Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy the unlimited needs and wants of society. This course will also examine the concepts of supply, demand, and their interaction in the market place. Through experimental economics in the Stock Market Game and running 21st Century Entrepreneurs business activity, students will learn how economic concepts work in real world situations. Units of this course include the definition of psychology, the development of human behavior and personality, theories of personality, the meaning and mea surement of intelligence, the emotional and mental problems of individuals as well as the treatment of these problems. The course also studies Social Psychology how others affect our behavior and personality.
Sociology is the study and discussion of the role of human relationships in today's society.
This study will allow the students to view the various elements and institutions which go into making up a society. Also explored will be the problems which may arise within a social structure. 12 World Studies is a one year required course for sophomores which combines the disciplines of World History and World Geography. The class is structured around a study of world regions with emphasis on both the geographical concepts appropriate to each region and also the history of each region through the twentieth century. Some of the regions which fall into the field of study of this course include the Middle East, the Far East, Europe and the Former Soviet Union, Africa and South Asia.