SOCIAL STUDIES Hybrid AP Comparative Govt & Politics
Course Number: 3757H Grades: 12 Credit: .5 Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week in class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Irondale High School. This course meets during the regular school day, either period 1 or 6. Students must provide their own transportation. Â A parent information meeting will be required upon registration. AP Comparative Government & Politics introduces students to the rich diversity of political life outside the United States. The course uses a comparative approach to examine the political structures; policies; and the political, economic, and social challenges among six selected countries: Great Britain, Mexico, Russia, Iran, China, and Nigeria. Additionally, students examine how different governments solve similar problems by comparing the effectiveness of approaches to many global issues. Â
Hybrid AP Microeconomics
Course Number: 3751H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional inclass instruction with online instruction and assignments each week. This course meets 1st hour, on average two days per week at Mounds View High School. Every effort will be made to accommodate students who are also enrolled in another 1st hour hybrid course. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration. However, this course will move at a more moderate pace, allowing more time to explore topics, experiments and readings in psychology. Transportation to MVHS is not provided. Students are introduced to the principles of microeconomics. The course explores product markets and consumer behavior, with an emphasis on production cost analysis, marginal cost-marginal benefit analysis, basic market structures, game theory, factor market decision, the effects of taxes, and short vs. Long-run decision making. Students will develop critical thinking skills and the ability to apply abstract concepts to real-world situa- tions. Independent reading , quizzes, online discussions, article analyses and in - person tests are some of the required assignments to successfully complete this course. Students will have the opportunity to take the AP exam for possible college credit.
Hybrid Modern Philosophy
Course Number: 3728H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. In class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Mounds View High School during period 6. A parent information meeting will be required upon registration. Transportation to MVHS is not provided. How do we know what is real and what is an illusion? What is moral or what makes a person moral? Are faith and reason compatible? What is beauty? What is art? Do humans have free will? These are a few questions explored in Modern Philosophy. The course is designed as a survey course that offers a wide range of philosophical thought. Students will develop better thinking skills and the ability to apply abstract philosophical though to real-world situations.
Hybrid Sociology
Course Number: 3731H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. In class days will be determined for each semester calendar, averaging 2-3 in-class days per week at Mounds View High School. This course meets outside of the regular school day, before school (hour 0). A parent information meeting will be required upon registration. This course provides an introduction to sociology where students will learn sociological theory and methods while examining the following topics: society and culture, social institutions, globalization, technology, social movements, popular culture and current social problems. Student activities will be centered on collaborative research, debate, discussion, and content analysis of various media resources. Student-led research projects, along with film and television analysis are just a few specific examples of activities during the semester. Students are also encouraged to take the Sociology CLEP exam at the conclusion of the course for possible college credit. Within the Hybrid format, students will meet face in class twice a week, with online and independent activities the remaining days.
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