HSAS: Academics

Social Studies

Students complete three years of study in Advanced Placement United States History. Students also take two years of global history and geography, as well as required courses in government and economics. HSAS offers interested students a series of courses and activities in criminal and constitutional law. In all social studies courses, students study history from multiple points of view, using primary source documents. The aim is to foster the development of college-level skills in research and analysis. Annual trips both, both within New York City and to other American cities, help to enrich the curriculum and make history “come alive” for our students.

Faculty: Mr. M. Elinson; Mr. C. Evans, Mr. D. Iurato; Mr. A. Mansdorf; Ms. L. Peterson; Ms. E. Rice; Mr. A. Thoman ;

Elective Courses

Coming of Age (Spring) Criminal Law (Fall) Documentary Film History (Spring) Constitutional Law (Spring) Current Events (Fall and Spring) Documentary Film-Making (Spring) Modern Ethics (Spring)

History Through Film (Fall and Spring) Honors History Thesis Seminar (Fall and Spring) East Asia: The Pacific War to the Present (not offered in 2006 – 2007)

Sample Lehman College Courses in the Social Sciences

Ancient Peoples and Cultures Fundamentals of Sociology History of Modern France History of New York City and State Human Rights and Film International Economics Introduction to Philosophy The Coming of the Civil War: 1836-1865 Macro-economics The Media and Politics Public Policy World Revolutions

Classical Myth and Society General Psychology History of Islamic Civilization History of Puerto Rico Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Modern Africa The Arab-Israeli Conflict The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era Micro-economics Money and Banking Twentieth-Century Europe Women in Latin America