Academics
Course Description
This course will survey the major areas of psychology: consciousness, the brain and behavior, theories of human growth, development and personality, learning, and psychological testing. Students will be exposed to major psychological theorists and theories, exploring how psychology relates to their own interests while examining theories of human behavior. Discussion, reading, research, and projects will be required.
Grade Level Offerings
Course Length
Credits
Designed for students to acquire basic knowledge of the structure and an understanding of functions of the cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the human body. Scientific methodology is incorporated in the classroom activities along with substantial anatomical names and terminology. These skills are intended to introduce students to general terms and concepts needed as young adults and future parents. These terms and concepts may also serve as an introduction to students interested in biological and health related careers. Units of study include introductory terminology, cytology, histology, and each of the systems (skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, integumentary, and reproductive).
This course will study the earliest roots of the followers of Christ and our shared Jewish heritage into the development of Roman Catholicism. Emphasis will be placed on the movement, expansion, heritage, mission and statement of beliefs. Its focus will center on significant models of the Church as a community of believers. The teacher will provide opportunities for prayer, reflection, praxis, and liturgical involvement.
This course surveys the history of the United States from colonial times through the modern period. Students will examine the economic, political, and cultural development of early America. The course continues with the events that lead America into the Civil War and our recovery and modernization after the war. The final part of this course emphasizes the emergence of the United States as a world power and the crises faced as a modern nation both at home and abroad.
