| Approved Site(s): |
| | San Diego International Studies and Mission Bay High Schools. These courses are specific to the International Baccalaureate magnet programs at the schools, and are not available to other sites.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 11–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | Two semesters |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | Elective, weighted |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | g - College Preparatory Elective |
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| Course Description: |
| | Psychology HL1 and HL2 IB together comprise a two-year course of study that prepares students to take the IB Higher Level (HL) exam in psychology and satisfies the Group 3 (Individuals and Societies) requirement for the International Baccalaureate diploma. The first-year course (HL1) includes the study of four psychological perspectives (biological, cognitive, learning, and humanistic), an in-depth examination of two selected fields of psychology (e.g., comparative psychology, social psychology), as well as research methodology, including quantitative and qualitative research methods. In the second year (HL2), students conduct and complete an experimental study that shows they understand the both the concept and use of triangulation in qualitative research. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 6732, 6733: 9185 - International Baccalaureate (IB) Psychology
6715, 6716: 9185 - International Baccalaureate (IB) Psychology
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