Program of Studies - Hunterdon Central Regional High School

#133 - THE CLASSICAL WORLD – 5.0 CREDITS (SOC 133 CLASSICAL WORLD)
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: None
This history course provides a comprehensive examination of the development of ancient Near Eastern (including
Sumer, Judea, Assyria, and Persia), Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Students gain an in-depth understanding
of the ancient Mediterranean world beginning with ancient Near East and ancient Egypt, continuing through ancient
Greece and Rome and concluding with Muslim contact with the Byzantine Empire. Themes emphasized include the
growth of democracy, imperialism, the expansion of empires, cultural and social influences on modern societies, and
causes for the decline of these ancient civilizations. This course is recommended to all students planning to pursue
studies in the liberal arts and humanities.
#134 - ANTHROPOLOGY - 2.5 CREDITS (SOC 134 ANTHROPOLOGY)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: None
Anthropology is a course for students interested in physical anthropology, which is the study of human origins, and cultural
anthropology, which is the study of diverse contemporary cultures. The course analyzes various theories and controversies
about evolution and the origin of species, patterns of cultural development and change over time, and the roles which
anthropologists have in studying cultures and informing human understanding of daily life. Students become active participants
in simulations, experiments, and participant observation studies.
#136 - PSYCHOLOGY, INTRODUCTORY - 2.5 CREDITS (SOC 136 INTRO TO PSYCH)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: None
This elective course emphasizes the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes from diverse perspectives. Topics
taught which provide a fundamental understanding of psychology and its function in the individual human experience include:
psychology as a science, social psychology, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, and states of consciousness.
Students participate in and analyze research studies illustrating core content and processes in various fields of psychology.
Students also engage in individual research of psychological topics.
#137 – SOCIOLOGY, INTRODUCTORY - 2.5 CREDITS (SOC 137 INT SOCIOLOGY)
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: None
This course incorporates the study of core sociological concepts and sociologists past and present who have influenced the
discipline of sociology, as well as the study of sociological trends and issues pertinent to the lives of 11 th and 12 th grade
students. Group projects, graded discussions, PowerPoint presentations, class illustrations and demonstrations, audio-visual
materials, simulation activities and research projects utilizing a range of materials concerning applied sociological concepts are
employed to study a variety of social problems currently existing in the United States and other world societies. Core content
topics examined in the course are the processes used by sociologists to study human societies, changing cultural traditions, the
creation and maintenance of class structures in the United States, and the development of social movements in U. S. society.
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