Social Studies, Humanities,
& History
Social Studies & Humanities are the heart, soul, and backbone of Thornton-Donovan’s Travel-Study-based Thematic Education. Given that, there is more variety here than in most other subjects year-to-year.
RECURRING CLASSES
Although course content may be altered to reflect the theme of the year, the following courses are recurring favorites.
AMERICAN POLITICS
Offered once every two years for presidential and midterm election years.
LAW
SKYSCRAPERS / HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
WORLD RELIGIONS
RECENT THEMATIC CLASSES
MODERN MIDDLE EAST (Israel & Jordan, 2022-2023)
PHILOSOPHY (Israel & Jordan, 2022-2023)
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (Italy & Malta, 2021-2022)
ITALIAN NOVELS TO FILM (Italy & Malta, 2021-2022)