2021-22 High School Course Selection Guide Social Studies Electives


The following courses may be used for Arts/ Humanities or elective credit.


African American History - Cyber Only .5 credit/semester course


Neutrally Weighted


Virtual course - this course is only offered virtually This course examines the experiences of African-


Americans in the United States and their role in shaping the nation’s history from colonial America to the present day. During this course, students examine primary source documents and secondary sources such as maps, video clips, film, paintings, architecture, and music.


American Military History 1 .5 credit/semester course Neutrally Weighted This course explores all military aspects of United States involvement in combat (with an emphasis on the late 18th and 19th centuries), including logistical movement, strategy, military parlance, the study of weaponry and the impact upon society of war.


American Military History 2 .5 credit/semester course


Neutrally Weighted


With an emphasis on the 20th century, this course covers detailed military aspects of United States involvement


in combat including logistical


movement, strategy, military parlance, the study of weaponry, and the impact upon society of war.


Advanced Placement Economics (11, 12) 1 credit


This full-year, college-level course is an extensive examination of both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. In Microeconomics, the students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles of economics as they apply to individuals and the firm (producers). Topics include basic economic functions, the nature and function of product and factor (labor, land and capital) markets, as well as market failure and the role of government.


The Macroeconomic portion gives the student an understanding of the principles of economics that apply to economic systems as a whole (aggregate). Topics


include economic measurements, price


- course offered in WC Cyber Program


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determination and national income, economic growth, stabilization policies and international trade and finance (open economy).


Students taking this course will have the opportunity to take the Advanced Placement exam in both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics in May.


NOTE: Tis course is offered to 11th and 12th grade students only. Prerequisite: Students must have the recommendation from their current Social Studies teacher.


Hispanic Cultures - Cyber Only .5 credit/semester course


Neutrally Weighted This course examines the experiences of Hispanics


in the United States and their role in shaping the nation’s history from pre-colonial America to the present day.


During this course, students will


examine primary source documents and secondary sources such as maps, video clips, film, paintings, architecture, and music.


The Holocaust .5 credit/semester course


Neutrally Weighted Students examine the holocaust in a historical context in order to better recognize what it means to be a responsible citizen in a democracy. The course begins with a study of anti-Semitism and of the Nazis before concluding with a study of the Holocaust. Some background in European history is recommended.


NOTE: Some topics may require a level of student maturity. Ninth grade students should have a strong


interest in the subject.


Advanced Placement Human Geography (9, 10, 11, 12) 1 credit This


is a college level in Human Geography. introductory Topics will such as focus


course on


population,demographics, and migration; cultural patterns and process


religion


and cultural identity; the political organization of space, including the challenges to inherited political-territorial arrangements; land use issues, such as urbanization, settlement patterns, and modern agriculture; and industrial and economic development. The overall goal is to demonstrate that geography is important to understanding our world today and to help students develop skills of inquiry within a geographic framework.


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