Philosophy and Psychology Study Available to Huntington Students
Interesting half-year courses in philosophy and psychology are available to Huntington High School juniors and seniors. The elective courses serve many purposes and can also offer students a taste of both disciplines prior to college.
Introduction to Philosophy meets daily for one full semester. Students who complete the course earn one-half academic credit. “The course will explore areas of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics in the Western tradition,” according to the high school course bulletin. “Readings will be taken from Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke and Kant. This course hopes to prepare Huntington students for a life of self-reflection and critical appraisal of their own environment and life.”
Psychology also meets daily for a full semester and offers students one-half academic credit. Eligibility to register for the course is limited to those who completed their 10th grade social studies class with a grade of at least 80. “This introductory course will deal with six basic units: learning and conditioning; memory and motivation; the human brain; perception and parapsychology, stages of human development; deviant behavior and therapy techniques,” according to the high school course bulletin.
In Psychology, students will experience lectures, experiments, guest speakers and a variety of audio-visual materials. Requirements include a final exam.
The two courses are among eight electives offered by the Huntington High School Social Studies Department. For more information about these two courses or any other program of study call department director Joseph Leavy at 673-2079.
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