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FHS Course Information
Social Studies Department Courses
In the social sciences, students learn how their lives have been and will continue to be affected by domestic and international politics, demographics, economic flux, technological change, and social change. The study of continuity and change in human events is the main focus of the history/social science curriculum. Students will understand and appreciate how ideas, events, and individuals have intersected to produce change over time as well as to recognize the conditions and forces that maintain continuity within human societies.
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World History
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Units: 10
Grades: 10
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U.C. Requirement: a
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: None.
In this course, students examine major turning points in the shaping of the modern world, from the late eighteenth century to the present. The year begins with an introduction to current world issues and then continues with a focus on the expansion of the West and the growing interdependence of people and cultures throughout the world including Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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U.S. History
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Units: 10
Grades: 11
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U.C. Requirement: a
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: None.
In this course, students examine American history in the twentieth century. The year begins with a selective review of U.S. History prior to 1900. After the review unit, this course will study units on The Progressive Era, World War I, the 1920s, The Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War. The year will culminate with emphasis on America from the 1960s to the present.
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U.S. History A.P.
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Units: 10
Grades: 11
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U.C. Requirement: a
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: Consent of the instructor.
This survey course, covering all periods of US History, gives students a thorough grounding in facts, but goes on to examine the significance of facts, their contexts, their causes and results. Students learn how to read historical material analytically and critically, to weigh historical evidence and interpretations and to arrive at conclusions on the basis of facts, in preparation for the A.P. Exam.
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Psychology
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Units: 5
Grades: 10-12
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U.C. Requirement: g
C.S.U. Requirement: ELEC
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Pre-requisites: None.
Using the conceptual tools of psychology, this course attempts to develop a curiosity about human behavior. The course also presents specific knowledge that could contribute to the productivity, happiness and social effectiveness of the individual. A balance between the academic and experiential will be attempted in this course. Taught in conjunction with Sociology.
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Sociology
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Units: 5
Grades: 10-12
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U.C. Requirement: g
C.S.U. Requirement: ELEC
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Pre-requisites: None.
Sociology is the study of group behavior. Sociology will offer the student an opportunity to consider and understand the forces within a society which influence and affect human behavior. An investigation of the process of socialization will be the main focus of this course, looking at the structure of society and the significance of social class in the United States. Taught in conjunction with Psychology.
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Economics
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Units: 5
Grades: 12
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U.C. Requirement: g
C.S.U. Requirement: ELEC
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Pre-requisites: None.
The course covers economic principles such as production, supply and demand, profits, distribution of goods, competition, money and banking, government monetary and fiscal policies, credit insurance, securities market and comparative economic systems. Taught in conjunction with Government.
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Economics A.P.
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Units: 5
Grades: 12
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U.C. Requirement: g
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: None.
The purpose of the Advanced Placement course in Microeconomics is to give students a thorough and advanced understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the larger mixed marked economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product.
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U.S. Government
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Units: 5
Grades: 12
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U.C. Requirement: a
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: None.
The goals of this course are to give an understanding of democratic processes and an awareness of the values and social framework that support them. Major units in the course are federal government, state government, political parties and elections and selected issues of government in the United States. Taught in conjunction with Economics.
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U.S. Government A.P.
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Units: 5
Grades: 12
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U.C. Requirement: a
C.S.U. Requirement: H
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Pre-requisites: None.
The Advanced Placement course in government parallels an introductory college course in political science. Students will examine primary and secondary sources and critically analyze them.
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