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Social Studies
Overview | | | Pre-K | | | No curriculum at this grade level. | | Kindergarten | | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Kindergarten Social Studies-2009 | | Kindergarten studetns will use the Social Studies strands to better understand themselves, their family, school & culturally diverse nation. | | Grade 01 | | | 1st Grade Social Studies-2009 | | First grade students will use the social studies strands to analyze groups of people past and present, here and around the world. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 02 | | | 2nd Grade Social Studies-2009 | | Second grade students will use the Social Studies strands to analyze local, national and international communities | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 03 | | | 3rd Grade Social Studies-2009 | | Third grade students will complete an in-depth study of Missouri with a comparison of the United States states & regions | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 04 | | | 4th Grade Social Studies-2009 | | Fourth grade students will study the history, goegraphy, economy and formation of government in the United States form Pre-colonial times to Pre-Civil War times. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 05 | | | 5th Grade Social Studies-2009 | | Fifth grade students will study the history, geography, economy and government in the United States from the Civil War to the Cold War. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 06 | | | 6th Grade Social Studies 2009 | | Sixth grade students will study history, geography, economy and governance systems of both the ancient & modern world. The focus will be on River Civilizations with particular attention on Greece & Rome. | | Civics (6th Grade) 2008 | | This Civics class focuses on citizenship, government and economics with particular attention on the role of being a well-informed, active citizen. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 07 | | | 7th Grade Social Studies 2009 | | Seventh grade students will study history, geography, economy and governance systems of both the ancient and modern world. The focus will be on Europe, Africa and Latin American cultures. | | Current Events/World Issues 2008 | | Current Events/World Issues equips students with the skills to read, study and analyze current issues in the world around them. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 08 | | | 8th Grade Social Studies-2009 | | 8th grade Social Studies focuses on the first half of the United States history, from the Columbian Exchange through the Civil Wa | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 09 | | | 9th Grade Social Studies 2009 | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 10 | | | Advanced Placement World History | | AP World history studies the history of the world from the Neolithic Age to the present. Six themes are stressed throughout the course as it approaches the history of the world chronologically. The course is truly global in its scope with only 30% of the class time devoted to the United States and Europe. The five major time units are as follows: Foundation (8000 BCE - 600 CE), 600-1450, 1450 - 1750, 1750 - 1914, and 1914 - present.
The six themes stressed in the course are as follows:
1. The dynamics of change and continuity across the world history periods covered in this course, and the causes and processes involved in major changes of these dynamics.
2. Patterns and effects of interaction among societies and regions: trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations.
3. The effects of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment (population growth and decline, disease, labor systems, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry).
4. Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies, and assessing change and continuity)
5. Cultural, intellectual, and religious developments, including interactions among and within societies.
6. Changes in function and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization).
| | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Grade 11 | | | Advanced Placement World History | | AP World history studies the history of the world from the Neolithic Age to the present. Six themes are stressed throughout the course as it approaches the history of the world chronologically. The course is truly global in its scope with only 30% of the class time devoted to the United States and Europe. The five major time units are as follows: Foundation (8000 BCE - 600 CE), 600-1450, 1450 - 1750, 1750 - 1914, and 1914 - present.
The six themes stressed in the course are as follows:
1. The dynamics of change and continuity across the world history periods covered in this course, and the causes and processes involved in major changes of these dynamics.
2. Patterns and effects of interaction among societies and regions: trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations.
3. The effects of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment (population growth and decline, disease, labor systems, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry).
4. Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies, and assessing change and continuity)
5. Cultural, intellectual, and religious developments, including interactions among and within societies.
6. Changes in function and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization).
| | AP American Government (51518) | | Advanced Placement American Government is a yearlong course designed to provide students with a complete and thorough study of the political beliefs, processes, institutions and policies of the United States. Students will closely examine and analyze political behaviors, campaigns and elections, the branches of government, public policy decisions and civil rights and liberties. In addition, state and local government, including the Missouri constitution will be studied. Material will be presented at a college level with extensive readings and writing required. Students who take the Advanced Placement test may earn college credit with a qualifying score. This course may also be used to satisfy the American Government graduation requirement.
Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or higher, teacher approval
| | AP American History I (51515) | | Advanced Placement History I and II are semester courses designed for college-bound students. College level work is expected from students.
These courses cover the political and social development of American civilization from its beginning to the present day. The rise and development of industrialization and urbanization, along with territorial expansion and America’s international role, receive attention. The first semester covers the period from discovery until the end of the Civil War. The second semester starts in 1865 and extends to the present.
The UMKC High School/College Program is designed to smooth the transition from high school to college, shorten the time needed to earn an undergraduate degree, avoid unnecessary duplication of curriculum and improve the study habits, general academic readiness and academic options for college bound students. Students may receive three credits of UMKC college credits per semester and/or take an Advanced Placement test to qualify.
Recommendations: American History, Ancient European History, Modern World History and recommendation of instructor.
Prerequisites: Three (3) units of Social Studies, a GPA of 3.5 and recommendation of instructor.
Advanced Placement American History I and II ( ½ credit each semester) – Grade 12.
| | AP American History II (51517) | | Advanced Placement History I and II are semester courses designed for college-bound students. College level work is expected from students.
These courses cover the political and social development of American civilization from its beginning to the present day. The rise and development of industrialization and urbanization, along with territorial expansion and America’s international role, receive attention. The first semester covers the period from discovery until the end of the Civil War. The second semester starts in 1865 and extends to the present.
The UMKC High School/College Program is designed to smooth the transition from high school to college, shorten the time needed to earn an undergraduate degree, avoid unnecessary duplication of curriculum and improve the study habits, general academic readiness and academic options for college bound students. Students may receive three credits of UMKC college credits per semester and/or take an Advanced Placement test to qualify.
Recommendations: American History, Ancient European History, Modern World History and recommendation of instructor.
Prerequisites: Three (3) units of Social Studies, a GPA of 3.5 and recommendation of instructor.
Advanced Placement American History I and II ( ½ credit each semester) – Grade 12.
| | AP European History (51535) | | AP European History is a challenging, year-long course that is designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college survey course in Western Civilization. The course covers the history of Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the Cold War and the attempts at the unification of Europe. The major themes of the last six centuries of European history will be examined:
• Intellectual and cultural history
• Political and diplomatic history
• Social and economic history
Students are expected to do a considerable amount of critical reading in the primary text and the various supplementary sources encountered in their research and provided by the instructor. The course also places emphasis on analytical writing (using primary and secondary sources), class discussion, and research. Thus, students should possess strong reading and writing skills, and be willing to devote the necessary time to study and completion of assignments. Students should expect an essay assignment every three to four weeks and a multiple-choice test over each chapter. Twice during the academic year, students will be given a practice AP European History Test, after extensive practice on the skills necessary for success on the written portion of this test. The overall grade in the course is based on chapter tests, written assignments, and class participation.
| | Contemporary Issues (51540) | | Students will identify major trends, issues, and problems confronting them in today’s society. The pressing social, economic, and political issues, both international and domestic, will be described, evaluated, analyzed, and understood. The student will develop and employ critical thinking, reading, writing, verbal and social science skills. Topics to be covered will include foreign relations, domestic and international economics and the social, cultural and political trends of contemporary America. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | Government & Economics-2009 | | This year long course examines the historical foundations and philosophy of governmental systems, constitutional principles, rights and responsibilities of citizenship, institutions of American and state government, the political process, and economic concepts and principles. The Constitution examination(s) and the course must be passed according to Missouri law in order for a student to graduate. | | History of the Holocaust 2008 | This one semester course will look at European Jewish life before, during and after the Holocaust. Topics will include anti-Semitism, Jewish culture and Nazi persecution of Jews and other groups as well as displaced persons camps and life after the war. Emphasis will be placed on the use of primary sources. The course will follow the guidelines established by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. | | International Relations 2008 | | This semester long special topics course deals with the study of international relations and how nation-states interact with each other on a global scale. Students are introduced to the discipline of international relations through an overview of international security, foreign policy, international organizations, international law and international political economy. Topics include the Cold War, the role of the United Nations, human rights, terrorism, and diplomacy. | | Kansas City Regional History 2008 | | This special topics social studies course examines our regional history from Native American settlement to the present. Major topics covered will include: Native Americans, European Exploration, Westward Expansion, Border and Civil War, Industrialization, Political Machines, The Great Depression, WWI, WWII, The Civil Rights Movement, Urban Sprawl, City Planning and Urban Renewal. | | Minorities in US History 2008 | This semester long special topics course will focus on the contributions to American society by prominent women and African Americans. Topics covered will include Early American settlement, slavery, abolition, Republic motherhood, Civil War, suffrage, segregation, progressivism, World War I, World War II, equal rights, and the Civil Rights movement.
| | Modern World History 2008 | | Modern World History is a year-long class that focuses on the characteristics and contributions of major World regions | | Psychology I (51551) | | Psychology I is an introduction to the study of human behavior. The course familiarizes students with the principles and applications of psychological study. A major goal of the class is to help students gain an understanding of themselves. Key topics covered in the course include: the brain and its effects on behavior, states of consciousness, theories on how we learn, information processing (memory), motivation/emotions, and personality theory. | | Psychology II (51552) | | Psychology II is a continuation of Psychology I. The major emphasis in this class is the study of human development with a focus upon adolescent issues. Attention is also given to helping students apply psychology’s insights in a manner that will benefit their own lives, e.g. stress management. In addition, Psychology II provides an overview of abnormal psychology and therapies. Students also have the opportunity to carry out one major research project involving actual experimentation on a topic of special interest to them. Careers open in the field of psychology will be explored.
| | Grade 12 | | | Advanced Placement World History | | AP World history studies the history of the world from the Neolithic Age to the present. Six themes are stressed throughout the course as it approaches the history of the world chronologically. The course is truly global in its scope with only 30% of the class time devoted to the United States and Europe. The five major time units are as follows: Foundation (8000 BCE - 600 CE), 600-1450, 1450 - 1750, 1750 - 1914, and 1914 - present.
The six themes stressed in the course are as follows:
1. The dynamics of change and continuity across the world history periods covered in this course, and the causes and processes involved in major changes of these dynamics.
2. Patterns and effects of interaction among societies and regions: trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations.
3. The effects of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment (population growth and decline, disease, labor systems, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry).
4. Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies, and assessing change and continuity)
5. Cultural, intellectual, and religious developments, including interactions among and within societies.
6. Changes in function and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization).
| | AP American Government (51518) | | Advanced Placement American Government is a yearlong course designed to provide students with a complete and thorough study of the political beliefs, processes, institutions and policies of the United States. Students will closely examine and analyze political behaviors, campaigns and elections, the branches of government, public policy decisions and civil rights and liberties. In addition, state and local government, including the Missouri constitution will be studied. Material will be presented at a college level with extensive readings and writing required. Students who take the Advanced Placement test may earn college credit with a qualifying score. This course may also be used to satisfy the American Government graduation requirement.
Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or higher, teacher approval
| | AP American History I (51515) | | Advanced Placement History I and II are semester courses designed for college-bound students. College level work is expected from students.
These courses cover the political and social development of American civilization from its beginning to the present day. The rise and development of industrialization and urbanization, along with territorial expansion and America’s international role, receive attention. The first semester covers the period from discovery until the end of the Civil War. The second semester starts in 1865 and extends to the present.
The UMKC High School/College Program is designed to smooth the transition from high school to college, shorten the time needed to earn an undergraduate degree, avoid unnecessary duplication of curriculum and improve the study habits, general academic readiness and academic options for college bound students. Students may receive three credits of UMKC college credits per semester and/or take an Advanced Placement test to qualify.
Recommendations: American History, Ancient European History, Modern World History and recommendation of instructor.
Prerequisites: Three (3) units of Social Studies, a GPA of 3.5 and recommendation of instructor.
Advanced Placement American History I and II ( ½ credit each semester) – Grade 12.
| | AP American History II (51517) | | Advanced Placement History I and II are semester courses designed for college-bound students. College level work is expected from students.
These courses cover the political and social development of American civilization from its beginning to the present day. The rise and development of industrialization and urbanization, along with territorial expansion and America’s international role, receive attention. The first semester covers the period from discovery until the end of the Civil War. The second semester starts in 1865 and extends to the present.
The UMKC High School/College Program is designed to smooth the transition from high school to college, shorten the time needed to earn an undergraduate degree, avoid unnecessary duplication of curriculum and improve the study habits, general academic readiness and academic options for college bound students. Students may receive three credits of UMKC college credits per semester and/or take an Advanced Placement test to qualify.
Recommendations: American History, Ancient European History, Modern World History and recommendation of instructor.
Prerequisites: Three (3) units of Social Studies, a GPA of 3.5 and recommendation of instructor.
Advanced Placement American History I and II ( ½ credit each semester) – Grade 12.
| | AP European History (51535) | | AP European History is a challenging, year-long course that is designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college survey course in Western Civilization. The course covers the history of Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the Cold War and the attempts at the unification of Europe. The major themes of the last six centuries of European history will be examined:
• Intellectual and cultural history
• Political and diplomatic history
• Social and economic history
Students are expected to do a considerable amount of critical reading in the primary text and the various supplementary sources encountered in their research and provided by the instructor. The course also places emphasis on analytical writing (using primary and secondary sources), class discussion, and research. Thus, students should possess strong reading and writing skills, and be willing to devote the necessary time to study and completion of assignments. Students should expect an essay assignment every three to four weeks and a multiple-choice test over each chapter. Twice during the academic year, students will be given a practice AP European History Test, after extensive practice on the skills necessary for success on the written portion of this test. The overall grade in the course is based on chapter tests, written assignments, and class participation.
| | AP Pyschology (51555) | | A.P. Psychology is an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. An emphasis will be placed on research, learning, motivation, sensation, perception, psychopathology, and development. Students will be exposed to psychological facts, principles, and each of the major subfields within psychology. | | Contemporary Issues (51540) | | Students will identify major trends, issues, and problems confronting them in today’s society. The pressing social, economic, and political issues, both international and domestic, will be described, evaluated, analyzed, and understood. The student will develop and employ critical thinking, reading, writing, verbal and social science skills. Topics to be covered will include foreign relations, domestic and international economics and the social, cultural and political trends of contemporary America. | | Functional Curriculum-Social Studies | | In order to acquire functional concepts and behaviors related to community living, this course addresses the following:
• Recognizing that citizens of the United States have rights and responsibilities.
• Understanding the effects of past events on present circumstances.
• Making and following rules in their environment.
• Developing responsible behaviors related to earning and spending money and skills and behaviors related to finding and keeping a job.
• Demonstrating skills related to finding various locations, traveling independently, and adapting lifestyle to various environments.
• Developing self-awareness and understanding about how actions affect others, appropriate behaviors in various social situations, and experiences with cultural diversity.
• Using tools such as symbols, signs, maps, and schedules to make decisions.
| | International Relations 2008 | | This semester long special topics course deals with the study of international relations and how nation-states interact with each other on a global scale. Students are introduced to the discipline of international relations through an overview of international security, foreign policy, international organizations, international law and international political economy. Topics include the Cold War, the role of the United Nations, human rights, terrorism, and diplomacy. | | Kansas City Regional History 2008 | | This special topics social studies course examines our regional history from Native American settlement to the present. Major topics covered will include: Native Americans, European Exploration, Westward Expansion, Border and Civil War, Industrialization, Political Machines, The Great Depression, WWI, WWII, The Civil Rights Movement, Urban Sprawl, City Planning and Urban Renewal. | | Minorities in US History 2008 | This semester long special topics course will focus on the contributions to American society by prominent women and African Americans. Topics covered will include Early American settlement, slavery, abolition, Republic motherhood, Civil War, suffrage, segregation, progressivism, World War I, World War II, equal rights, and the Civil Rights movement.
| | Modern World History 2008 | | Modern World History is a year-long class that focuses on the characteristics and contributions of major World regions | | Psychology I (51551) | | Psychology I is an introduction to the study of human behavior. The course familiarizes students with the principles and applications of psychological study. A major goal of the class is to help students gain an understanding of themselves. Key topics covered in the course include: the brain and its effects on behavior, states of consciousness, theories on how we learn, information processing (memory), motivation/emotions, and personality theory. | | Psychology II (51552) | | Psychology II is a continuation of Psychology I. The major emphasis in this class is the study of human development with a focus upon adolescent issues. Attention is also given to helping students apply psychology’s insights in a manner that will benefit their own lives, e.g. stress management. In addition, Psychology II provides an overview of abnormal psychology and therapies. Students also have the opportunity to carry out one major research project involving actual experimentation on a topic of special interest to them. Careers open in the field of psychology will be explored.
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