Social Sciences and Humanities
HIF2O - Individual and Family Living, Grade 10, OPEN
This course explores the challenges faced by all people: how to meet basic needs, how to relate to others, how to manage resources and how to become responsible members of society. Students will acquire knowledge and skills that are needed to make the transition to adulthood. Teachers will instruct students in developing interpersonal, decision-making and practical skills related to daily life. Students will explore the functioning of families and the diversities found among families and within society.
Prerequisite: None
HIP3E - Managing Personal Resources, Grade 11, WO PREP
This course prepares students for living independently and working successfully with others. Students will learn to manage their personal resources (including talent, money, and time), to develop interpersonal skills, and to understand economic influences on workplace issues, in order to make wise and responsible personal and occupational choices. The course emphasizes the achievement of expectations through practical experiences and introduces students to skills used in researching and investigating resource management.
Prerequisite: None
HIR3C - Managing Personal & Family Resources, Grade 11, CO PREP
This course explores how to use human, material, and community resources effectively, and how to make informed choices with respect to clothing purchases, finance, food and nutrition, housing and transportation. Students will learn about the dynamics of human interaction; how to make responsible choices in their transition to post secondary education and careers; and strategies to enable them to manage time, talent, and money effectively. This course also introduces students to skills used in researching and investigating resource management.
Prerequisite: None
HLS3O - Living Spaces and Shelter, Grade 11, OPEN
This course analyses how different types of living spaces and forms of shelter meet people’s physical, social, emotional, and cultural needs and reflect society’s values, established patterns of living, and economic and technological developments. Students will learn how to make practical decisions about where to live and how to create functional and pleasing environments, and will explore occupational opportunities related to housing and design. They will also learn skills used in researching and investigating living accommodations and housing.
Prerequisite: None
HNC3O - Fashion and Creative Expression, Grade 11, OPEN
This course explores what clothing communicates about the wearer and how it becomes a creative and entrepreneurial outlet through the design and production processes. Students will learn, through practical experiences, about the nature of fashion design; the characteristics of fibres and fabrics; the construction, production, and marketing of clothing; and how to plan and care for a wardrobe that is appropriate for an individual’s appearance, activities, employment, and lifestyle. Students will develop research skills as they explore the evolution of fashion and its relationship to society, culture, and individual psychology.
Prerequisite: None
HPC3O - Parenting, Grade 11, OPEN
This course focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to promote the positive and healthy nurturing of children, with particular emphasis on the critical importance of the early years to human development. Students will learn how to meet the developmental needs of young children, communicate and discipline effectively and guide early behaviour. They will have practical experiences with infants, toddlers and preschoolers and will learn skills in researching and investigating questions relating to parenting.
Prerequisite: None
HPW3C - Living and Working With Children, Grade 11, CO PREP
This course focuses on the well-being of children in families and community settings. Students will study child behaviour and child development in the context of relationships with parents and others in the community, and will learn through research and by observing and interacting with children. This course prepares students for further study of children, familiarizes them with occupational opportunities related to working with children, and introduces them to skills used in researching and investigating children’s behaviour in response to others.
Prerequisite: None
HRF3O - World Religions: Beliefs and Daily Life, Grade 11, OPEN
This course introduces students to the range and diversity of world religions, and examines how systems of belief affect individual lives and social relationships. Students will learn about a variety of religious beliefs, teachings, traditions, and practices. The course also helps students to develop skills used in researching and investigating topics related to world religions.
Prerequisite: None
HSB4M - Challenge and Change in Society, Grade 12, UN/CO PREP
This course examines the theories and methodologies used in anthropology, psychology, and sociology to investigate and explain shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour and their impact on society. Students will analyse cultural, social, and biological patterns in human societies, looking at the ways in which those patterns change over time. Students will also explore the ideas of classical and contemporary social theorists, and will apply those ideas to the analysis of contemporary trends.
Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies
HSP3M - Intro to Anthropology, Psychology &Sociology, Grade 11, UN/CO PREP
This course introduces the theories, questions and issues that are the major concerns of anthropology, psychology and sociology. Students will develop an understanding of the way social scientists approach the topics they study and the research methods they employ. Students will be given opportunities to explore theories from a variety of perspectives and to become familiar with current thinking on a range of issues that have captured the interest of classical and contemporary social scientists in the three disciplines.
Prerequisite: None
HHS4M - Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society, Grade 12, UN/CO PREP
This course applies current theories and research from the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology to the study of individual development, family behaviour, intimate and parent-child relationships, and the ways in which families interact within the diverse Canadian society. Students will learn the interpersonal skills required to contribute to the well-being of families, and the investigative skills required to conduct and evaluate research about individuals and families.
Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies
HZT4U - Philosophy: Questions and Theories, Grade 12, UN PREP
This course addresses three (or more) of the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and aesthetics. Students will learn critical thinking skills, the main ideas expressed by philosophers from a variety of the world’s traditions, how to develop and explain their own philosophical ideas, and how to apply those ideas to contemporary social issues and personal experiences. The course will also help students refine skills used in researching and investigating topics in philosophy.
Prerequisite: Any university or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies