ACC Social Studies B
ACC Social Studies Program B.

CAREER EDUCATION 

 

1073.    To learn about careers and ministries - Introduction: God’s Great Design for Man; Art and Media; Business Management and Finance.  To begin to fill in a Career and Ministry Inventory showing my interests.  To learn to do right always, according to God’s Word - to be consistent.

 

1074.    To learn about careers and ministries God, Talents and Me; Engineering; Christian Service; Computer Science.  To continue to fill in the Career and Ministry Inventory.  To learn to do what God wants me to do - to be decisive.

 

1075.    To learn about careers and ministries - Seeking the Vocation God Has for Me; Agriculture; Education; Government and Law.  To continue to fill in the Career and Ministry Inventory.  To learn to have understanding in making the right decision about my situation - to be discerning.

 

1076.    To learn about careers and ministries - God’s View of Success; Homemaking; Healthcare; Hospitality, Service and Food Preparation.  To continue to fill in the Career and Ministry Inventory.  To learn to be true to God and others because of a promise, love or honour - to be faithful.

 

1077.    To learn about careers and ministries - Sound Economic Principles; Office and Administrative Support; Protective Service; Construction and Mechanics.  To continue to fill in the Career and Ministry Inventory.  To complete a Skills Inventory and an Interest Inventory.  To learn to use all I have to glorify God because it all belongs to Him - to be generous.

 

1078.    To learn about careers and ministries - Looking Toward the Future; Science; Preparing for the Future. To complete the Career and Ministry Inventory.  To complete the final Inventory.  To learn to be gentle and loving to others, which shows harmony - to be kind.

 

 

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

 

1.         Foundations, Australian Government today; The Bible Foundation; British History Parts 1 and 2; God’s Plan for the Nations.

 

2.         Southland of the Holy Spirit, Early Exploration -the Asians; Portuguese and Spanish Explorers; The Dutch Explore the region; The British Explore the Southern Seas; Captain James Cook.

 

3:.        Richard Johnson’s Australia, The First Fleet; Convict Society; ‘Exclusives’ and Emancipists’; Signs of Progress; Church and School

 

4.         New Colonies and Christian Governors, Bass & Flinders; The settlement of Van Dieman’s Land; Victoria - “Happy Australia”; The Queen’s Land; Northern and Western Australia; South Australia - The Christian State.

 

5.         The Explorers, The Mystery if the Rivers; Into the Desert; Race to the North; The crossing of the West

 

6.         The Gold Rush Era, The Quest for Riches; Changes in Government; Trouble on the Goldfields; Results in the Gold Rushes; Church and School.

 

7.         Federation, God means to give us this Federation; Australian Nationalism; First thoughts of Federation; The early stages of Federation; The later stages of Federation; The Australian Constitution.

 

8.         Protestantism, Missions and Reform, A missionary nation; Challenges to the Conscience; Trade Unions and Labor; Moral Reform; Social Reform.

 

9.         Trial By Fire. Australia in the World before 1914; Australia goes to war; Conscription?; The Home Front; The Middle East and the Western Front; The Impact of War.

 

10.       Between the Wars, Australia in the 1092s Part I & II; The Great Depression; Australia in the 1030s; Prelude to War.

 

11.       Australia in the World Since 1939, The Second World War; Australia in the 1040s and 50s; Threats from Asia; A Changing Nation; The New Millennium.

 

12.       ‘Save the People’, The arrival of the Europeans; Life on the Frontier; Protectors and Reserves; Change of Policy; The Challenge of Equality; From Mission to Church.

 

 

WORLD GEOGRAPHY 

 

1097.    The Beginning; Creation and the Fall; The Flood; The Postdiluvian Earth; Seasons and Climates; A Challenge.

 

1098.    The Blue Planet; Earth - Man's Home; The Hydrosphere; The Lithosphere; Earth's Resources; Earth on Paper.

 

1099.    Africa-Land of Contrasts; Northern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Madagascar; Christian Influence in Africa.

 

1100.    Canada-The True North, Strong and Free; Geographical Regions; Maritime Provinces; Canadian Shield Provinces; Prairie Provinces; Pacific Rim Provinces; The Far North; Christian Influence in Canada.

 

1101.    The United States - From Sea to Shining Sea; Climate; Geographical Regions; Political Regions; Christian Influence in the United States.

 

1102.    Latin America - A Vast and Varied Land Mexico; Central America; South America; The West Indies; Christian Influence in Latin America.

 

1103.    The Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Antarctica - Lands of the Midnight Sun.

 

1104.    Western Europe  - Land of Castles and Kings; The British Isles; Scandinavia; The Baltic Nations; The Low Countries; Central Europe; The Alpine Nations; The Iberian Nations; The Mediterranean Nations; Christian Influence in Western Europe.

 

1105.    Eastern Europe and Northern Asia - Lands-Both Old and New; Eastern Europe-Russia, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Northern Asia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong; Christian Influence in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

 

1106.    Southern Asia - Land of Mystery; Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indochina; Christian Influence in Southern Asia.

 

1107.    South Pacific - Island Paradises: Australia; New Zealand; The South Pacific; Christian Influence in the South Pacific.

 

1108.    Middle East Lands of the Bible - Turkey, Kuwait, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

 

 

WORLD HISTORY

 

97.       A study of creation and the earliest recorded history of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

 

98.       A study of the Old Testament nations of Israel, Persia, the Hittites, Phoenicia, and the Philistines.

 

99.       A study of Ancient Greece, Alexander the Great, and the Roman Republic.

 

100.      A study of the Roman Empire in New Testament times.

 

101.      A study of the early middle ages:  barbarian invasions, Byzantium, Islam, India, and China.

 

102.      A study of the later middle ages:  feudalism, the rise of towns and nation-states, and the Crusades.

 

103.      A study of the Renaissance and the Reformation:  Michaelangelo, da Vinci, Luther, and Calvin.

 

104.      A study of the discovery and exploration of the New World.

 

105.      A study of the age of autocracy and revolution: the English, French, and American revolutions, and Europe in the Napoleonic Era.

 

106.      A study of the history of Europe between 1850 and 1950.

 

107.      A study of the post World War II period, and era of unrest and achievement.

 

108.      A study of the emerging nations and Christian missions - Carey, Taylor, Judson, and Livingstone.

 

 

ECONOMICS

 

1.         An introduction to economics, describing its relationship to other academic disciplines:  prominent economic systems, economic thought of the Bible, classical philosophers, the church fathers, medieval philosophers, and the Reformers.

 

2.         A study of the free market economy during the Middle Ages; intellectual backgrounds and contributions of classical economists, with an evaluation from the standpoint of Biblical principles.

 

3.         A study of the Industrial Revolution:  significant events of American history, and business history.

 

4.         A study of socialism:  principles, types, and evaluation.

 

 

5.         Definition of economics. Biblical foundations of economics. Capitalism and socialism. Economics theories o Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Macroeconomics and the Keynesian theory.

 

6.         Basic economic terms. Price theory and its components. Utility, marginal utility, and diminishing marginal utility. Laws of supply and demand. Interaction of supply and demand and price determination in a competitive market. Surplus and shortage. God's cost for salvation that is freely offered to mankind.

 

7.         Factors of production. Accounting and opportunity costs. Fixed, variable, and marginal costs. Long-run and short-run costs. Profit and loss tables and graphs. Four basic types of market structures.

 

8.         Economic activity and cycles in a free-enterprise system. Types of employment. Basic types of business organisations and mergers. Roles of management and labour in business. Economic growth, welfare, unions, and labour laws. Responsibilities of employers and employees.

 

9.         International trade patterns. Advantages and disadvantages of both trade restrictions and free trade. International finance, exchange rates, and balance of payments. Money and financial institutions. How money creates money. Types of financial assets. Importance of managing financial assets.

 

10.       Organization and functions of the Federal Reserve System. Federal budget, deficits, and debt. Social Security systems. How to establish and follow a budget. Disadvantages of debt and the value of saving. Involvement of long-range financial planning. Establishment of a budget. Biblical principles that relate to finances.

 

 

COLLECTIVISM

 

133.      An introduction to the origins of collectivism in the revolt of Satan, the fall of man, and the construction of the Tower of Babel, followed by a delineation of the classical and neo-classical utopian theorists.

 

134.      An examination of the development of Continental European, British, and American socialist movements from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries.

 

135.      A description of communism in ancient Greece and Rome, an investigation into the Order of the Illuminati, and a detailed discussion about the French revolutions of 1789, 1848, and 1871 with a special contrasting section concerning the Wesley Revivals in England and the Awakenings in America.

 

 

136.      A review of the philosophical and subversive precursors to modern Marxist Communism, an inquiry into the lives of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and an in depth analysis of the theory of Marxism.

 

137.      A history of the 1905 and 1917 Russian Communist Revolutions, the 1912 Chinese Nationalist Revolution, the 1948 Communist takeover of China, the circumstances leading up to those events and the men who made them happen.

 

138.      An explanation of the precursors to modern fascism, an account of the fascist movements in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and Argentina, and a consideration of Naziism in the German Third Reich.

 

 

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION I

 

1.         An introduction to history:  the definition of history, tasks of historians, tools of history and the Christian view of history.

 

2.         A study of the Ancient Near East:  earliest civilizations, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Palestine.

 

3.         A study of Ancient Greece:  the Persian wars, Golden Age and Hellenistic Age.

 

4.         A study of the Romans:  the Republic, the Empire and Roman culture.

 

5.         A study of the rise of Christian Europe:  the Germanic barbarians, the Byzantine Empire and Islam.

 

6.         A study of feudal Europe:  the Franks and Charlemagne and the feudal system.

 

7.         A study of the High Middle Ages: economic achievements, the Crusades, medieval culture and politics.

 

8.         A study of the Renaissance:  problems in the Roman church, the rise of individualism and the achievements and participants of the Renaissance.

 

9.         A study of the Reformation:  Martin Luther and the German Reformation, Zwingli and Calvin of the Swiss Reformation, and Henry VIII and the English Reformation.

 

10.       A study of the New Science:  the achievements of science from the Renaissance through the Reformation.

 

 

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION II

 

11.       A study of the Age of Absolutism: wars of that period, results of the conflicts, and the significance of the reign of Louis XIV.

 

12.       A study of the Enlightenment: Descartes, John Locke, Sir Isaac Newton, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Diderot, and the characteristics of the enlightened despots and their reigns.

13.       A study of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

 

14.       A study of the Industrial Revolution.

 

15.       A study of the Romantic movement, Congress of Vienna, and the European Revolutions.

 

16.       A study of Nationalism, Democracy, and Imperialism, 1848-1914.

 

17.       A study of the First World War and the peace settlement.

 

18.       A study of the United States between two world wars, the rise of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, and the failure of international peace movements.

 

19.       A study of the Second World War and the search for peace.

 

20.       A study of the contemporary world

 

 

SENIOR MODERN HISTORY I

 

1.         Introduction to Modern History - historical methodology, the structure of a unit, a major research exercise, historical time periods, and a brief look at the three revolutions of the late eighteenth century.

 

2.         Nineteenth Century Nationalism and internationalism - the European States System, nationalism, the unification of Italy and Germany, and the 'Eastern Question'.

 

3.         Origins of World War I - a detailed look at the forces and events leading up to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, plus another major research exercise.

 

4.         Course of World War I - the failure of the plans, Gallipoli, trench warfare, attempts to break the stalemate, and the end of the war.

 

5.         Effects of World War I - a study of three societies - Britain, Australia and Germany - during the First World War. Enlistment and conscription, war economies, propaganda, the role of women, and the German Revolution.

 

6.         The Russian Revolution - origins of the Russian Revolution, events of 1917, and the aftermath of the revolution up until 1924.

 

7.         Origins of World War II - the post-war settlement, League of Nations, events leading to World War II, and the course of World War II.

 

8.         Fascism/Nazism - a brief look at Italian Fascism and a more detailed study of Nazism in Germany.

 

9.         The Cold War - origing of the Cold War, major crises, from 'peaceful coexistence' to 'détente', the nuclear arems race, and the ofigins of the 'New World Order'. The 'New World Order' and the United Nations - the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, a 'New World Order'?, internationalism and the United Nations since World War II, and other examples of internationalism in today's world.

 

10.       The 'New World Order' and the United Nations - the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, a 'New World Order'?, internationalism and the United Nations since World War II, and other examples of internationalism in today's world.

 

 

SENIOR MODERN HISTORY II

 

11.       China - Tradition and Change to 1911 - traditional Chinese society, China and the West - a new imperialism?, missionary outreach, reform and reaction, the establishment of the Chinese republic.

           

12.       Revolution in China, 1911 - 1949 - the republic fails to bring stability to China, Nationalists versus Communists, the Japanese invasion, the founding of the People’s Republic, Chinese historiography.

 

13.       China since 1949 - the birth of the People’s Republic, China under Mao Zedong, the Cultural Revolution, China after Mao - pragmatism and modernisation, the church in China.      

14.       The Vietnam Tragedy, Part I - the land and people of Vietnam, French colonial rule, nationalist movements, the First Indochina War to 1954, a major research exercise.

 

15.       The Vietnam Tragedy, Part II - North and South Vietnam, a comprehensive study of the Vietnam War, historiography of the war, Vietnam since 1975, the church in Vietnam.

 

16.       The Colonial Experience in New South Wales to 1850 - the first settlers, the convict system, the early governors, ‘exclusives’ and ‘emancipists’, the pastoral ascendancy, constitutional development, church and school, another major research exercise.           

17.       The Australian Gold Rushes - gold in New South Wales and Victoria, tensions on the goldfields, the impact of the gold rushes, free selection, the labour movement to 1900, church and school, the Australian legend.    

18.       Australia in the World to 1941 - Australia and the Empire, Federation, the First World War, the search for security, the Great Depression, the Second World War, another research exercise.

 

19.       Australia in the World since 1941 - the Second World War, the American alliance, Korea and Vietnam, the United Nations, Australia and Asia, political and social developments.

20.       Race Relations in Australia - a comprehensive study of the Aboriginal people from 1788 to the present day, other racial groups e.g. Chinese and kanakas, the ‘White Australia’ policy, changes in immigration policy since the 1970s, multiculturalism.