Pinkerton Academy Department of Social Studies

Recommended for 12th Grade    Senior Page

240 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ECONOMICS Refer to the Advance Placement Page

242 CONSUMER ECONOMICS

This half-year (0.5 credit) social studies elective is open to all Juniors and Seniors who want to gain

valuable practical consumer information in order to deal with the real world. Topics include advertising,

transportation, food, housing, budgets, credit, job hunting, taxes, insurance, banking, investing, and

economic theory. Class projects, consumer magazines, simulation games, and videos supplement the

basic class material. A project is required.

Note: Students interested in History may take AP U.S. History, U.S. History A or U.S. History B, but

cannot receive more than 1 credit in U.S. History.

260 SOCIOLOGY 2 (refer to course description on Junior Page )

 270 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

This course is a full-year (1 credit) Senior elective. The course focuses on a wide variety of current

domestic and international issues confronting the citizens of the United States. The objective of this

course is to help students develop an understanding of the events behind current headlines and to

formulate and express informed opinions of the events facing America and the world today. A

heterogeneous grouping format allows for a discussion of issues, which more realistically reflects the

viewpoints of society as a whole. News quizzes, position papers, participation, and research on an

ongoing topic are course requirements. Each student receives a daily newspaper and a weekly copy of

a news magazine.

282 ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY Refer to the Advance Placement Page

290 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PSYCHOLOGY Refer to the Advance Placement Page

291 PSYCHOLOGY A

This full-year (1credit) course is designed for those seniors who are interested in the behavioral sciences.

The course covers such topics as learning, nature versus nurture, treatment of behavioral disorders, bio

psychology, perception, history of psychology, and the philosophies of the various schools of psychology.

While the major objective of the course is to understand the basic concepts in these areas, consideration

is also given to minor experimentation, experimental learning, and personal (inner) growth through

exchange of ideas, relevant articles, and books.

294 PSYCHOLOGY B

This full-year (1 credit) course is designed for seniors who want to emphasize the practical rather than

theoretical uses of psychology. Actual demonstrations and experiments are conducted whenever possible.

Emphasis is placed on how psychological considerations affect the everyday lives of individual students.

Each student is urged to work in areas of personal interest, and each is required to do individual reports

during the year.

910 TELEVISION PRODUCTION (See 11th Grade course description)

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