FRESHMAN YEAR
310 AP World History
This course is designed to develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in interaction with different types of human societies. This understanding is advanced through a combination of factual knowledge and analytical skills, with a focus on continuity and change. The course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparison among major societies. Students will investigate the cultural, geographical, institutional and technological precedents that set the human stage.
This course will be limited to those students who have demonstrated superior academic ability, background via testing and overall past academic records. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May 2006.
311 Honors World History – Phase 4
This course will introduce the various cultural regions of the world and to help the students formulate a clear understanding of the people and their way of life. The role of history, politics, geographic areas, climate and natural history resources which have played an important part in the development of the areas under study will also be examined. The students will assigned outside reading, papers and those readings, and research projects.
312 World History – Phase 3
This course will introduce the various cultural regions of the world to help the students formulate a clear understanding of the people and their way of life. The roll of history, politics, geographic areas, climate and natural history resources which have played an important part in the development of the areas under study will also be examined. The course is designed to help the student develop positive skills, understandings, attitudes, appreciations and behaviors concerning all people and cultures.
313 World History – Phase 2
This course will present the same topics described in Phase 3 with particular attention give the individual capabilities of each student.
JUNIOR YEAR
330 Advanced Placement American History – Phase 5 – Dual Enrollment
This course will make demands on the student equivalent to those of an introductory college course. It will not only give students a thorough grounding in facts, but will go on from these facts to examine their context and significance. Students should learn to read historical material analytically and critically, weigh historical evidence and interpretations, and arrive at conclusions on the basis of informed judgment. All students must take the AP exam in May.
331 Honors American History – Phase 4 – Dual Enrollment
This course will trace and interpret the political economic and sociological development of the United States. The course will also stress the ability to read critically; to explore maps and graphs; to evaluate evidence; to distinguish among what is true, what is possibly true and what is false; and to separate fact from opinion. Knowledge and skills of this kind are part of the intellectual equipment of the educated student of history.
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation, GPA of 3.0 or higher.
332 American History – Phase 3
This course will be designed to trace and interpret the political, economic, and sociological development of the United States. The content emphasis will be on the years immediately preceding the Civil War to the present, with the “method” being on the “inquiry” and “interpret” approach so that the student may come to appreciate the fact that history has been determined in many respects due to the appreciation of certain contemporary historians, and that much of the course and effect of the various historical happenings can be and continue to be a matter of interpretation. The presentation of American history will also stress that learning of things that happened in the past are only valuable if the student is able to apply his learning to the present so that foresight will be as important to him in his values as what has happened.
333 American History – Phase 2
This course will be designed to trace and interpret the political, economic, and sociological development of the United States. The content emphasis will be on the years immediate preceding the Civil War to the present, with the “method” being on the “inquiry” and “interpret” approach so that the student may come to appreciate the fact that history has been determined in many respects due to the interpretation of certain contemporary historians, and that much of the cause and effect of the various historical happenings can be and will continue to be a matter of interpretation. The presentation of American history will also stress that learning of things that happened in the past are only valuable if the student is able to apply his learning to the present so that foresight will be as important to him in his values as what has happened.
334 International Affairs – Phase 3 – One Semester
This course will offer a concise and informative view of American Foreign Policy from 1975 with the fall of Southeast Asia to the rise of President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and the evil empire philosophy. Students will be able to understand the shift of the American economy from self-sufficiency to increasing dependency on other for our basic supplies and how this lead to a more aggressive, but more vulnerable American Foreign Policy. The course is open as an elective to Juniors.
SENIOR YEAR
340 AP Macroeconomics – Phase 5 – One Semester
This course will provide an overview of macroeconomic issues; the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary fiscal periods are discussed, as are the public debt and international economic issues. It introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the United States and other economies.
Prerequisite: AP Economics
341 AP Economics – Phase 5 – One Semester – Dual Enrollment
This course is designed to provide the more advanced student in in-depth study of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of the rules of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Students will have the option of taking the AP exam in May.
Co-requisite: AP U.S. Government. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.5 or higher.
342 Honors Economics – Phase 4 – One Semester
See course description 341.
Co-requisite: U.S. Government phase 4. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.0
344 Economics – Phase 3 – One Semester
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of economics. The course includes: The role of the individual as a consumer and producer in the economy; how prices are established; functions of the government in the economy; the various business enterprises; causes of poverty and wealth; the gross national product; money and banking; the stock market; economic growth; taxes and government spending; urban and rural economic problems; a comparison of US economic system with other economic systems especially with that of communism.
345 Economics – Phase 2 – One Semester
See course description 344. Co-requisite: Course 349
346 AP US Government – Phase 5 – One Semester – Dual Enrollment
This course examines students will study the foundations of our government, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the branches of our government, the policies and departments of the federal government, the political process and the role, rights and responsibilities of citizens. Through practical investigation of our government functions and the role it plays in our lives, students will learn the importance of civic responsibility and participation in the democratic process. Students will be given the opportunity to take the AP exam in May.
Prerequisite: GPA of 3.6 or higher, co-requisite Course 341
347 Honors US Government – Phase 4 – One Semester – Dual Enrollment
This course will encompass current data-based information, with an emphasis on the federal constitution. Emphasis will also be placed on the ability of the judicial system to affect social, economic and political change through its rulings, interpretations and opinions. Students who have achieved as sufficient master of the course will be given the opportunity to take the AP exam in May.
Prerequisite: GPA of 3.0 or higher; co-requisite Course 342.
348 US Government – Phase 3 – One Semester
This course is designed to examine the nature and function of our government on the federal, state and local levels, with major emphasis on the federal government. In addition to a study of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, attention will also be given to the role of such related institutions as the media, lobbyist and the military as well as an examination of selected local and national political issues. Emphasis will be placed not only on acquiring political knowledge, but on acquiring political skills as well. As an option extra-credit activity students are encouraged to participate in the CLOSE-UP trip to Washington, D.C.
349 US Government – Phase 2
Course description same as 348.
Co-requisite: Course 345.
350 AP Comparative Government – Phase 5 – One Semester
This course is a one-semester college level survey course designed to provide students with a coherent knowledge of global studies by evaluation five world political system: Great Britain, France, the former Soviet Union and Russia, China, Iran, and Mexico. Student will comprehend the vast diversity of political structures and practices, and how these societies fit into the global realm. This course will acquaint students with the major theories used to explain political organization, and provide students with an understanding of different political systems and resulting public policies. The course offers opportunity to polish the oral and written communication skills, and sharpen their high-level cognitive skills. Students are expected to take the AP exam in May.
351 Advanced Placement European History – Phase 5 – Dual Enrollment
This course builds on the students’ already acquired knowledge of history’s factual narrative. It develops an understanding of some of the principal themes in modern European history, an awareness of the consequences of European contacts with other areas of the world, and an ability to analyze historical data. Political, diplomatic, intellectual, cultural, social and economic aspects of European history are studied. Extensive reading is required in addition to the preparation of frequent short papers.
352 Honors US Foreign Policy – Phase 4 – One Semester – Dual Enrollment
This course is seniors and is designed to give students insight into the Post-World War II foreign policy of the United States in conjunction with the social changes and developments which occurred in American during this era. The policies of every president from Truman to Reagan are studied with the emphasis on US relations with the Soviets and Chinese, the Korean War, the Missile crisis, Détente, and the Vietnam War. The rise and fall of the communist system is examined, and analysis of each president’ foreign, and analysis of each president’s foreign policy decisions is included. In addition, various important social happenings and events such as the Red Scare, the civil rights movement, NASA, Watergate, and the counter-culture are detailed. In phase 4, book reviews are required, and various outside readings are included.
Prerequisite: GPA of 3.0 or higher.
353 US Foreign Policy – Phase 3 – One Semester
See course description 351.
355 Psychology – Phase 3 – One Semester
This course is open to seniors and is designed to introduce students to the general principles underlying the science of human behavior. Course topics include the study of the nervous system, perception, learning, emotion, personality, mental disorders, and psychotherapy.
356 Florida History – Phase 3 – One Semester
This course traces the human history of Florida from pre-Columbian times to its present exponential growth period. Some topics to be studied are Florida’s role in Europe’s struggle for empire, Florida’s place as an American territory and state, Florida’s social-economic development, and south Florida’s growth. Students will engage in historical research and writing. In the first week of the course students will be presented with eight dated assignments and a topic list for a research paper.
357 Teaching Assistant – Phase 4 – Half Credit
(Open to Juniors and Seniors)
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