Social Studies

Course: 7495 Grade: 9
This course satisfies the ½ credit requirement in Citizenship & Government needed for graduation from Forest Lake Area High School. This course includes the study of civic skills, civic values and principles of democracy, rights and responsibilities, government institutions and political processes, as well as relationships of the United States to other nations and organizations.

Course: 7496 Grade: 9
This course satisfies the ½ credit requirement in Geography needed for graduation from Forest Lake Area High School. This course includes the study of geospatial skills and human geography. Human geography units include: Introduction, Population, Cultural, Political, Agricultural, Environmental, Economic, and Urban.

Course: 7022/7023 Grade: 10-12
World History A and B satisfy the 1 credit requirement in World History needed for graduation from Forest Lake Area High School. The courses are chronological in context and are designed to be primarily taken within a given school year. Major units of study in World History A cover a time frame beginning with the earliest record of humanity and ending around 1450 CE. World History B continues from there and concludes with the Post World War II era.

Course: 7001/7002 Grade: 11-12 Recommended: Passing grade in World History A/B U.S. History A and B will satisfy the one credit requirement for U.S. History in order to meet the graduation requirements. Students complete a two term study of the history and development of the United States from the beginning of Native American Indian discovery through European colonization to the present day. Major themes of study include the convergence of cultures from the Americas, Europe and Africa; the American Revolution; the Civil War; industrialization; the emergence of modern America, World War I and II; and the postwar United States to modern day.

Course: 7201 Grade: 11-12
Economics is the study of how people coordinate their wants and desires, given scarce resources and the decision-making mechanisms, social customs, and political realities of their societies. Students will examine microeconomic components of the economy such as price, competition, business, budgeting, and credit. We will also examine macroeconomic issues related to the ecomony as a whole through employment and labor issues, banking, the role of the government in the economy, and selected topics on global economics. 

Course: 7205
Grade: 10-12
Anthropology is the scientific study of humankind. Physical anthropology investigates the biological aspects of what it means to be human. Cultural anthropology investigates the cultural evolution of human societies through archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. This class concentrates on cultural anthropology.

Course: 7208 Grade: 10-12
This course addresses the following topics: principles and origins of U.S. Government, the Constitution, federalism, political parties, voters and voter behavior, the electoral process, mass media, public opinion, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, economic policy, foreign policy, national defense, the courts, civil liberties, civil rights, comparative political and economic systems, and state and local government. Guest speakers include elected officials, members of political parties, and interest group advocates.

Course: 7306 Grade: 10-12
Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of humans and animals. The course of study will concentrate on the following areas: introduction to psychology, methods and experimentation, biological influences on behavior, heredity and environment, physiology of the brain, sleep and consciousness, theories of learning and memory, and psychological disorders and their treatment.

Course: 7307 Grade: 10-12
Sociology is the scientific study of human interaction and human group behavior in modern societies. This course covers the following concepts which are basic to sociology: (1) the role of the sociologist; (2) the structure and function of society; (3) social processes and institutions; (4) collective and deviant behavior; (5) racial and ethnic relations; (6) communication and propaganda; (7) culture: the product of group experience; and (8) current social issues as related to sociology.