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Geography This course on World Geography is offered to Freshmen as a foundational discipline to the rest of the Social Sciences that they will be studying in the succeeding years. It offers a comprehensive overview of the world's various places (Physical Geography) and peoples (Human Geography) and how these interact, with a special emphasis on the latter.
World History While historical events are unique, they often are driven by similar, repeated forces. In telling the history of the world, this course pays attention to eight significant and recurring themes. These themes are presented to show that from America, to Africa, to Asia, people are more alike than they realize. Throughout history, humans have confronted similar obstacles, have struggled to achieve similar goals, and continually have strived to better themselves and the world around them.
U.S. History The course of United States History is offered to FDMS Juniors as a requirement for its humanities and social sciences curricula. This course includes the Themes of History, which consist of Diversity and the National Identity, America in World Affairs, Economic Opportunity, Science and Technology, Women and Political Power, Immigration and Migration, States’ Rights, Voting Rights, and Civil Rights.
AP U.S. History The AP U .S . History course is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in U .S . history . The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses . Students should learn to assess historical materials—their relevance to a given interpretive problem, reliability, and importance—and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship . An AP U .S . History course should thus develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format
American Government This course students apply knowledge gained in previous years of study to pursue a deeper understanding of the institutions of American government. In addition, they draw on their studies of American history and of other societies to compare different systems of government in the world today. This course should be viewed as the culmination of the civic literacy strand that prepares students to vote, to reflect on the responsibilities of citizenship, and to participate in community activities. This course will analyze 6 concepts to bridge competence of American Principals; The Constitution and the bill of rights, the courts and the governmental process, our government today: the legislative and executive branches, federalism: state and local government, comparative governments, and contemporary issues in the world today.
AP U.S. Government & Polictics An introductory college course in United States government and politics or in comparative government and politics is generally one semester in length . In both subject areas there is considerable variety among the courses offered by colleges . In terms of content, there is no specific college course curriculum that an AP course in United States Government and Politics or in Comparative Government and Politics must follow . Therefore, the aim of an AP course should be to provide the student with a learning experience equivalent to that obtained in most college introductory U .S . or comparative government and politics courses.
Guam Studies Guam Studies is a full year course dealing with the island of Guam. This course will cover all aspects of the island. Throughout the year, the student will learn about Guam’s history, culture, language, economy, political structure, society and natural environment. A great deal of emphasis will also be placed on current events. The course will help to develop the student’s reading, writing, analytical and presentation skills. Many of the class activities and assignments will also help to promote the use of educational technology. It is hoped that knowledge of Guam history will provide a better understanding of all aspects of modern Guam society.
Accounting Accounting concepts and techniques essential to the administration of a business enterprise: analyzing and recording financial transactions; accounting valuation and allocation practices; preparation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements; international accounting issues.
AP Psychology The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals . Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology . They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.