Social Studies

Current Issues

Grade: 11th / 12th

Course Description: Contemporary Issues introduces students to various issues facing the world today. Students will explore global and domestic issues and evaluate the role of the United States and the global community in a changing world. This class is designed to eliminate much of the confusion surrounding these issues and allow students to form their own opinions on matters that affect their world. Students will evaluate the issues and propose solutions from a variety of perspectives.

 

Economics

Grade: 11th/12th Grade (Semester course required for graduation)

Course Description: This course provides a dual focus on economic principles and personal finance, meeting the 2026 addition of personal finance to the Social Studies Standards. Students will study market structures and global trade alongside practical life skills including budgeting, credit management, insurance, and identity protection.

 

 

 

 

 

DMACC Western Civ: Early Modern to Present

Prerequisite: Proficiency on IA Assessments. 

Recommendation: It is strongly advised that before enrolling in this course, students need to be a junior or senior by credits, or have completed Freshman honors English, or have a teacher recommendation from a social studies teacher or an English teacher indicating that they believe that the student can handle college-level reading comprehension, writing, and workload that comes with taking a college course as a high school student

DMACC Western Civ: Ancient to Modern

Prerequisite:  Proficiency on IA Assessments.

Recommendation: It is strongly advised that before enrolling in this course, students need to be a junior or senior by credits, or have completed Freshman honors English, or have a teacher recommendation from a social studies teacher or an English teacher indicating that they believe that the student can handle college-level reading comprehension, writing, and workload that comes with taking a college course as a high school student.

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