Course Descriptions



Course Descriptions

Pre-AICE English Language 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to provide a variety of writing opportunities calling for the use of different styles and tones. Students will understand the power of language as it impacts readers, writers, listeners, viewers, speakers and society as a whole. They will learn how to respond critically and aesthetically to fiction and nonfiction and develop in four skill areas: reading and directed writing, continuous writing, language usage, and oral communication as well as the skills of analysis, synthesis, and drawing inference.

Pre-AICE English Literature 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course includes the study in detail of texts from a variety of genre, for e.g. poetry, prose and drama. Students will complete in-depth studies of literary works and authors selected from the list of prescribed texts and authors for Literature in English. Students will acquire first hand knowledge of the content of literary texts: understand the literal meanings of texts and the contexts of those meanings. Critical interpretation: understand literary text beyond their literal meanings in terms of the issues and attitudes they raise; recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language to create their effects of narration, description, characterization and literary structure.

AICE English Language 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the semantic, structural, and rhetorical resources of the English language as they relate to the principles of effective writing. The course also provides a variety opportunities calling for the use of different styles and tones.

AICE Thinking Skills 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course involves the development of a range of transferable thinking skills and processes. Students will study the language of reasoning by identifying reasons, evaluating reasoning of different kinds, recognizing and evaluating assumptions, clarifying expressions and ideas, and the production of reasoning appropriate to a given task. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply numerical skills to solve unfamiliar problems, use communication skills to solve unfamiliar problems in a variety of different types of writing and demonstrate the ability to understand and evaluate arguments.

Pre-AICE Mathematics I 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to: develop their mathematical knowledge and oral, written and practical skills. The content themes and topics should include, but not be limited to: numbers, estimation, ratio, percentages, graphs, algebraic formulae, algebraic manipulation, functions, indices, matrices, statistics, probability, and coordinate geometry.

Pre-AICE Mathematics II 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to: develop their mathematical knowledge and oral, written and practical skills. The content themes and topics should include, but not be limited to: geometrical terms and construction, measurement, symmetry, locus, transformations, and trigonometry.

Pre-AICE Mathematics III 1.0 credit

AICE Mathematics I (probability and statistics) 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to: develop an understanding of mathematical principles and an appreciation of mathematics as a logical and coherent subject; acquire a range of mathematical skills. The content themes and topics should include, but not be limited to: quadratics, functions, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, vectors, differentiation, integration, permutations, and probability.

Pre-AICE Biology 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to provide exploratory experiences, laboratory, and real life applications in the biological sciences. The content should include: the nature of science, chemical life processes, cells, taxonomy, evolution, structure, function and reproduction of plants, and ecology.

Pre-AICE Chemistry 1.0 credit

The intent of this course is that students will obtain a thorough understanding of the finite life of the world’s resources and hence the need for recycling and conservation, economic consideration in the chemical industry. The content should include: the particulate nature of matter, experimental techniques, atoms, compounds, electricity, chemical reactions, the periodic table, metals, air and water, carbonates and organic chemistry.

AICE Biology 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to provide exploratory experiences, laboratory, and real life applications in the biological sciences in an accelerated fashion. The content should include: the nature of science, chemical life processes, cells, taxonomy, ontogeny, phylogeny, structure, function and reproduction of plants, ecology, the impact of agricultural, food, and medical technologies on the quality of life and turbimetry.

Pre-AICE World History 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to promote the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of human activity in the past, promote and understanding of the nature of cause and consequence, continuity and change, similarity and difference, and to encourage international understanding. The content should include: the Revolutions of 1848, unification of Germany and Italy, civil war in the United States, First World War, causes of World War II and the Cold War and US/USSR relations.

Pre-AICE Geography 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire and organize information about places, people, and culture throughout the world to develop a sense of where they are in time, space and culture, and to reinforce their own personal and social identity.

AICE US History 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand the development of the United States within the context of history with a major focus on the transformation of the USA from an isolated agrarian society in the 1840’s to the world’s leading superpower. The course explicitly encourages the development of two fundamental historical skills, the construction of clear, concise, logical and relevant arguments and the evaluation and interpretation of source materials as historical evidence within the context

of United States history.

AICE Psychology 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to psychological concepts, theories, research findings, and applications; to create an understanding of the range and limitations of psychological theory and practice. Content will include usefulness of psychological research, approaches in psychology, psychometrics and ethics.

Anthropology Honors 0.5 credit

Students acquire an understanding of the differences and similarities, both biological and cultural, in human populations. The content should include: human and biological origins, adaptation, diversity of human behavior, evolution of social and cultural institutions, and the effects of change on cultural institutions.

Global Perspectives Honors (Global Studies) 1.0 credit

This course will help students develop an awareness of human similarities, engage in local, national and international dialogue, explain historical development, present status and possible future options available, develop summative judgments regarding the preferred courses of action to deal with specific global issues, understand and explain the global interrelationship among science, technology and society.

Humanities I Honors 0.5 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to examine, understand and respond to creative efforts of individuals and societies through interdisciplinary study of the arts from early civilization to the 1500s. The content should include: characteristics of the visual and performing arts, influence of history, literature, philosophy, and religion on the arts, analysis of ideas and artistic expression across varied cultures.

Humanities II Honors 0.5 credit

The study of the arts and their connections to areas such as history, literature, philosophy, and religion since the 1500s. Content should include contributions of major visual and performing artists, the impact of history and culture on today’s societies and culture and critical exemplars in the visual and performing arts.

Philosophy Honors 0.5 credit

The learner will explore the foundations of philosophy through a historical exploration of the great thinkers. The content should include: definition and application of philosophy, master philosophies, development of a personal philosophy, and how to relate specific texts and authors to the examination of concepts and problems.

World Religions 0.5 credit

Through the study of this course students will acquire an understanding of the way people in different cultures satisfy their spiritual needs. Students will understand the place of religion in culture, the importance that has been attached to religion in people’s lives and the relationship between religion and social institutions.

Women’s Studies 0.5 credit

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop a basic understanding of women throughout history, of individual women who have shaped history and the world today, and of contemporary issues that impact the lives of women today.

AP Art – the History of Art 1.0 credit

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the appreciation of works of art, the intelligent examination of works of art, and to the major forms of artistic expression in Western art from 1400 to the present.

AP European History 1.0 credit

This course enables students to understand the development of Europe within the context of history by examining connections to the past in order to prepare for the future. Students use knowledge pertaining to history, geography, economics, political processes, religion, and ethics.

AP Psychology 1.0 credit

Through the study of psychology, students acquire an understanding of human behavior, behavioral interaction, and the progressive development of individuals.

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