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Credits
349 Race, Gender, & Culture 11-12 5
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Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG 1&2, and World History & US 1.
This course operates from the consideration that race, gender and ethnicity have been, and continue to
be, profoundly powerful social and cultural forces in society. The major purpose of this course is to
educate students to be politically, socially, and economically conscious about their personal connections
to local and national history. Ethnicity Studies focuses on themes of social justice, social responsibility,
and social change. The course spans from past to present, from politics to social reform, allowing
students to identify similar social patterns and universal qualities present in other societies, including their
own. This course will also include an Identity section where students will consider concepts related to
their own personal, group, and/or national identity. Through this lens, we will examine the ways in which
race, gender, and class shape and define the institutions of family, education, the legal system,
citizenship, as well as the economy. This course is offered during the Fall of every ODD year--- Fall 2019
is odd---YES it is offered, and will not be offered Fall 2020. Genocide Studies will be offered Fall of
every EVEN Year—will be offered Fall of 2020.

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345 Sociology 11-12 5
Course Name

Prerequisite: Successful completion of US History 1 (or Honors) and teacher recommendation.
This course is designed for the mature college bound student. The course will be based on the
introduction of the disciplines of sociology and human behavior. Students will become familiar with the
basic terminology, concepts and research involved in the study of sociology. Topics that will be covered
in the course will include social groups, cultures, socialization process, individual and group behavior,
social organization, personality development, deviant behavior, the role of genders, adolescence, the
family, the institution of marriage, criminal and anti-social behavior, the system of education and other
modern social issues. This course will include tests, quizzes, debates, independent research, class
discussions, lectures, outside readings and cooperative learning activities.

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346 Government and Law 12 Credits
Grade
Course Name
5

Prerequisite: Successful completion of US History 1 (or Honors), US History 2 (or Honors), or AP US
History 2 and teacher recommendation.

Government: This course is designed for the mature college bound student, though is open to students
from all levels of education. This course will examine the federal, state, and county levels of government.
There will be extensive study and comparison of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the
U.S. government. In addition, the students will examine elections, the role of media, political parties,
political corruption and voting.
This course is designed for students to familiarize themselves with the American political system and to
prepare for basic civic duty and understanding. This course will include cooperative learning, tests, class
discussions, debate, lectures and independent research.

Law: This course will allow each student the opportunity to explore the terms, statutes, procedures,
precedents and daily applications of the U.S. legal system in their everyday lives. Students will be
exposed to criminal, civil, constitutional and juvenile laws procedures through varied case studies and
scenarios, that occur in today’s society in cases ranging from assault and battery to devil rights violations.
Class activities will include debate, case study review, and the analysis of the enforcement of laws in
society. Students will be expected to be up to date on legal news, new laws and Supreme Court cases.
This course will culminate in a mock trial where all areas of the course are engaged, as students identify

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