Courses

Grade Level: 10
Length of Course: Year
Pre-requisite: None
Required Credit: 1

Course Overview: World History focuses on major eras and events that shaped the modern world, from the late eighteenth century through the present. Students will develop an understanding of current world issues and events and relate them to their historical, geographic, political, economic and cultural contexts. Students will consider multiple accounts of events in order to understand international relations and developments from a variety of perspectives.

Grade Level: 11
Length of Course: Year
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: 1

Course Overview: United States History is designed as an exploration of the major events and movements throughout our country’s history. Students will be involved in exploring slavery, civil rights, expansion of the West and the industrial revolution. We will also closely examine the boom and bust cycles of the 1920’s and 1930’s and foreign policy decisions that include the Spanish American War, World Wars 1 and 2, along with the Cold War. We hope to use the tools of historical analysis and be able to relate the past to the present issues of today. Students will focus on our political, economic, and social institutions and how they changed over time.

Grade Level: 11, 12
Length of Course: Year
Pre-requisite: Completion of English 10 Honors with B or better, completion of World History with a grade of A or AP European History with a B or better, and enrolled in English 11 Honors. Recommendation from World History teacher required. Students who do not meet this criteria but wish to enroll, should see their counselor for information regarding the application process.
Credit: 1
College Credit: Up to 9 UCC credits (HST 201, 202, 203)
Other: Advanced Placement option

Course Overview: U.S. History AP/CC is a chronological survey of United States history organized around Umpqua Community College’s history program as well as the advanced placement U.S. History program in association with the college board. It prepares students for the AP US History exam administered in May. Students will receive high school credit and community college credit upon successful completion of the course. The course is designed for accelerated learners and will provide them with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. Designed to prepare the student for intermediate and advanced college courses, the demands placed on students in terms of reading and writing, are equivalent to those made by full year introductory college courses. Students will learn to assess historical materials, their relevance to a given interpretive problem, their reliability, and their importance, and to weight the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship.

Grade Level: 12
Length of Course: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Required Credit: ½

Course Overview: Economics is the study of how resources are utilized to satisfy peoples’ wants and needs. Students will analyze and evaluate market economics. Emphasis will be placed on applying the principles of market economics to both private and public economic problems. This course will also focus on financial literacy and investment planning.

Grade Level: 12
Length of Course: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Required Credit: ½

Course Overview: U.S. Government is a required course designed to prepare students to be well-informed American citizens. Students will study the history of the U.S. government system, from its precursors to the present day, and will analyze the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, state and federal laws, Supreme Court decisions, and other significant primary sources in order to glean an understanding of American government and how it became what it is.

Grade Level: 12
Length of Course: Year
Pre-requisite: Completion of English 11 Honors with B or better, completion of either 11th U.S. History with an A or 11th U.S. History AP/CC with B+ or better, enrolled in English 12 Honors or English 12 AP/CC. Recommendation from U.S. History teacher. Students who do not meet the criteria, but wish to enroll should see their counselor for information regarding the application process
Credit: 1
College Credit: Up to 9 UCC credits (PS 201, 202, 203)
Other: Advanced Placement option

Course Overview: Advanced Placement/College Credit Government is a course designed to instill a greater civic awareness in students while preparing them for the rigors of postsecondary coursework. Students will analyze the U.S. government system via comparison to other governments and through the lens of various philosophical frameworks. Students will learn and question the purpose of government, the advantages and disadvantages of the American model, and the current state of affairs. Success in this course requires extensive reading, research, discourse, and writing. Student may receive UCC credit for Political Science 201, 202, and 203.

Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length of Course: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: ½ Elective

Course Overview: Whether through religious ceremony, cultural traditions, promoting patriotism, or reflecting American attitudes and feelings about topics such as age, gender, race relations, morality, the economy, our environment, or political conflicts, music has played an important and critical role in the development of our national identity. This course will utilize a historical lens to analyze the evolution of music, the influence of song writers and lyrics in conveying thoughts and messages relevant to our shared identity, as well as the various styles used to promote and reflect America’s develop-ment from before the colonies to today.

Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Length of Course: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Credit: ½ Elective

Course Overview: Native American Studies is a one-semester elective course to cultivate an understanding of the rich history of Native Americans in our community and throughout the nation. The course will focus on the practices, histories, cultures, and political statuses to build an understanding of contemporary Native American lives.

Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Length of Course: Semester
Pre-requisite: None
Required Credit: ½ Elective

Course Overview: Psychology is a one semester elective course designed to create an awareness of human behavior. This introductory course investigates the antonym and function of the human brain, the states of consciousness, development and social behavior. Theories of learning, per-sonality, and abnormal behaviors will also be analyzed, evaluated and examined through reading, discussion, writing, and film. This course is available to 10th-12th grade students.

Grade Level: 9.10, 11, 12
Length: Semester
Pre-requisite: Enrolled in English course. Skills required: evaluation of primary and secondary sources, discussion of difficult topics such as race, sex, economic status, effective narrative and persuasive writing.
Credit: ½ Elective

Course Overview: This social studies elective course will examine the development of sport(s) in America. Our historical study will focus on helping students gain a better understanding of the inner relationship that sport has on social, economic, cultural, and political forces that are at work in the United States as well as the world. We will examine the historical context as well as the significance of gender, race, ethnicity, and social class.