Grade 12

World History since the Fifteenth Century
CHY4U University Preparation

This course traces major developments and events in world history since approximately 1450. Students will explore social, economic, and political changes, the historical roots of contemporary issues, and the role of conflict and cooperation in global interrelationships. Topics of study include, the European Renaissance, the Ottoman Golden Age, the Atlantic slave trade, the Enlightenment, the American, French and Haitian revolutions, the Industrial Revolution and the development and spread of communism in Russia and China. They will extend their ability to apply the concepts of historical thinking and the historical inquiry process, including the interpretation and analysis of evidence, as they investigate key issues and ideas and assess societal progress or decline in world history.

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities

World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
CGW4U University Preparation

In this course, students will address the challenge of creating a more sustainable and equitable world. They will explore issues involving a wide range of topics, including economic disparities, threats to the environment, globalization, human rights, and quality of life, and will analyse government policies, international agreements, and individual responsibilities relating to them. Students will apply the concepts of geographic thinking and the geographic inquiry process, including the use of spatial technologies, to investigate these complex issues and their impacts on natural and human communities around the world.

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities

Challenge and Change in Society
HSB4U University Preparation

This course focuses on the use of social science theories, perspectives, and methodologies to investigate and explain shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour and their impact on society. Students will critically analyse how and why cultural, social, and behavioural patterns change over time. They will explore the ideas of social theorists and use those ideas to analyse causes of and responses to challenges such as technological change, deviance, and global inequalities. Students will explore ways in which social science research methods can be used to study social change. 

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies 

Canadian and International Law
CLN4U University Preparation

This course explores a range of contemporary legal issues and how they are addressed in both Canadian and international law. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of Canadian and international law and of issues related to human rights and freedoms, conflict resolution, and criminal, environmental, and workplace law, both in Canada and internationally. Students will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process, and will develop legal reasoning skills, when investigating these and other issues in both Canadian and international contexts. 

Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in Canadian and world studies, English, or social sciences and humanities. 

This course explores contemporary Black culture in Canada, through the lens of Critical Race Theory with a focus on studying the cultures and histories of the Caribbean, Africa and Canada from the viewpoint of Black Canadians. Through critical literature, students will examine Black experiences and its impact from the perspective of Black Lives Matter; Race, Place and the Law; Africa before the European Conquest; Social Construction of Race; Oppression and Resistance, and the Diversity of Blackness. Through a series of social justice action projects, students will develop inquiry and qualitative research skills to foster an understanding of Black identity and culture within the Canadian context, and use this knowledge to create change, personally and collectively to showcase Black Excellence.  

Prerequisite: None