The department provides students with an international perspective to fulfill the mission of creating individuals who will “lead, participate, and contribute in a rapidly changing global society.”
Opportunities to develop and expand learning are present not only in the classroom but also through various department-sponsored programs and extracurricular activities.
Courses offered typically include:
- Global Studies I & II
- United States and Virginia History
- AP US History
- United States and Virginia Government
- AP American Government and Politics
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Psychology
- AP Micro/Macroeconomics
- International Relations
- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
- Topics in 20th-Century United States History
- Introduction to Modern Political Theory
- Eastern/Western World Religions