2 minute read
History and Social Science
History and Social Science Department
Our goal is to help you develop skills to better see and interpret the world. Our courses, which cover everything from FDR’s New Deal to the Green New Deal, Amazon warriors to Confucian scholars, help you analyze historical events and individuals’ roles within them. You’ll look at the nature of historical and cultural change, and what it means for us today. The department offers a wide variety of courses, looking backward and forward at the same time. We try to make sense of the economy, current events, government, culture and politics around the world, even your very psyche. As you progress through the curriculum, the range of course offerings increases, including a number of college-level classes open to juniors, seniors and PGs. Many of our classes integrate literary, religious, and artistic perspectives, which provides context for what we study and can increase your appreciation of varied perspectives as you develop your own analyses and interpretations. In addition to our incredible faculty, we bring in a wide variety of guest speakers. Sometimes we bring in visiting groups of international students to share experiences and ideas. We also offer study-abroad opportunities. You might travel to South Africa with a sophomore Humanities class and explore the realities of racial reconciliation and identity politics, or join Model United Nations and travel to a conference in Greece or Qatar. As you become a more skilled critical thinker, you’ll learn to express your ideas about history and society more clearly. As you write research papers, you’ll discover where to find data and how to seek answers. You’ll become a sleuth, a theorist, an interpreter, and an agent for change in the world — in other words, a historian and social scientist.
Academic Courses World History — sophomore year
• Humanities II: World History (Travel option offered as safety guidelines allow: Brazil, Spain/
Morocco, South Africa, India, China)
U.S. History — junior year
• U.S. History Survey • Shared Voices: Multicultural U.S.
History and American Literature • Government and Civil Liberties • For the People: Advanced Topics in
United States History • AP U.S. History Survey
History Electives
• Foreign Policy • In Their Footsteps: Rethinking
Women’s History • The Ancient Mediterranean World:
Kings, Oligarchs, and the Oppressed • The Islamic Middle East • War • Advanced Studies in World History:
East Asia • AP Modern European History
Tim Relyea
Please see the Curriculum Guide (bit.ly/ NMH_HistSocialSci) for complete course descriptions.
Academic Courses, con’t
Social Science Electives
• Economics • Advanced Topics in Economics • AP Economics • Psychology • Advanced Psychology • AP Psychology • Global Ethics and Climate Change
