Updated 11/2023
Social Studies Elective Options
7281 Current Issues
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
This course helps students to understand current local, national, and international issues and their historical background. This understanding will provide an opportunity to develop reasoned opinions. The student will develop an awareness of positions held by individuals and groups affected by issues.
7243CECU AP World History*
Credits: 10
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Social Studies
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
AP World History is a survey of world history with a truly global perspective. The class emphasizes regional comparisons in broadly defined eras extending from 8,000 BCE to the present, with greater attention to the period 1200 CE to the present. Particular importance is placed on recognizing patterns of change throughout world history. The course will address five large themes, including Interaction Between Humans and the Environment; Development and Interaction of Cultures; State Building, Expansion and Conflict; Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems; and Development and Transformation of Social Structures. Students will have the option to earn college credit. *At FRHS: Students may earn college credit by either enrolling concurrently through CU-Succeed or taking the AP World History Exam.
7240 Psychology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Psychology will pursue the fascinating question of why human beings behave as they do. Students consider the role of our biological make up and our social environment in influencing why we respond as we do to a wide variety of situations. Famous experiments and psychological theories will be studied in an attempt to discover why people develop as they do behaviorally.
7246 AP Psychology
Credits: 10
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s); Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11, 12
The purpose of the AP course in Psychology is 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 sub fields within psychology. They also learn about the methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
7242 Sociology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Sociology is the study of the groups and societies in which people live. In this introductory course, we examine and analyze how social structures and cultures are created, maintained, and most importantly, how they affect behavior. Students learn about such issues as culture, socialization, social inequality, race and ethnicity, family, deviance, and social change.
2781 History of Rock and Roll
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
This course is a survey of the evolution of rock styles and contributions of important performers and musical techniques involved in the creation and performance of rock music. Students will be introduced to the history of rock and roll music as it evolved in the United States and spread throughout the world. In addition to the historical perspective class discussions will also focus on aesthetic and sociological issues that have influenced the various developments within the genre. At FRHS: This course will include an emphasis on collaborative research projects, multi-media presentations, guest speakers, and live performances.
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
This course helps students to understand current local, national, and international issues and their historical background. This understanding will provide an opportunity to develop reasoned opinions. The student will develop an awareness of positions held by individuals and groups affected by issues.
7243CECU AP World History*
Credits: 10
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Social Studies
Open to Grades: 10, 11 & 12
AP World History is a survey of world history with a truly global perspective. The class emphasizes regional comparisons in broadly defined eras extending from 8,000 BCE to the present, with greater attention to the period 1200 CE to the present. Particular importance is placed on recognizing patterns of change throughout world history. The course will address five large themes, including Interaction Between Humans and the Environment; Development and Interaction of Cultures; State Building, Expansion and Conflict; Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems; and Development and Transformation of Social Structures. Students will have the option to earn college credit. *At FRHS: Students may earn college credit by either enrolling concurrently through CU-Succeed or taking the AP World History Exam.
7240 Psychology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Psychology will pursue the fascinating question of why human beings behave as they do. Students consider the role of our biological make up and our social environment in influencing why we respond as we do to a wide variety of situations. Famous experiments and psychological theories will be studied in an attempt to discover why people develop as they do behaviorally.
7246 AP Psychology
Credits: 10
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s); Elective
Open to Grades: 10, 11, 12
The purpose of the AP course in Psychology is 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 sub fields within psychology. They also learn about the methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
7242 Sociology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Sociology is the study of the groups and societies in which people live. In this introductory course, we examine and analyze how social structures and cultures are created, maintained, and most importantly, how they affect behavior. Students learn about such issues as culture, socialization, social inequality, race and ethnicity, family, deviance, and social change.
2781 History of Rock and Roll
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
This course is a survey of the evolution of rock styles and contributions of important performers and musical techniques involved in the creation and performance of rock music. Students will be introduced to the history of rock and roll music as it evolved in the United States and spread throughout the world. In addition to the historical perspective class discussions will also focus on aesthetic and sociological issues that have influenced the various developments within the genre. At FRHS: This course will include an emphasis on collaborative research projects, multi-media presentations, guest speakers, and live performances.
The following class is offered for concurrent enrollment: (For details regarding the application and testing process, see FRCC College Now page at the front of this guide)
7451 CEFRCC Intro to Sociology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades 10, 11 & 12
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I: Examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology as well as human culture, social groups, and the social issues of age, gender, class, and race. This is a guaranteed to transfer to all public colleges and universities in Colorado.
7451 CEFRCC Intro to Sociology
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: None
Meets requirement(s): Elective
Open to Grades 10, 11 & 12
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I: Examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology as well as human culture, social groups, and the social issues of age, gender, class, and race. This is a guaranteed to transfer to all public colleges and universities in Colorado.