East Paulding High School

The World Geography course provides students with an analytical view of how geographic factors have and continue to influence human behavior on earth. Students will examine how the physical and cultural geographic factors contribute to varying levels of cooperation within the major world regions.

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 1.0
 Grades: 9  

 Also Offered:
 - Honors World Geography
 - AP Human Geography  

This course offers a study of world civilizations from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. The course begins with an overview of the origins of democratic thought and institutions from Greco-Roman times to the eighteenth century. The main topics of the course are: the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, Western Imperialism, World War I, the Russian Revolution and the rise of fascism in the interwar period, World War II, The Cold War, and topics in contemporary history.

 Required: Yes
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 1.0
 Grades: 10   

 Also Offered:
 - Honors World History
 - AP World History

The primary focus of this course will be to explore the major events, personalities, social, cultural, and technological changes that have shaped United States History from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The course begins with an overview of American History from the Age of Discovery to the Era of Reconstruction. The remainder of the course will be a study of the political, economic, social, cultural, and technological changes that have taken place in the United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries.  Georgia Milestone - EOC Course  

 Required: Yes
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 1.0
 Grades: 11   

 Also Offered:
 - Honors US History
 - AP US History    

The Economics course will explore the basic principles and operations of the free market economy in the context of choices among scarce resources. Further, students will gain understanding of our role in the global economy, illustrating our interdependence. Lastly, students will develop skills for personal economics, personal finance, and general economic issues and events.

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 12   

 Also Offered:
 - Honors Economics
 - AP Economics  

The Government course will study the basic structure of American Government, exploring what the role of government should be under our Constitutional system. Supporting objectives include historical political theories essential to the establishment of our system of government, supplemented by the social, economic, and religious institutions which influenced it. Further, the objective is to expose students to participatory government experiences leading to an informed electorate, capable of taking responsibility and leadership in society.

 Required: Yes
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 12   

 Also Offered:
 - Honors Government
 - AP Government  

Analyzes current issues and influences that are related to these issues and examines how decisions are made concerning those issues. Integrates and reinforces social studies skills.  

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 9-12   

Financial literacy describes the skills needed for understanding the interactions of people with money and related matters. The course is designed to help students develop that understanding by describing, analyzing, and evaluating many financial topics that most students will directly experience. The standards in the course are consistent with nationally recognized concepts that are important to healthy financial literacy. The elements of the course are aligned with current technology and laws - both of which can change rapidly - so instructors should verify any information they feel may be outdated. The standards and elements can be taught in any sequence.

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 9-12  

If the workings of the mind interest you more than the workings of society, our Psychology course is for you. This popular elective combines a serious study of psychology with a lot of fun stuff. 

The major goal of psychology is to systematically study individual behavior and human mental processes to gain an understanding of self and others. The course will explore cognitive aspects of the mind, or how humans think and feel about the world around them. The course will provide opportunities for students to become knowledgeable about the importance of attitudes, feelings, and values for themselves and others in determining human behavior; the scientific basis of behavior, the process of human development as a lifelong journey.

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 9-12  

 Also Offered:
 - AP Psychology  

This course is an introduction to sociology as a way of understanding the world. Sociology is a field of study that explains social, political, and economic phenomena in terms of social structures, social forces, and group relations. During this course we will focus on several important sociological topics, including socialization, culture, the social construction of knowledge, deviance and self-control, social movements, collective behavior, inequality, race and ethnic relations, poverty, and political sociology.

 Required: No / Elective
 Prerequisites: None
 Credit: 0.5
 Grades: 9-12