AP WORLD HISTORY: MODERN
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY Online *Fees apply
Level: Advanced Placement, Grade 11 or above Prerequisite: Departmental permission
Level: Grade 10 and above Prerequisite: World History or AP World History; U.S. History or AP U.S. History; and department permission The AP Exam in May is mandatory. Exam fee is charged.
AP World History: Modern is a college-level survey of world history from the perspective that ever-increasing trade and interconnectedness between societies, nations and cultures are the driving force of historical change. This course focuses on historical reasoning skills, allowing students to find and interpret primary source historical data; compare and contrast societal developments across time, geography and culture; and analyze change in history as a process with causes and consequences. Students should expect a high volume of reading and writing, as well as periodic assessments measuring baseline historical content and students’ ability to respond to AP-style essay prompts. Students are also expected to undertake minor research projects through the course of the year. Students exiting the course will have a strong understanding of how historians organize history, how to develop a complex thesis driven response to historical questions and how to tie regional historical events into the context of world history. The AP Exam in May is mandatory. Exam fee
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AP PSYCHOLOGY
Online *Fees apply Level: Grade 10 and above Prerequisite: Deans Office permission The AP Exam in May is mandatory. Exam fee is charged.
Please visit the One Schoolhouse website for complete course description: https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/school-information.html Students enrolling in Online Courses will need to adhere to the One Schoolhouse academic schedule. Work will be expected during WMA vacation periods. Failure to do so could result in course failure.
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HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES TRIMESTER ELECTIVES INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit) Level: Grade 11 or above
Introduction to Psychology is a survey of the field of psychology that provides an overview of the principles and theories in the field. To lay the groundwork for the course, students will explore the history of psychology by studying notable figures and their influential theories. Throughout the trimester, students will explore biopsychology, cognitive psychology, sociocultural psychology, developmental psychology, and clinical psychology. Utilizing a historical approach to psychology, students will analyze the content under the lens of “how” - how various schools of thought emerged, how psychological concepts can help us understand our thought processes and interactions with one another. Students will cultivate psychological thinking skills, problem solving, writing, and research method skills by critically reading primary sources, writing, presenting and working collaboratively. HISTORY OF MODERN ASIA (1 credit) Level: Grade 11 or above
This course focuses on the study of the history of Asia in the post-World War II era. Students will utilize articles, lecture, video, film and literature as tools to
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comprehend the recent history of this critical part of the world. In particular, students will focus on civil conflict (China, Korea, Vietnam) as a vehicle for deepening the understanding of a variety of Asian societies. Students will write a series of short papers in preparation for a culminating longer research project of the student’s choice. CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES (1 credit) Level: Grade 11 or above
Contemporary World Issues is a trimester course focusing on a thorough analysis of key global issues of the current time. Areas of study can include health, foreign policy, conflict, sports, economics, politics, social issues and the environment. This course is unusual in that the students, through a selection process, actually decide upon the issues to be studied. Students focus on analytical and reasoning skills, oral presentation and debate and a variety of short writing assignments. Students exiting the course will have a strong understanding of a wide array of issues facing the world today.
