AP History & Social Science Courses Offered at Battlefield High School for 2017-18 |
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AP
Macroeconomics
An
AP
course
in
Macroeconomics
is
designed
to
give
you
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
principles
of
economics
that
apply
to
an
economic
system
as
a
whole.
Such
a
course
places
particular
emphasis
on
the
study
of
national
income
and
price
determination,
and
also
develops
your
familiarity
with
economic
performance
measures,
economic
growth,
and
international
economics.
AP
Microeconomics
The
purpose
of
an
AP
course
in
Microeconomics
is
to
provide
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
principles
of
economics
that
apply
to
the
functions
of
individual
decision
makers,
both
consumers
and
producers,
within
the
larger
economic
system.
It
places
primary
emphasis
on
the
nature
and
functions
of
product
markets,
and
includes
the
study
of
factor
markets
and
of
the
role
of
government
in
promoting
greater
efficiency
and
equity
in
the
economy.
AP
Psychology
The
AP
Psychology
course
is
designed
to
introduce
students
to
the
systematic
and
scientific
study
of
the
behavior
and
mental
processes
of
human
beings
and
other
animals.
Students
are
exposed
to
the
psychological
facts,
principles,
and
phenomena
associated
with
each
of
the
major
sub-fields
within
psychology.
They
also
learn
about
the
ethics
and
methods
psychologists
use
in
their
science
and
practice.
AP
Psychology
is
intended
to
be
equivalent
to
an
introductory
college
course
in
psychology.
AP
United
States
Government
and
Politics
AP
United
States
Government
and
Politics
will
give
students
an
analytical
perspective
on
government
and
politics
in
the
United
States.
This
course
includes
both
the
study
of
general
concepts
used
to
interpret
U.S.
government
and
politics
and
the
analysis
of
specific
examples.
It
also
requires
familiarity
with
the
various
institutions,
groups,
beliefs,
and
ideas
that
constitute
U.S.
government
and
politics.
While
there
is
no
single
approach
that
an
AP
United
States
Government
and
Politics
course
must
follow,
students
should
become
acquainted
with
the
variety
of
theoretical
perspectives
and
explanations
for
various
behaviors
and
outcomes.
AP United States Government and Politics is intended for qualified students who wish to complete studies in secondary school equivalent to a one-semester college introductory course in United States government and politics.
AP
United
States
History
The
AP
U.S.
History
course
is
designed
to
provide
students
with
the
analytic
skills
and
factual
knowledge
necessary
to
deal
critically
with
the
problems
and
materials
in
U.S.
history.
The
program
prepares
students
for
intermediate
and
advanced
college
courses
by
making
demands
upon
them
equivalent
to
those
made
by
full-year
introductory
college
courses.
Students
should
learn
to
assess
historical
materials-their
relevance
to
a
given
interpretive
problem,
reliability,
and
importance-and
to
weigh
the
evidence
and
interpretations
presented
in
historical
scholarship.
An
AP
U.S.
History
course
should
thus
develop
the
skills
necessary
to
arrive
at
conclusions
on
the
basis
of
an
informed
judgment
and
to
present
reasons
and
evidence
clearly
and
persuasively
in
essay
format.
AP
World
History
The
AP
World
History
course
content
is
structured
around
the
investigation
of
five
course
themes
and
19
key
concepts
in
six
different
chronological
periods,
from
approximately
8000
B.C.E.
to
the
present.
The
themes
and
key
concepts
are
intended
to
provide
foundational
knowledge
for
future
college-level
course
work
in
history.
The
course's
organization
around
a
limited
number
of
key
concepts
instead
of
a
perceived
list
of
facts,
events,
and
dates
makes
teaching
each
historical
period
more
manageable.
The
three
to
four
key
concepts
per
period
define
what
is
most
essential
to
know
about
each
period
based
upon
the
most
current
historical
research
in
world
history.
This
approach
enables
students
to
spend
less
time
on
factual
recall,
more
time
on
learning
essential
concepts,
and
helps
them
develop
historical
thinking
skills
necessary
to
explore
the
broad
trends
and
global
processes
involved
in
their
study
of
AP
World
History.
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Last Updated: 2/15/18 |