Social Studies

This course is a dual enrollment, two-semester course providing the successful student with three college semester credits and one-half Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) credit each semester and is taught through Tidewater Community College. This course teaches structure, operation, and process of national, state, and local governments. Includes in-depth study of the three branches of government and public policy.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course is a dual enrollment, two-semester course providing the successful student with three college semester credits and one-half Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) elective credit each semester and taught through Tidewater Community College. This course examines human and animal behavior, relating experimental studies to practical problems. It includes topics such as research methods, history, sensation, perception, learning, memory, emotion, cognition and sleep in Part I. It includes topics such as human development, personality, psychopathology, therapy and social psychology in Part II

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course is a dual enrollment, two-semester course providing the successful student with three college semester credits and one-half Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) elective credit each semester and taught through Tidewater Community College. This course examines human and animal behavior, relating experimental studies to practical problems. It includes topics such as research methods, history, sensation, perception, learning, memory, emotion, cognition and sleep in Part I. It includes topics such as human development, personality, psychopathology, therapy and social psychology in Part II

2023 Social Studies Standards

Online Virginia and United States History contains the same content, and bears the same credit, as its face-to-face counterpart. This version of the course is delivered entirely online using the Virginia Beach Digital Campus platform. Specialized computer skills and platform familiarity are developed during the Online Orientation, which is part of this course. Information about the nature of Online Learning, the necessary computer equipment, and other aspects of this opportunity can be found on the VBSchools.com web page at the Distance Learning link on the Programs drop-down menu.

2023 Social Studies Standards

Civics and Economics This course emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of informed citizens in a democracy. Examination of the U.S. and Virginia constitutions provides the basis for the study of governments at the national, state, and local levels. Students explore economic systems and the role government plays in the operation of the economy of the United States. Students enrolled in this course will take the SOL test for Civics and Economics.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the environmental and cultural patterns of the major world regions. Students examine demographic and economic data and investigate the causes, effects, and possible solutions to current international conflicts, problems, and environmental concerns. Map skills are extended as students use an atlas and varied types of maps in regional studies, build spatial perceptions and develop a mental map of the world.

2023 Social Studies Standards

Advanced Placement Human Geography provides students with a systematic study of the ways people interact with their physical environment. Using the tools and methods of geographers, students study cultural patterns and processes, analyze demographic and economic information, and apply geographic knowledge and perspectives to understanding current world issues. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement examination in May. College credit may be granted, subject to the requirements of the college or university. (This course may be taken in lieu of World Geography. Students may earn a verified credit in this course.)

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course is for the serious student who desires a college-level course. Students study American history from the colonial period to the present, analyzing events and eras. Extensive writing is required, and students are expected to take the Advanced Placement history examination in May. College credit may be granted, subject to the requirements of the college or university. (This course may be taken in lieu of Virginia and United States History. Students may earn a verified credit in this course.)

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the development of Western and non-Western civilizations from 1500 A.D. to the present. Emphasis is placed on identifying the significant individuals, events, and ideas that shaped the development of cultures, and evolution of nations, historical concepts, political and economic systems, cultural and religious differences are identified and examined.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the development of human societies from prehistory to 1500 A.D. Students will explore the historic, economic, and cultural contributions of ancient and classical civilizations, including world religions, both Western and non-Western. Basic historical concepts such as conflict, change, and diversity will be investigated. Emphasis is also placed on evaluating sources of information, recognizing cause and effect relationships, and developing a sense of time and place.

2023 Social Studies Standards

Honors World History and Geography, Part I uses the Pre-AP framework as it examines the development of human societies from pre-history to 1500 A.D. Students will explore the historic, economic, and cultural contributions of ancient and classical civilizations including world religions, both Western and non-Western. Emphasis is placed developing the skills and stamina necessary for participation in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and is built on three enduring ideas: 

1. History is an interrelated story of the world.
2. History and geography are inherently dynamic.
3. Historians and geographers are investigators.

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U.S. History to 1865 This course begins with a study of the geography of North America and the first Americans. It then moves to the era of European exploration, the colonization of the New World, the American Revolution, and building a new government. The course emphasizes the geographic, political, and economic growth of the United States in the first half of the 19th century. It concludes with the examination of the Civil War.

2023 Social Studies Standards

U.S. History 1865 to the Present This course begins with an examination of the political, social, and economic challenges facing the nation reunited after civil war. Students learn fundamental concepts in civics, economics, and geography in the context of a chronological study of United States history. Students also explore the influence of individuals and groups and how their perspectives and actions affect historical events in the 20th and 21st centuries.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the political, economic, geographic, and social development of both state and the nation from the Age of Exploration to the present. Emphasis is placed on economic and technological change, increasing interdependence of the United States and its world relationships, the role of conflicting viewpoints and reform, the relationship between cultural arts and attitudes and values, and the development of American democracy and culture. Emphasis is also placed on developing a sense of historical time and place, expository writing skills, and research techniques.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course offers the serious student the challenge of a college-level course in high school. Students examine European history from the Renaissance to the present and trace the developments in political and diplomatic history, intellectual and cultural history, and social and economic history. Extensive reading and writing are required. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement examination in May. College credit may be granted, subject to the requirements of the college or university. (This course may be taken in lieu of World History II,1500 A.D. to the present. Students may earn a verified credit in this course.)

2023 Social Studies Standards 

Students examine the purposes structure of governments and the decision-making processes at the local, state, national, and international levels. Powers of each branch of government and the concept of federalism are examined through the study of the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Virginia, local governing charters, and current issues and events. America's role in a changing world is discussed, and our govern-mental and economic systems are compared with those of other nations. Thinking and communication skills are applied as students explore current national and state issues and conflicts.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course is for the serious student who wants the challenge of a college-level course in high school. Students gain an analytical perspective on government and politics in the United States. Extensive writing is required. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement government examination in May. College credit may be granted, subject to the requirements of the college or university. (This course may be taken in lieu of Virginia and United States Government.)

2023 Social Studies Standards

Advanced Placement Comparative Government uses theoretical models to study the behaviors, processes, and political systems of selected nations around the world. Students examine public policy issues and evaluate the ways these governments respond to internal and external pressures. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Comparative Government examination in May. College credit may be granted subject to the requirements of the college or university. AP Comparative Government does not satisfy the government graduation requirement. Students earn an elective credit.

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This course investigates human society, social relations, organization, and change. Emphasis is placed on the study of such issues as delinquency, poverty, and changing family patterns. Students use surveys, case studies, experiments, and interviews.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course investigates human society, social relations, organization, and change. Emphasis is placed on the study of such issues as delinquency, poverty, and changing family patterns. Students use surveys, case studies, experiments, and interviews.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the principles of learning, characteristics of personality, measurement of intellectual abilities, and the effects of heredity and environment on human behavior. The second part of the course emphasis is also placed on psychological statistics, testing, developmental psychology, social psychology, sensation, and perception

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course examines the principles of learning, characteristics of personality, measurement of intellectual abilities, and the effects of heredity and environment on human behavior. The second part of the course emphasis is also placed on psychological statistics, testing, developmental psychology, social psychology, sensation, and perception

2023 Social Studies Standards

This course is for the serious student who wants the challenge of a college-level course in high school. Students focus on the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings. Extensive reading and writing are required. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Psychology examination in May. College credit may be granted, subject to the requirements of the college or university.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This VBCPS Digital Campus course is fully online and asynchronous. VBCPS utilizes WHRO Education online courses for students to complete modules and assessments throughout course. This course examines the environmental and cultural patterns of the major world regions. Students examine demographic and economic data and investigate the causes, effects, and possible solutions to current international conflicts, problems, and environmental concerns. Map skills are extended as students use an atlas and varied types of maps in regional studies, build spatial perceptions, and develop a mental map of the world. Note: This is supplemental for students who need credit recovery or credit acceleration and course offerings are planned subject to sufficient enrollment and acquisition of certified personnel.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This VBCPS Digital Campus course is fully online and asynchronous. VBCPS utilizes WHRO Education online courses for students to complete modules and assessments throughout course. This course examines the development of Western and non-Western civilizations from 1500 C.E. to the present. Emphasis is placed on identifying the significant individuals, events, and ideas that shaped the development of cultures, and evolution of nations, historical concepts, political and economic systems, cultural and religious differences are identified and examined. Note: This is supplemental for students who need credit recovery or credit acceleration and course offerings are planned subject to sufficient enrollment and acquisition of certified personnel.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This VBCPS Digital Campus course is fully online and asynchronous. VBCPS utilizes WHRO Education online courses for students to complete modules and assessments throughout course. This course examines the development of human societies from prehistory to 1500 A.D. Students will explore the historic, economic, and cultural contributions of ancient and classical civilizations, including world religions, both Western and non-Western. Basic historical concepts such as conflict, change, and diversity will be investigated. Emphasis is also placed on evaluating sources of information, recognizing cause and effect relationships, and developing a sense of time and place. Note: This is supplemental for students who need credit recovery or credit acceleration and course offerings are planned subject to sufficient enrollment and acquisition of certified personnel.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This VBCPS Digital Campus course is fully online and asynchronous. VBCPS utilizes WHRO Education online courses for students to complete modules and assessments throughout course. This course examines the political, economic, geographic, and social development of both state and the nation from the Age of Exploration to the present. Emphasis is placed on economic and technological change, increasing interdependence of the United States and its world relationships, the role of conflicting viewpoints and reform, the relationship between cultural arts and attitudes and values, and the development of American democracy and culture Note: This is supplemental for students who need credit recovery or credit acceleration and course offerings are planned subject to sufficient enrollment and acquisition of certified personnel.

2023 Social Studies Standards

This VBCPS Digital Campus course is fully online and asynchronous. VBCPS utilizes WHRO Education online courses for students to complete modules and assessments throughout course. Students examine the purposes and structure of governments and the decision -making processes at the local, state, national, and international levels. Powers of each branch of government and the concept of federalism are examined through the study of the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Virginia, local governing charters, and current issues and events. America's role in a changing world is discussed, and our governmental and economic systems are compared with those of other nations. Note: This is supplemental for students who need credit recovery or credit acceleration, and course offerings are planned subject to sufficient enrollment and acquisition of certified personnel.

2023 Social Studies Standards