Science Courses
2021-2022 Course Catalog
Elective Social Studies Courses
American Government
Grade Level: 11-12
Length: Semester
Class Fee: None
Prerequisite: None
The opportunity for most United States citizens to acquire the knowledge and dispositions essential for the informed effective citizenship during their school years. Therefore, the United States government is designed to enhance responsible and informed participants in civic life. This course will incorporate the Colorado Civic content standards, and key themes will include the purpose of government and heritage of the United States government, comparative government, the Constitution as a living document, political parties, citizenship rights and responsibilities, state and local governments and government relations to world affairs.
NCAA, HEAR
Economics
Grade Level: 11-12
Length: Semester
Class Fee: None
Prerequisite: Algebra 1
The study of economics in the US and around the world. This class focuses on micro and macro views of the economic spectrum while spending some time on supply, demand, and price variance.
NCAA, HEAR
Global Studies
Grade Level: 11-12
Length: Semester
Class Fee: None
Prerequisite: None
HEAR
This course is recommended for students who are interested in improving their thinking skills and who wish to gain a better understanding of the ways in which people think and use fallacies of logic to influence peoples' opinions and perspectives of the world around them. Upon completion of the course, students will be prepared to enter the next phase of their lives with skills that will be forever useful in their everyday lives and certainly in their future endeavors. The course provides intense reflection on pertinent current and past issues and challenges students to question their perceptions and open their minds to others' viewpoints in an appropriate and guided way. This course will also provide students with an understanding of the art of arguing by learning many fallacies of logic commonly used to manipulate the way people think.
Psychology
Grade Level: 11-12
Length: Semester
Class Fee: None
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on individual behavior and why an individual thinks, feels, and reacts to certain stimuli. Major emphases will be placed on research methods, personality, how the brain works, altered states of consciousness, social relationships, brain development and psychological disorders. It is a discussion based course where you will learn how the brain works and why do you think and act the way you do.
NCAA, HEAR
Sociology
Grade Level: 11-12
Length: Semester
Class Fee: None
Prerequisite: None
This course studies human society and social behavior. Positive human relationships are an essential part of a civilized society and how we interact with each other is important so we can find answers to questions and solve problems in our world. "Sociology teaches us to look at life in a scientific, systematic way." The way we view the world comes from what we learn in our everyday activities. "The values, beliefs, lifestyles of those around us, as well as historic events help to mold us into unique individuals who have varied outlooks on social reality." This course deals with the social atmosphere helping to make us who we are and how we behave. Sociology will cover topics such as culture, violence, deviance, social control, socialization and personality, group behavior, social class, and social institutions.
NCAA, HEAR
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