Courses
Social Studies
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20th Century History 12
20th Century History is an inquiry-based course. It will emphasize the development of critical thinking skills and will involve a variety of learning and teaching styles including project based learning opportunities. 20th Century History includes the following curricular units: The examination of the impact of authoritarian regimes in the 20th… Read more
Course code: MWH--12---View courseGrade(s)
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BC First Peoples 12
Using various curricular competencies & learning standards, students will address the following in relation to the First Peoples of British Columbia: How the identities, worldviews, & languages of B.C. First Peoples are renewed, sustained, & transformed through their connection to the land How colonialism continues to impact the political, social,… Read more
Course code: MBCFP12---View courseGrade(s)
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Comparative Cultures & World Religions 12
Both of these courses, Comparative Cultures & Comparative World Religions will enhance your knowledge of various cultures and religions around the globe from pre-history to present. Throughout the areas of study, belief systems will be covered as they relate to each culture’s mythology, spirituality, religion, social structure and various other… Read more
Course code: MCMCC12--- / MWRL-12---View courseGrade(s)
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Criminology 12
This course is divided into two main units. Unit 1 is an introduction to the techniques and technologies used in forensic criminal investigations. Real crime case studies are used to study the compelling account of forensic science’s role in criminal investigations. Topics include history of forensic science, crime scene investigations,… Read more
Course code: YLAW-2CX--View courseGrade(s)
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Genocides Studies 12
This is a course that will examine the origins/development of the term ‘genocide’. This examination will include looking at the different conditions that exist in genocide, including characteristics and stages. We will spend a significant amount of time studying The Holocaust, as well as both the Bosnian and Rwandan Genocides…. Read more
Course code: MGENO12---View courseGrade(s)
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Global and Intercultural Skills Course 12
Students will develop their intercultural knowledge and competencies through explorations of their individual, cultural, community, provincial, and national identities, and those of people from cultural and/or national identities that differ from our own. Through this course, students will gain the knowledge, awareness, and skills to navigate across cultures and understand the… Read more
Course code: YSSC-2BX--View courseGrade(s)
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History of Rock & Roll 12
This course is open to both grade 11 and 12 students, and it will allow students to explore how rock & roll music, which critics said “wouldn’t last,” has not only lasted, but it has changed the world. Students will learn about how the first music meant for teenagers has… Read more
Course code: YSSC-2AX--View courseDepartment(s)
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Law Studies 12
This course examines the framework of our present legal system and is divided into two main types of law: Criminal and Civil. Criminal Law focuses on the Criminal Code of Canada, bringing the accused to trial, trial procedures, and from sentencing to release. Civil Law focuses on legal issues that… Read more
Course code: MLST-12--View courseGrade(s)
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Psychology 11
Psychology 11 examines the various theories which attempt to explain human behavior such as “Why do people behave the way they do”? Topics that will be covered will include, Introduction / History of Psychology, Research Methods, Altered States of Consciousness, Sensation and Perceptions, Learning: Principles and Applications, Motivation and Emotion,… Read more
Course code: YSPYC1AX--View courseGrade(s)
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Psychology 12
Topics covered in Psychology 12 will include; workings of the mind, memory and thought, thinking and language, ethical questions, developmental theories, cults, historical and modern experiments. Psychology 11 is recommended but not required. *This course will satisfy elective requirements but not the social studies graduation requirement.
Course code: YSPSYC2AXView courseGrade(s)
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Psychology 12/ Psychology 130 (Dual Credit)
Psychology 12 is an exciting opportunity for students to receive credit for Psychology 12 and credit for Psychology 130 from Camosun College. This course will be team taught with a professor form Camosun College within the timetable. Topics include: the application of psychological knowledge on lifespan development, personality, abnormal behavior,… Read more
Course code: YPSYC2AC--View courseGrade(s)
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Social Studies 10
Students in Social Studies 10 will be exposed to various learning/teaching styles as they progress through Canadian 20th & 21st century history organized into the following curricular units: Ideologies & Government The 20’s The Great Depression World War II & Canada’s Role The Holocaust Cold War & Peacekeeping Canadian Identity … Read more
Course code: MSS--10---View courseGrade(s)
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Social Studies 9
Students in Social Studies 9 will be exposed to various learning/teaching styles as they progress through the following curricular units: World War One & Canada’s Role Revolutions Discrimination Local History Social Studies 9 will engage in some project-based learning & critical thinking (working on drawing conclusions & finding connections). There… Read more
Course code: MSS--09---View courseGrade(s)
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Social Studies Explorations 11
This course includes the following curricular units: The study of political and economic systems and structures, to promote understanding how political decisions are made and develop the critical thinking skills necessary to being an informed and engaged citizen and promote an understanding of the rights of individuals in Canada. A… Read more
Course code: MEPSS11---View courseGrade(s)
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