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Please Note: African American Studies and Law Studies I are Social Studies Electives.
You can only take one of these courses per year for credit.
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Title: AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 226100
Recommended Grade Level: 10 - 12 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: African American Studies is an elective course designed to explore the in-depth and factual history and culture of a distinct class of Americans. It will provide a study of Africans in their native land, an introduction into the business of slave trading, the institution of slavery in the New World, the role of free blacks, blacks in the military and during Reconstruction, and their struggle for freedom. Also, the course will analyze current issues and seek to find solutions that will benefit society as a whole.
Title: Law Studies I 253500
Recommended Grade: 10-12 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $5.00
Description: This course is designed to educate young people about the law, which is of practical use in everyday life. It addresses general problems in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice; torts, consumer, family, housing and individual rights; and civil liberty laws. Interactive strategies are used to teach the various concepts presented. Students are taught to be open-minded about the laws that govern them. Experts in the area of law will serve as guest speakers throughout the course. Students will also gain knowledge of the trial process through mock trial activities done in the classroom setting.
Title: WORLD GEOGRAPHY 212000
Recommended Grade Level: 9 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: The study of geography is organized around five themes--location, place, human-environment interactions, movement, and regions. Location and place help students understand how to make geographic observations. Human-environment interactions, movement, and regions give students a foundation for geographic analysis.
Title: WORLD GEOGRAPHY (HONORS) 211900
Recommended Grade Level: 9 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: This course takes the study of world geography to a greater depth. The study of geography is organized around five themes--location, place, human-environment interactions, movement, and regions. Human-environment interactions, movement, and regions give students a foundation for geographic analysis. Students will be expected to perform at an accelerated pace.
Title: CIVICS/FREE ENTERPRISE BLOCK
ALPHABET A-J 990014
Title: FREE ENTERPRISE/CIVICS BLOCK
ALPHABET K – Z 990015
Recommended Grade Level: 10 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: FREE ENTERPRISE - The course content surveys the American Free Enterprise system and the basic economic systems of the world. The basic economic concepts including the roles of the consumer, business, labor, and government will be studied in addition to the fundamental characteristics with emphasis on supply and demand. CIVICS - This course provides an overview of American government from its origin and structure to citizenship and its rights and responsibilities of America’s role in world politics. Specific topics that will be covered include: good citizenship, jobs and education for Americans, building better communities, the structure of the federal political system, and the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Title: CIVICS/FREE ENTERPRISE (HONORS) BLOCK
ALPHABET A - J 990018
Title: FREE ENTERPRISE /CIVICS HONORS BLOCK
ALPHABET K - Z 990019
Recommended Grade Level: 10 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: CIVICS HONORS - This course takes the topics of Civics to a more advanced level. It provides an overview of American government from its origin and structure to citizenship and its rights and responsibilities to America’s role in world politics. Specific topics that will be covered include: good citizenship, jobs and education for Americans, building better communities, the structure of the federal political system, and the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Students will participate in activities before and after school. Extra projects will be assigned during the course. FREE ENTERPRISE HONORS - This course takes the topics of Free Enterprise to a more advanced level. Students will participate in activities during and after school. Extra projects will be assigned during the course.
Title: AMERICAN HISTORY 221000
Recommended Grade Level: 11 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: This course is required of all students who plan to graduate from high school in Louisiana. This is a survey course that examines American history from the development of the industrial United States to the present. A topical and chronological pattern is followed.
Title: AMERICAN HISTORY (HONORS) 221300
Recommended Grade Level: 11 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: This course takes the topics of American History to greater depths. It is a survey course that examines the United States history from the development of the industrial United States the present. A topical and chronological pattern is followed. It is designed to provide a basic foundation for continued study in advanced courses in American History.
Title: AMERICAN HISTORY (A.P.) 221200
Recommended Grade Level: 11 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: This is a college level American History course that utilizes college texts and materials. This course is designed to prepare students for the American History AP Exam. Additional reading material will be required.
Title: WORLD HISTORY 223000
Recommended Grade Level: 11 -12 Duration: 2 semesters
Fee: $2.00
Description: World History is designed for college-bound students and for students interested in man's rise to civilization. The first semester will consider man's early development and the origins of civilization. Outstanding civilizations of the past will be studied for the contributions each has made in history. The second semester will include a continuation of the study of early civilizations and examine some present-day cultures.
Title: WORLD CIVILIZATION TO 1500 990030
Recommended Grade Level: 11-12 Duration: 1 semester
Dual Enrollment Course: Lecture 3, Lab 0, Credit 3
Description: Surveys major civilizations of the world before 1500 and emphasizes interactions among them and their influences on each other.
LSU: HIST 1001 SU: HIST 114 SLU: HIST 101
Title: WORLD CIVILIZATION 1500 TO PRESENT 990030
Recommended Grade Level: 11-12 Duration: 1 semester
Dual Enrollment Course: Lecture 3, Lab 0, Credit 3
Description: Surveys major civilizations of the world from 1500 to the present and emphasizes interactions among them and their influences on each other.
LSU: HIST 1002 SU: HIST 115 SLU: HIST 102
Title: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 990029
Recommended Grade Level: 11-12 Duration: 1 semester
Dual Enrollment Course: Lecture 3, Lab 0, Credit 3
Description: Designed to expose students to major theories, research methods, and applied areas of psychology. Serves as a prerequisite for most advanced psychology courses at BRCC and surrounding four-year universities.
LSU: PSYC 2000 SU: PSYC 210 SLU: PSYC 101
Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 990029
Recommended Grade Level: 11-12 Duration: 1 semester
Dual Enrollment Course: Lecture 3, Lab 0, Credit 3
Description: Provides students with an understanding of human society and social life. Introduces students to the major subject areas of sociology, including the major theoretical perspectives and theorists; techniques of research; components of culture; social organization, institutions, inequality; and social change.
LSU: SOCL 2001 SU: SOCL 200 SLU: SOC 101
