The Psychology course introduces students to the study of human behavior. Students explore and apply psychological theories, concepts, and phenomena associated with major units of study, including neurobiology, cognition, development, social psychology, personality, and mental and physical health. Throughout the course, students apply concepts and research methods to analyze evidence, evaluate claims, and communicate complex ideas. AP Psychology Semester: 0.5 Credits Prerequisite: None, open to grades 11 and 12 only The AP Psychology course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. While considering the studies that have shaped the field, students explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena associated with major units of study, including biological bases of behavior, cognition, development, learning, social psychology, personality, and mental and physical health. Throughout the course, students apply psychological concepts and employ psychological research methods and data interpretation to evaluate claims, consider evidence, and effectively communicate ideas. Senior Seminar: Comparative Imperial History Semester: 0.5 Credits Prerequisite: Instructor approval, open to grade 12 only This course offers a comparative analysis of imperial systems from the classical era through the twentieth century, culminating in the Soviet Union. We will examine the political, economic, cultural, and ideological foundations of empire, with case studies including the Roman, Han, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman, British, and Russian/Soviet empires. Key themes include imperial expansion and administration, the role of violence and ideology, systems of inclusion and exclusion, the interaction between core and periphery, and the mechanisms of resistance and decolonization. Through primary sources, historiography, and theoretical frameworks such as postcolonialism and world- systems theory, students will investigate how empires have shaped—and continue to shape—global structures and identities. By situating imperial formations in a broad temporal and geographic context, the course challenges students to consider continuities and transformations across time, while grappling with the contested legacies of empire in the modern world. Assignments emphasize analytical writing, comparative reasoning, and critical engagement with both primary texts and scholarly debates. SOCIAL SCIENCES | 21
Psychology Semester: 0.5 Credits Prerequisite: None, open to grades 10 - 12 only
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