General Education Courses

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE COURSE TITLE DESCRIPTION UNITS SEMESTER TIME ALLOTMENT PER WEEK TEACHERS HANDLING THE SUBJECT
English  1 – Study and Thinking Skills This course is designed to develop students’ communicative and critical thinking for academic study. Reading skills are reinforced as means of acquitting and processing inputs for learning and writing exercise s are provided as means for expressing and enhancing students’ thinking. 3 1st 3 Fr. Belarmino AC. Fajardo C. Haber, J. Francisco, M. Margate
English  2 – Writing in the Discipline This course is designed to develop the basic research and writing skills of students in their specific discipline. 3 2nd 3 Fr. Belarmino AC. Fajardo C. Haber, J. Francisco, M. Margate
Literature 1 – Literature of the Philippines This course is designed to enhance student awareness and appreciation of the Philippine literature with the integration of history and its relation to the different literary works made in a particular period. Reading selections are provided as means to deepen one’s understanding of Philippine culture, traditions, practices, and beliefs, to enhance one’s critical thinking skills and to imbibe the values integrated in the selections to better appreciate the literary heritage and take pride being a Filipino. 3 1st 3 C. Haber, AC. Fajardo, J.Francisco
Literature 2 – Literature of the World This course aims to further open the student’s minds and hearts to the beauty of literature in relation to their person hood and the society around them. It has its conscious attempt to be constantly integrating the connections among these three entries within the lessons. Mare so, it links the study of Philippine society and literature to the world around it. 3 2nd 3 C. Haber, AC. Fajardo, J.Francisco
Filipino 1 – Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino Ang Filipino 1 ay isang metalingguwistikang pag-aaral ng wikang Filipino. Nakatuon ito sa estruktura, gamit, katangian at kahalagaan ng wikang Filipino sa akademikong larangan. Sa lapit ng multidisiplinaryo at paraang interaktibo, inaasahang matutuloy at matatalakay ang mga pangunahing kaalaman sa wikang ito. Malilinang dito ang mga kasanayan sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino tungo sa lalong mataassa komunikasyon  sa kritikal napagdidiskurso. 3 1st 3 L. Bascuña, L.Transona, A. Velez
Filipino 2 – Pagbasa at Pagsulat Tungo sa Pananaliksik Lilinangin sa asignaturang ito ang makrong kasanayang pagbasa at pagsulat, magkakaroon ng rebyu sa kalikasan at iba’t-ibang pilosopiya sa wika at tutuonang pansin ang malikhaing pananaliksik. 3 2nd 3 L. Bascuña, L.Transona, A. Velez
Geography  2 – Geography and Natural Resources of the Philippines An introductory course in Philippine studies that covers Philippine geography and resources,places and general information as well as current issues from the Filipino viewpoint, providing the students with basic background that would make them appreciate the beauty of our country and conserve the natural resources. 3 1st 3 AV. C. Hugo
Soc. Sci.1 – General Psychology General psychology isa course that covers the study of mind, along with a such aspects of mind asperception, cognition, thinking, emotion, and behavior. This course designed togive the student a basic understanding of the psychology of human behavior through basics of psychology and a general overview of it other branches/fields. The student will be given exposure to the concepts,terminology, principles, and theories that comprise an introductory course in psychology. Topics covered are to synthesize the board range of knowledge about psychology, to encourage critical thinking and self-analysis, develop intra and interpersonal skills and to convey a multicultural approach that respects human diversity and individuals differences. 3 1st 3 L. Panga
Soc. Sci.2 – Society and Culture w/ Family Planning & HIV An introductory course in Social Science that covers culture, society as well as family and family planning. It seeks to describe as well as to explain concepts and theories which are of interest to the said discipline and which will be in the daily lives and encounters of the students. 3 2nd 3 L. Panga
History 1 – Philippine History An Introductory course in Philippine studies that covers Philippine History, geography, culture and current issues from the Filipino viewpoint, providing the students with background that would make them understand their Filipino heritage and the country’s role in world’s affairs in the past, present and future. 3 1st 3 J Dasmariñas, R. Lllegado, A. Prima,A. Tubig