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List of Possible Topics for High School Electives
List of Possible Topics for High School Electives
Accounting, Business Management, Business Math, Personal Finance
Agriculture, Botany, Floral Design, Horticulture
Anthropology, Astronomy, Architecture
Appliance Repair
Art History, Art Studio, Drawing, Jewelry Design, Drafting, Ceramics, Painting, Print Making, Sculpture
Audio Production, Cinematography
Auto Body Repair, Autoshop, Auto Mechanics
Calligraphy, Carpentry, Woodworking
Computer Applications, Graphic Design, Networking, Programming, Technology, Keyboarding/Wordprocessing, Graphic Communications
Concert Band, Choir, Music Appreciation, Music Theory, Drama, Vocal Music
Cosmetology
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Poetry, Etymology, Journalism
Dance (general, beginning, advanced)
Debate, Ethics, Logic
Equine Science, Equestrian Training
Foreign Language, Sign Language, Speech
Geography, Government, Civics, Current Events, Political Science
Home Economics, Interior Design
Medieval History, Mythology
P.E., Pilates/Yoga, Aerobics, Nutrition Science
Photography, Photoshop, Webpage/Website Design
Physiology, Psychology, Sociology
Religious Studies, Theology
Robotics
World Literature, World Religions
Zoology
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3D Printing
Accounting
Accounting & Finance Professionals
Adobe
Anatomy
App Development
Arabic
Art
Banking
Biology
Business
Business Communication Skills
Business Services
Care Provision
Career Development
Carpentry
Change Management
Chemistry
Childcare Studies
Chinese Language Studies
Computer Basics
Construction Skills
Customer Service
Digital Creative Design
E-Business
E-Business and Marketing Professionals
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
English
English Diplomas
English for Business
English for Teaching
English for Tourism
English Grammar
English Literature
English Speaking Skills
Entrepreneurial Skills
Environment
Finance
Food Safety
French
Geography
German
Global Health Initiative
Google
Health & Healthcare Professionals
Health and Fitness
Health and Safety
Health Management
History
Hospitality Management
Human Nutrition
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment
Irish
Job Search Skills
Law and Legal Skills
Management
Management Professionals
Manufacturing
Marketing and Sales
Masonry Skills
Maths
Mental Health Studies
Microsoft Office
Multimedia Technology
Music
Nursing Studies
Office Skills
Operations Management
Photography
Photoshop
Physics
Plumbing
Procurement
Programming
Project Management
Project Maths
Psychology
Quality Management
Risk Management
Sales Management
Science
Six Sigma
Social Media Techniques
Social Work Skills
Sociology
Spanish Language Skills
Statistics
Strategic Management
Study Skills
Supply Chain Management
Swedish
Teacher Resources
Teaching and Training Professionals
Tourism
Typing
Web Development
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Science
SUBJECTS
- Biology
- Organic chemistry
- Electrical engineering
- Physics
- Cosmology and astronomy
- Discoveries and projects
- Chemistry
- Health and medicine
Economics and finance
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Arts and humanities
HUMANITIES
ART HISTORY
- Art history basics
- Renaissance and Reformation in Europe
- Toward a global culture
- Prehistoric art in Europe and West Asia
- Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical art in Europe
- Art of Asia
- Art of the ancient Mediterranean
- Art of the Americas to World War I
- Art of Africa
- Art of Medieval Europe
- Art in 19th century Europe
- Art of Oceania
- Art of the Islamic world
- Expressionism to Pop Art
Computing
SUBJECTS
- Computer programming
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- Computer science
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- Current SAT (through January 2016)
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