This course will prepare students for advanced college work equivalent to a first year of college. Other concepts include the way the tools of supply and demand can be used to analyze a market economy and the effects upon the government and the entire nation. A student who has taken the regular level Economics course may, and is encouraged, to take this Advanced Placement course. This course introduces the student to the study of human behavior. The fundamental principles underlying human development, motivation, learning, emotions, behavior disorders, personality, and social behavior are examined.
Emphasis is given to the application of principles through the use of case studies.
This course will focus on the major historical, political, economic and social developments of the modern world. It will examine the surge of Western imperialism in 1900, the impact of major wars and revolutions and the recent end of the Cold War. Specific emphasis will be placed on the rise of nationalism and independence movements in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Students have the opportunity to examine contemporary issues and crisis from a historical and global perspective. New issues, together with old problems will confront us and challenge us to find a way to preserve our fundamental values and beliefs in a world that is rapidly becoming one technology-linked village.