history COURSES

The History department is dedicated to developing critical, independent thought and expression among its students through a progressive and developmental sequence of courses. Faculty focus on preparing students for the challenges of a university education: reading texts, implementing strategies for note-taking, and writing critical essays and research papers. The skills required for each course in our curriculum build on those learned in prior courses.

Teachers and students form strong relationships in the History department as a result of optimal student-to-teacher ratios and small class sizes. The Hopkins Writing Center houses our faculty offices and provides a meeting place for students and teachers to work with one another.

Students are required to complete three years of history for graduation. Most students take Global Cultures in ninth grade, followed by Modern World History or US Government and Politics, US History, then senior electives including other options like Economics. Advanced Placement courses are offered in World History, US History, US Government and Politics, and Comparative Government and Politics.

After completing the sequence of courses in the History curriculum, students should understand the motives and ideas of historical figures and events, which will help them think critically and create logical and coherent arguments in their work in college and life.

GLOBAL CULTURES

MODERN WORLD HISTORY

AP WORLD HISTORY: MODERN

UNITED STATES HISTORY

AP US HISTORY

US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

AP US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

ECONOMICS

LEGAL STUDIES

GENDER & ETHNIC STUDIES

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY