History and Social Sciences

Prerequisite: None

World History and Geography I will allow students to explore the historical development of people, places, movement, and patterns of life from ancient times to 1500 A.D. The focus will be on major civilizations throughout history that have had significant impact on how our society today was formed.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

This course will allow students to have an in-depth examination of civilizations and their contributions to the human race. The class will include a chronological as well as a thematic study of both major and minor events that have changed the history of civilization. The students will compare patterns of life from the past and how they have affected civilization today. Emphasis will be on reading comprehension, writing skills, and written and oral discussion. Students should expect more work, more comprehensive tests, and several projects. Part I will allow students to explore the development of people, places, movement, climate, and patterns of life from ancient times to 1500 A.D.

Prerequisite: None

World History and Geography II will allow students to explore the historical development of people, places, movement, and patterns of life from 1500 A.D. to the present. A major focus will be placed on European History as it relates to the emergence of a global age, the age of revolution, industrialism, world war, and the post-World War II era.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

This course will allow students to have an in-depth examination of civilizations and their contributions to the human race. The class will include a chronological as well as a thematic study of both major and minor events that have changed the history of civilization. The students will compare patterns of life from the past and how they have affected civilization today. Part II will focus on events from the Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century. A major emphasis will be placed on European History.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

Students may dual enrolll with Laurel Ridge Community College

This semester course is designed to be a college-level learning experience. Students enrolled in this course may take the Advanced Placement exam, which may make it possible for them to receive college credit for the course. It should be noted that AP/DE classes require extra time and effort on the part of the student for preparation, personal consultation with the instructor, extensive reading, and a much larger number of detailed written assignments than regular classes. Extensive summer assignments will be required.

Prerequisite: None

Content of the course includes a general survey of United States history. The development and expansion of the nation and its institutions are central focuses. Students are instructed to see and discover relationships between the past and contemporary issues. Students examine the political, economic, social and cultural growth of the United States, including the role of Virginia in this growth. Students are expected to relate basic principles inherent in national documents to their everyday lives.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

United States & Virginia History is an examination of all that has happened since Europeans came to the New World. Accelerated United States History classes will identify and analyze the impact of individuals, events, and eras in the development of American society.

Prerequisite: None

Students may dual enroll with Laurel Ridge Community College. Twentieth Century History will provide the opportunity for students to study the history of the United States from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present. The focus will be on the people, movements, conflicts, patterns of life, and growth that have had a significant impact on our modern American society. Emphasis will be given to an analysis of historical events from the period through student discussion, analysis of historical events from the period through student discussion, presentations, projects and writing.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

European History Advanced Placement is a program of college-level courses and exams for secondary school students. The course is a study of European history since 1450. The course introduces students to the cultural, political, economic, and social developments that helped construct the world we live in today. During the course students will develop the ability to analyze and interpret historical sources. This two semester course is designed to be a college-level learning experience. Students enrolled in this course will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement exam, which may make it possible for them to receive college credit for the course. It should be noted that Advanced Placement classes require extra time and effort on the part of the student for preparation, personal consultation with the instructor, extensive reading, and a much larger number of detailed written assignments than regular classes. Extensive summer assignments will be required.

Prerequisite: None

This is a general course which stresses rights and responsibilities of citizens, political systems, the United States and Virginia Constitutions, and the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at all levels of our federal system. Attention will also be given to current events.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

This course fulfills the Government requirement for seniors, and includes a basic survey of comparative government, principles of the U.S. Constitution, and the structure and operations of the United States federal government and of Virginia and local government. Emphasis is given to analysis of issues in government, including current events, through student discussion, oral presentations, and writing. Students also read and discuss supplemental materials and participate in field trips to see government in action.

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

Students may dual enroll with Laurel Ridge Community College

This course is designed to provide students with a thorough and systematic coverage of United States government and politics. It will require that the students learn facts and concepts, and understand typical political processes. Students will be required to use specific information critically to evaluate general propositions about government and politics. The student must also be able to present data relevant to government and politics in sustained written assignments. It should be noted that Advanced Placement classes require extra effort on the part of the student for preparation, personal consultation with the instructor, extensive reading, and detailed written assignments than regular classes. Students may take the Advanced Placement Examination in United States Government and Politics. Extensive summer assignments will be required.

Prerequisite: None

Students may dual enroll with Laurel Ridge Community College

This course introduces fundamentals of social life and significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, and social institutions. Students develop a better understanding of groups to which they belong.

Prerequisite: None

Dual Enrollment with Laurel Ridge Community College.

This course examines human and animal behavior, relating experimental studies to practical problems. It includes topics such as sensation/perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotions, stress, development, intelligence, personality, psychopathology, therapy, and social psychology.

Prerequisite: None

Dual Enrollment with Laurel Ridge Community College.

This course studies the development of the individual from conception to death. Content follows a life-spam perspective on the development of the person’s physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth.

Prerequisite: None

Dual Enrollment with Laurel Ridge Community College.

This course examines the development of world civilization from ancient times to the present. The first semester ends with the seventeenth century; the second semester continues through modern times.

Prerequisite: None

Dual Enrollment with Laurel Ridge Community College.

This course examines the development of world civilization from ancient times to the present. The first semester ends with the seventeenth century; the second semester continues through modern times.

Prerequisite: None

This World History course will allow students to explore the ways in which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math have affected human understanding and action as they relate to clinical medicine. Students will examine major innovations that have shaped the modern world they inhabit, and analyze how they came about, what paradigms they shattered and then replaced, what scientific, cultural, political, and economic effects those changes have had on humanity, and how those changes might continue to shape our world in the future. This course will emphasize a practical application of both historical and scientific methodologies in an effort to understand how humans have and can affect change in a global community through failures and successes. Students will demonstrate mastery of content in a project-based, authentic learning structure that will include guest speakers, field trips and projects that may develop into Senior project ideas.

Prerequisite: None

Contemporary Social Issues will consider how to identify, study, and suggest reforms in society.

Problems explored may include crime, juvenile delinquency, the breakdown of the family, disasters, disease, etc.

Prerequisite: None

This semester course is a survey of women’s history from ancient civilizations to the role of women in the 20th century. The course is divided into units. Within each unit students will study the general history (major conflicts and changes) and then evaluate the role of women during the time period. Instruction is supported with a course text, visuals, and primary sources. Each nine week period will also include a large on-going project submitted and presented in the final week of each nine weeks.