Social Studies

The Gunn Social Studies department includes classes like World History, US Government, AP US History, and AP Human Geography. Students are typically encouraged to take a Social Studies class every year.

Social Studies Classes

9th grade: World History (next year Ethnic Studies + World History)

10th grade: US Government + Contemporary World History or the SJ version of these classes

11th grade: AP US History or US History or US History SJ

12th grade: Economics or Economics SJ + A social studies elective or AP Economics

Electives

AP Classes

• AP Psychology
• AP Human Geo

College Prep or Honors

• Psychology
• Positive Psychology
• US Foreign Policy H
• Ethnic Studies
• Sports and Society
• History of Women in America

Unlike the English department, many of the electives do not run some years due to a lack of student interest, according to Mrs. Howard.

Idiosyncracies

• Teachers in the social studies department often teach the same course in wildly different ways and with widely varying content
• Lecture slides are generally posted
• Most social studies classes are quite project-heavy, and they often have more projects than tests
• The social studies department tends to give less homework than other departments; this statement is not true for AP classes such as APUSH, though