FRE 310-IB: French SL1/SL2
In this language acquisition course, students focus on five themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, and sharing the planet. Students communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations, demonstrate linguistic competence and intercultural understanding, use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and cultural contexts, use language to express and to respond to […]
FRE 300-IB: French ab initio SL1/SL2
This language acquisition course focuses on five themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, and sharing the planet. Students demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the intercultural elements related to the topics studied and communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations. Students learn the fundamental lexicon and grammar necessary to communicate through speaking, […]
HSS 410-IB: Economics HL1/HL2
PLACEMENT IN THIS COURSE REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR/IB COORDINATOR. The study of economics is essentially about dealing with scarcity, resource allocation, and the methods and processes by which choices are made in the satisfaction of human wants. This course encourages students to develop international perspectives, to foster a concern for global issues, and […]
HSS 400-IB: History HL1/HL2
PLACEMENT IN THIS COURSE REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR/IB COORDINATOR. This course emphasizes the importance of encouraging students to think historically. It focuses on developing critical thinking and on an understanding of multiple interpretations of history. In this way, the course involves an engaging and critical exploration of the past. This course is based […]
HSS 370-IB: Economics SL1/SL2
The study of economics is essentially about dealing with scarcity, resource allocation, and the methods and processes by which choices are made in the satisfaction of human wants. This course encourages students to develop international perspectives, to foster a concern for global issues, and raises students’ awareness of their own responsibilities at a local, national, […]
HSS 360-IB: History SL
This course emphasizes the importance of encouraging students to think historically. It focuses on developing critical thinking and on an understanding of multiple interpretations of history. In this way, the course involves an engaging and critical exploration of the past. This course is based on a comprehensive and multi-perspective approach to history. It involves the […]
HSS 351/352: Philosophy
This course explores the nature of thought and the questions behind how humanity got to be the way it is and how it might be made better if we were to change it. Ultimately, to study philosophy is to study the nature of being and to determine our place in the world. In this course, […]
HSS 341/342: Microeconomics
This course shows students the ways in which human interactions shape their economic status. This will lead students to question just how rational the choices people—themselves included—are in a system of competing incentives and disincentives. This course covers fundamental topics including supply and demand, and uses model-based, quantitative, and qualitative methods of analysis.
HSS 331/332: Macroeconomics
This course explores the way the world works, or at least the way capitalism and its rival economic systems make the world work. Students discover how social forces and systems operate on a grand scale to shape the lives they lead. This course covers the behaviors of the economy as a whole, focusing on the […]
HSS 320: Human Psychology
This course plumbs the depth of the human psyche. Students uncover what makes people—and themselves—tick, and they learn to analyze the world through the mind’s eye. This course provides a foundational exploration of psychology, with an emphasis on developmental psych, social cognition, personality formation, as well as topics as varied as addiction, anxiety, therapy, and […]
