High School Online Program of Studies
Social Studies Department
PHILOSOPHY
The discipline of Social Studies involves students as active participants in the learning of historical, economical, political, cultural, and geographical concepts to develop perspectives into local and global issues. By recognizing and understanding the challenges of change, students learn social science skills through experiential, collaborative and research approaches. As students expand their awareness from personal to societal to global, they think critically about the human condition and become motivated to serve our local and global community.
Social Studies Courses Offered 2023-2024
UNITED STATES HISTORY/AP UNITED STATES HISTORY
HISTORY IB SL I: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY IB SL II: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY IB HL I: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY IB HL II: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY II
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP
GLOBAL POLITICS IB HL II |
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Course Description: |
This is the second year of a two-year program to study Global Politics at the HL level, and it is open for 12th grade students who are IB diploma and certificate candidates as well as students who are signed up to take the IB Global Politics HL examinations at the end of the course. The class focuses on political concepts, levels of analysis, political theories and contemporary political issues in order to engage with a variety of perspectives and approaches to global politics. In year two, the course focuses on two primary units:
Aside from building understandings of these topics, activities and assignments continue to develop skills in researching and presenting topics from multiple perspectives, writing about contemporary issues in multiple formats, and discussing/debating issues relevant to the field. In the second year, students will conduct a political engagement activity on a political issue of choice and submit a written report on their topic. Additionally, HL students will have the opportunity to explore important global political challenges through a case studies approach and their findings given in a public presentation.
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Prerequisites: |
Successful completion of a 10th grade social studies course |
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Credit: |
1.0 credit |
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Length of Course: |
1 year |
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