| World Geography | World History | U.S. History | AP U.S. History | Government |
| Economics | International Relations |

World Geography
Geography is a semester course. This course provides an overview of the world's physical environment; the relationship between the society and the environment; and the processes by which change evolves over time. Vocabulary, map reading skills and special projects are integrated throughout the course. Students are encouraged to speculate as to what the future might hold for our global society.

World History
World History is a wide ranging course which explores world cultures from pre-history to the modern era. Special emphasis is placed on the five major cradle civilizations to the present. The course will address the theme of what it means to be modern. The teaching methodology will incorporate traditional and nontraditional methodologies including lectures, discussion, role playing and game simulations. Course objectives are to further develop reading, critical thinking and research skills, and to further reinforce geography concepts presented in the freshmen world geography course.

U.S. History
United States History is designed as a survey course covering material from the Colonial period to American involvement in Vietnam. The course will focus on military, social, political and economic history. Upon completing this course, students will be able to identify key people, concepts and events in United States History. Given the enormous amount of material to be covered, students will be expected to keep current with all of the reading and assignments.

AP U.S. History
This course is intended to be an expansion of the knowledge already learned in a US History course. This course will focus on the historiography of American History by looking at various historians’ accounts of historical events. The course will also look at a variety of primary sources critically. The goal of this course is to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam. As a result, the course will also seek to improve writing skills. Specifically, the course will improve a student’s ability to write persuasive essays using primary documents in order to prepare the student for the Document Based Question portion of the AP Exam. This is a rigorous course that will require the complete dedication of any student who enrolls. Students will be expected to master the content and skills required to master a college equivalency exam.

Government
Government is a semester course that will improve a student’s understanding of the political process. The course is designed to prepare students to take an active role in politics. Government looks at the political process in the following three areas: the fundamentals of government (The Constitution), the political process (elections and participation), and the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial). The course will explore the basics of each governmental system and the interconnection between the systems.

Economics
A semester course which introduces students to basic ideas of supply and demand, market versus command economics, business cycle and government, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade.

International Relations
This course is intended as a study of geopolitics since 1945. While the United States played a major role in almost every world event since 1945, the class is not a study of US History. As a result, there will be very little discussion of US domestic history during this period. The class will instead focus on international events and look at the events through the eyes of the various parties involved in the event. Vaguely speaking, the course will be divided into the Origins of the Cold War, Nationalism and the End of Colonialism, the Shifting Sands of Global Power, the Third World, and the Transition to a New Era. This course will operate like a college seminar.