High School Online Program of Studies

Social Studies Department

PHILOSOPHY

 

 

The discipline of Social Studies involves students as active participants in the learning of historical, economical, political, cultural, and geographical concepts to develop perspectives into local and global issues. By recognizing and understanding the challenges of change, students learn social science skills through experiential, collaborative and research approaches. As students expand their awareness from personal to societal to global, they think critically about the human condition and become motivated to serve our local and global community. 

 

 

 

Social Studies Courses Offered 2023-2024

WORLD CULTURES AND SOCIETIES

MODERN WORLD HISTORY

UNITED STATES HISTORY/AP UNITED STATES HISTORY

GLOBAL POLITICS IB HL I

GLOBAL POLITICS IB SL I

GLOBAL POLITICS IB HL II

GLOBAL POLITICS IB SL II

HISTORY IB SL I: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY IB SL II: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY IB HL I: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY IB HL II: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY II

ECONOMICS IB SL I

ECONOMICS IB SL II

ECONOMICS IB HL I

ECONOMICS IB HL II

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP

 

 

 


GLOBAL POLITICS IB SL II


 

Course Description:

This is the second year of a two-year program to study Global Politics at the SL level, and it is open for 12th grade students who are IB diploma and certificate candidates as well as students who are signed up for this course will take the IB Global Politics examination at the end of the course.  The class focuses on political concepts, levels of analysis, political theories and contemporary political issues in order to engage with a variety of perspectives and approaches to global politics.  In year two, the course focuses on two primary units: 

  • Development
  • Peace, Conflict, and Violence

Aside from building understandings of these topics, activities and assignments continue to develop skills in researching and presenting topics from multiple perspectives, writing about contemporary issues in multiple formats, and discussing/debating issues relevant to the field. Additionally, in the second year, students will conduct a political engagement activity on a political issue of choice and submit a written report on their topic.

 

 
 

Prerequisites:

Global Politics IB SL I

 
 

Credit:

1.0 credit

 
 

Length of Course:

1 year

 
  Requirements: