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Homestead High School students must complete successfully six (6) credits in social studies. The courses are one year of World History, one year of United States History, one semester of United States Government, and one additional semester of social studies. The Core 40, Academic Honors and Technical Honors diplomas require a semester of economics. Social studies courses are valuable to all students in providing a better understanding of people and the world around them. Students planning to attend college and study in the areas of humanities, social sciences, or pre-law should take advanced placement (AP) social studies courses.
8211/8212 - World History and Civilization (1548)
This course, or AP World History, is required for graduation.
One credit per semester A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course World History is a two-semester course that provides for
a study of selected world cultures, past and present. The content of this course provides a basis for students to compare and analyze patterns of culture, emphasizing both the diversity and commonality of human experience and behavior. This course emphasizes the interaction of local cultures with the natural environment, as well as the
connections among civilizations from earliest times to the present. This course may be designed to focus on: (1) prehistory; (2) early world civilizations, including the rise of civilizations of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; (3) the classical civilizations of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America; and (4) the development of modern societies.
8221/8222 – AP World History: (1576)
Offered grade 9
Students who take this class must also be enrolled in Honors English 9.
One credit per semester A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course This course fulfills the graduation requirement for two
credits in World History
It is strongly recommended that students who
take this course take the A.P. World History exam in May
This Advanced Placement course includes topics ranging from Early Civilization through the present and incorporates themes from a variety of geographic regions. Students will explore and compare political and economic systems as well as the social and cultural implications that change over time with world regions. The reading and writing in this course is challenging and demanding. Independent study will be an important component of the course. Students will be engaged in extensive research, projects, discussions, and compositions that promote historical analysis. This course conforms to the AP World History course description established by the College Board.
8241/8242 – AP World History (1576)
Grades 10, 11, 12 One credit per semester A Core 40 elective
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors elective
It is strongly recommended that students who
take this course take the A.P. World History exam in May
This Advanced Placement course includes topics ranging from Early Civilization through the present and incorporates themes from a variety of geographic regions. Students will use primary sources, selected readings, and documents in order to provide them with the extensive background knowledge needed to successfully complete the AP exam given at the end of the year. This class requires considerable outside reading and research in addition to classroom work.
8311/8312 - United States History (1542)
Prerequisite: 8211/8212 – World History or 8241/8242 AP World History
One credit per semester A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course A US History Course is required for graduation United States History is a two-semester course emphasizing national development from the late nineteenth to the present day. The course gives major emphasis to the interaction of historical events and political, social, and economic influences on the development of the modern United States.
8331/8332 –AP United States History (1562)
Prerequisite: 8211/8212 - World History or 8241/8242 - AP World History
Offered only to juniors and seniors or sophomores who are enrolled in Honors English 10
One credit per semester A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course
It is strongly recommended that students who
take this course plan to take the AP exam in May
This course is designed to prepare the student for the Advanced Placement examination. The student will be required to think critically and analyze. Work will involve studying original documents, research, oral and written presentations, and will require a great deal of written work. Semester one covers the voyages of discovery through the late 1800's. Semester two covers the late 1800's to present day.
Students should demonstrate the ability to trace and analyze chronological periods and examine the relationships of significant themes and concepts in United States history. Students should be able to sequence historical events, examine cause and effect, identify different perspectives, and relate historical situations to current issues.
8516 - United States Government (1540)
Prerequisite: 8311/8312 – U.S. History One credit
A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course A government course is required for all diplomas This course is a survey of government in the United States. The Constitution and the amendments, elections, the legislative, executive and judicial branches of U.S. Government will be included in this study. In addition, the role of state and local governments in our society will also be studied. The role of citizens in our system of government will be emphasized.
8541/8542 – AP United States Government (1560)
Prerequisite: 8311/8312 - U. S. History or 8331/8332 - AP U. S. History
One credit per semester A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course
It is strongly recommended that students who
take this course take the AP exam in May
This class is designed for the student with a background or a special interest in American government. The course will focus on the "why" rather than the "how" of government function. It is an advanced class for juniors and seniors that will require research, discussion, presentations, and interaction of the class relative to various topics. This class will meet the requirement for one semester of American government and is designed to prepare the student for the Advanced Placement examination in American government.
**Students taking AP Government may choose to participate in the “We the People” program. “We the People” students will be required to participate in competitions with other schools and will be placed in an AP Government class that prepares specially for the “We the People” competition. 8546 –Economics (1514)
Prerequisite: 2 credits of 8311/8312 - U. S. History or 8331/8332 - AP U. S. History
One credit A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course Qualifies as a Quantitative Reasoning course for
This course examines the allocation of scarce resources and the economic reasoning used by people as consumers, producers, savers, investors, workers, voters, and as government agencies. Key elements include the study of scarcity, supply and demand, market structures, the role of government, national income determination, money and the role of financial institutions, economic stabilization, and trade.
8556 –AP Microeconomics (1566)
Prerequisite: 2 credits of 8311/8312 - U. S. History or 8331/8332 - AP U.S. History
One credit A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course Qualifies as a Quantitative Reasoning course for all
diplomas
Students are expected to take the AP exam in
May
This college level course will focus on preparation for the AP exam, which students are expected to take in May. Topics include supply and demand, theory of consumer choice, production and costs, firm behavior, market structure, factor markets, and the role of government in the economy.
8557 –AP Macroeconomic (1564)
Prerequisite: 8556 - AP Microeconomics One credit
A Core 40 course
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors course Qualifies as a Quantitative Reasoning course for all
diplomas
This college level course will focus on preparation for the AP exam, which students are expected to take in May. Topics include fiscal and monetary policy, economic fluctuations, aggregate supply and demand, the banking system, the role of government, and international markets.
8566 – Psychology (1532)
Offered Grades 11, 12 One credit
A Core 40 elective
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors elective This course will provide an opportunity to study individual and social psychology and how the knowledge and methods of psychologists are applied to the solution of human problems. Content for the course will include some insights into behavior patterns and adjustments to social environments. The course will develop critical attitudes toward superficial generalizations about human behavior, respect for the difficulty of establishing the truth of a proposition, and a heightened sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others.
8576/8577 – AP Psychology (1558)
Offered Grades 11, 12 One credit per semester A Core 40 elective
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors elective
It is strongly recommended that students take
the AP exam in May
This course is designed for the student with a strong interest in psychology. Students in this course will be taught the Advanced Placement curriculum. The student will be expected to do research on various topics and present findings in a written paper, an oral presentation, or both. This course is an advanced course with an expectation of work at the college freshman level.
8596 – Sociology (1534)
Offered Grades 11, 12 One credit
A Core 40 elective
An Academic Honors and Technical Honors elective This course will provide an opportunity for students to study group behavior and basic human institutions. Broad areas of content will include the study of institutions found in all societies, such as the family, religions, community organizations, political and social groups, and leisure time organizations. Culture, moral values, traditions, folkways, the mobility of people, and other factors in society that influence group behavior will be included in the study.