In this course, students study the modern development and evolution of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today. As a result of the increased rigor of the Honors course, students […]
Learn MoreThis course provides students with an understandingof economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. Students study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Course content relates […]
Learn MoreThis course provides students with an understandingof economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. Students study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Course content relates […]
Learn MoreThis course focuses on the behavior of people in groups. Course instruction is designed to familiarize students with various cultures and the problems resulting from people living in groups. Course content includes topics as culture, subcultures, social institutions, collective behavior, social change, social deviation, the family, religion, racial and ethnic minorities, poverty, and crime. Students […]
Learn MoreThis course focuses on the behavior of people in groups. Course instruction is designed to familiarize students with various cultures and the problems resulting from people living in groups. Course content includes topics as culture, subcultures, social institutions, collective behavior, social change, social deviation, the family, religion, racial and ethnic minorities, poverty, and crime. Students […]
Learn MoreThis course exams human development across the lifespan with emphasis upon research, theoretical perspectives, and common physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental milestones. Course content highlights educational and familial contexts through a multidisciplinary approach of human development in relation to physiological, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and cultural influences. Course instruction includes engaging discussions on major […]
Learn MoreThis course introduces students to the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individualeconomic decision-makers. The course also develops students’ familiarity with the operation of product and factor markets, distributions of income, marketfailure, and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy. Students learn to use graphs, charts, […]
Learn MoreThis course introduces students to the principles that apply to an economic system as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determination. It also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics. Students learn to use graphs, charts, […]
Learn MoreThis course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. While considering the psychologists and studies that have shaped the field, students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with such topics as the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, developmental […]
Learn MoreThis course introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth’s surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. They also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their research and applications. The content […]
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