civil rights,

political culture and socialization, citizen participation and influence, political

institutions and policy making that are the foundation of modern U.S. government

and politics. Intense essay writing and outside reading is a substantial part of the

course. This course does fulfill the state requirement for a government credit.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

This AP course is designed to provide a thorough 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, while also developing a familiarity with economic performance

measures, economic growth, and international economics. This course fulfills the

state requirement for economics credit.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

Students learn about the history and cultural contributions of Mexican Americans. Students will explore history and culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. They will have opportunities to interact with relevant film, literature, art, and other media. This course emphasizes developments in the 20th and 21st centuries, but will also engage with developments prior to the 20th century.

Students learn about the history and cultural contributions of African Americans. This course is designed to assist students in understanding issues and events from multiple perspectives. This course develops an understanding on the historical roots of African American culture as it pertains to social, economic and political interactions within the broader context of United States History. It requires an analysis of important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs and traditions. Knowledge of past achievements provides citizens with a broader context within which to address the many issues facing the United States.

The AP European History course focuses on the socio-cultural, political,

religious, intellectual, artistic, technological and economic developments in

Europe from 1450-the present. This is a College level course that requires

extensive reading and research. The course is designed to enhance your ability

to analyze historical evidence, evaluate and synthesize historical sources into

effectively written essays.

Student is given the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course for college credit.

Emphasis is placed on the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Focus is placed on psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology.

Emphasizes patterned human behavior in major social institutions and processes. Focus is placed on an understanding of the social environment and of the dynamic interaction between the individual and society.

This course is a survey of the essential subject areas, major theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

This course is an introduction to the basic elements of society. In looking at human behavior, this course includes an introduction to dynamics of society, culture, social groups, social institutions, socialization, social processes and social structure.