B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Curriculum Year : 2022
First Year, 1st Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
010004 EN110 PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION 3
260014 PY111 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF 3
080079 PS113 FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 3
600001 TH111E SEARCHING FOR GOD IN THE WORLD TODAY 3
090002 PE111C PATHFIT1: MOVEMENT COMPETENCY TRAINING 2
4403 HI311 RIZAL'S LIFE & WORKS 3
Total Units : 17
First Year, 2nd Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
040001 MH110 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD 3
080076 HI112 READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY 3
4505 HU311 ART APPRECIATION 3
080080 PS114 INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE 3 080079
600002 TH121E RESPONDING TO GOD`S CALL BY BECOMING FULLY HUMAN 3 600001
090003 PE121C PATHFIT2: EXERCISE-BASED FITNESS ACTIVITIES 2
Total Units : 17
Second Year, 1st Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080077 HI113 THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 3
6913 NS211 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3
080078 PH114 ETHICS 3
080081 PS213 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS & RESEARCH 3 080080
600003 TH211E CELEBRATING GOD`S PRESENCE AS A CHRISTIAN COMM 3 600002
090004 PE211C PATHFIT3:DANCE 2
5312 NSTP1 NSTP 1 3
Electives :
5308 CWT111 CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE
5302 CT111A CMT1
Total Units : 20
Second Year, 2nd Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080083 PS328A QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF POL. DATA 3 080081
080082 PS226 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY 3 080079, 080080
600004 TH221E TRANSFORMING THE WORLD WITH VINCENT DE PAUL 3 600003
090005 PE221C PATHFIT4:SPORTS 2
5321 NSTP2 NSTP 2 3
Electives :
5310 CWT121 CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SRVCE 2
5304 CT121A CMT2
6660 MH217B BASIC STATISTICS 3
070006 PC110 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3
Total Units : 20
Third Year, 1st Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080086 PS424B INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 080082
200144 ED2212 SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION 3
080111 PS310 PHILIPPINE POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 080082
080084 PS318 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS 3 080082
080085 PS319 PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3 080080
080112 SO313 PHILIPPINE INDIGENEOUS STUDIES 3
Total Units : 18
Third Year, 2nd Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080088 PS331 BASIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZING & DEVELOPMENT (ASL) 3 200144
080098 PS427A POLITICAL ECONOMY 3 080086
4907 PS321 GEOPOLITICS 3 080086
080087 PS327A POLITICS & GOVERNANCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 3 080084
080109 PS431 POLITICAL DYNAMICS 3 080084
Total Units : 15
Third Year, Summer
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080089 PS330A ON-THE-JOB TRAINING 3 080088
Total Units : 3
Fourth Year, 1st Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080090 PS411A INTRODUCTION TO LAW 3 080082
080091 PS412B EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 3 080084
080092 PS414A CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE STUDIES 3 080086
080093 PS415B DEMOCRACY: THEORY AND PRACTICE 3 080082
080094 PS413A THESIS 1 3 080086
Total Units : 15
Fourth Year, 2nd Semester
Subj No. Subj Code Description Units Pre-requisites Co-requisites
080097 PS429A SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 080082
080110 PS432 POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT 3 080098
080099 PS428A RACE, CLASS AND GENDER POLITICS 3 080092
080096 PS426A MODERN & CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY 3 080111
080095 PS430A THESIS 2 3 080094
Total Units : 15

Professional Course Subjects


PS331 - BASIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZING & DEVELOPMENT (ASL) Credits: 3

Course Title: BASIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZING & DEVELOPMENT (ASL)
Course Code PS331
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION
Course Description This course provides an introduction and overview to the core issues, approaches and theoretical and practical contexts of Filipino communities and other countries and their respective developments. If further examines various models of community organizing towards a Vicentian and Catholic sense of communal leadership and responsibility, organization and development. The course is done through a mix of theoretical readings, development and execution of skill-based workshops, symposia with resource persons from local advocacy groups whenever available, and a practicum based work. The readings and resource persons are drawn from various socio-political commitments and perspectives with a preferential status for the socially disadvantaged and a Vincentian sense of social justice. Across the semester, the course would also be critiquing on how class, sexuality, and indigeneity, from the relationship of power and privilege within communities and with other communities.

PS414A - CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE STUDIES Credits: 3

Course Title: CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE STUDIES
Course Code PS414A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Course Description This course is intended to provide students with an introduction in the field of Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies. It offers an analysis of issues and theories about peace, violence and conflict. Peace and conflict is defined from a theoretical perspective. The course also presents the different typology of peace and violence and analyses the changing dynamics and the new trends of Peace and Conflicts studies from the different perspective.

PS415B - DEMOCRACY: THEORY AND PRACTICE Credits: 3

Course Title: DEMOCRACY: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Course Code PS415B
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description This course explores democratic theory. We look at different ways of thinking about the actual working of democracies, explore challenges which democratic theory faces and think about how it might respond to these challenges. Democracy is one of the most widely endorsed concepts of the modern world and a guiding principle of both domestic political discourse and foreign policy pronouncements. At the same time, there is little agreement about what democracy means, why it might be a good thing, or what institutions give expression to it. The course will pose three related questions: (1) What is democracy? (2) What is the value and justification of democracy? (3) Through what institutions and under what social conditions can democracy be realized? In reflecting about these questions, students will read a variety of key texts from the history of political thought and contemporary political theory. Combining sophisticated theory with the material essential for basic understanding this course should be of interest to any student curious about exploring the political world we live in. In particular, it should appealto students of political or social thought, indigenous studies, international relations theory, philosophy and jurisprudence.

PH114 - ETHICS Credits: 3

Course Title: ETHICS
Course Code PH114
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The course seeks to critically analyze the basic elements and features of ethics, ethical theories and principles with social, political, and personal significance particularly in crafting objective subjective moral judgments. It provides a substantive understanding about a person’s moral responsibility individually and collectively. Furthermore, it balances the general perception between Western and Eastern worldviews, and between masculine and feminine value-judgments in ethics.

PS412B - EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Credits: 3

Course Title: EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Course Code PS412B
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS
Course Description This course offers a comparative analysis of the government and politics of European states. Concepts, theories and methodology of comparative analysis will be used in examining the political history, culture, structure and dynamics of these countries. The method of agreement and the method of difference in the comparative method will primarily be used in order to identify the strengths and weakness of these countries in terms of elections, party-system, legislatures, interest groups, executive-legislative relations and judiciary. Contemporary political issues affecting the region will also be examined.

PS113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits: 3

Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Course Code PS113
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course is essentially the study of politics. It aims to provide the basic conceptual and analytical tools required by the systematic study of politics of the different thematic areas of political science. It shall cover such topics as system analysis, political culture, political behavior, government structure and processes, and of course the fundamental concepts of power, institutions, ideologies, among others and their implication on politics.

PS321 - GEOPOLITICS Credits: 3

Course Title: GEOPOLITICS
Course Code PS321
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Course Description The course offers a purely theoretical understanding of geopolitics; its historical accounts, development and nature, and how it encompasses the other fields of social sciences relevant to its evolution as a multidisiplinary field; politics, geography and demography. This course also provides emphasison the chronological divisions of the theoretical analysis of geopolitics.

PS424B - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credits: 3

Course Title: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Course Code PS424B
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description The aim of this course is to provide students the basic understanding of internal relations (IR) as one of the three subfields of political science. Relevant concepts, perspectives and theories in the study of IR shall be introduced in this course. Accordingly, the significance of these concepts, perspectives and theories shall be applied to past and current international issues (positivist and normative approach). This course also includes a brief overview of IR fields such as international regimes and organizations, international conflict resolution, and international political economy. Thus, the course further introduces scholarly methods of analyzing the dynamics of state (governments) and non-state (IO’s, MNC’s, Global Civil Society Groups, i.e. NGO’s, etc.) actors in the international community and how these translate into the present economic, political and socio-cultural phenomenon (positivist-empiricist approach). The succeeding sections analyze further important readings in the field of IR written by most renowned IR scholars; both classical and contemporary as part of the course integration. At the end of this course, students are expected to formulate sound analysis of various international issues using the concepts and theories of IR.

PS114 - INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE Credits: 3

Course Title: INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Course Code PS114
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Course Description This course is an introduction to Philippine politics and government. The fundamental purpose of this course is to equip students with an understanding of the development, organization, and operation of the Philippine political system. The course is divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the diverse approaches in studying Philippine politics and the organization of Philippine government. Part II explores answers offered to some of the “big” questions in Philippine politics like continuing challenges to democratization or the role of military in Philippine politics.

PS318 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS Credits: 3

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS
Course Code PS318
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description This course is intended to introduce the students to comparative analysis, methods and theories used for comparing government and politics. It is designed to prepare the students with necessary knowledge to use the comparative approach and acquaint them with the major questions in comparative politics as well as the field’s best answers to those questions. Lastly, it also attempts to give them tools to think critically about such answers.

PS411A - INTRODUCTION TO LAW Credits: 3

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO LAW
Course Code PS411A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description This course provides an understanding of the Theory and Practice of Public International Law and how it governs the interaction of nation-states. This also equips students with an analytical competence on the nature, the sources of international law, law of treaties, jurisdiction, immunities, state responsibility, the use of force and the legal procedures on peaceful settlement of disputes. This course also explores special features of international law namely: Law of the Sea, International Criminal Law, International Environment Law and International Economic Law.

PS213 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS & RESEARCH Credits: 3

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS & RESEARCH
Course Code PS213
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Course Description This course introduces students to some of the critical ongoing debates about how we study politics. We cover some of the more important philosophical questions underlying the epistemological, ontological and methodological choices that all political scientists must make, and relate these to current research and debates in the discipline.

PS226 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY Credits: 3

Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Code PS226
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Course Description The course is aimed at introducing political theory to students. This course attempts to provide a framework of political theory as a field of political science in particular, and as a field of human knowledge in general. It will take into account various political theories from the classics to the contemporary period, it also deals with key concepts like justice, equality, legitimacy, power, democracy, etc.

PS426A - MODERN & CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY Credits: 3

Course Title: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY
Course Code PS426A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
PHILIPPINE POLITICAL THOUGHT
Course Description This course will examine many of the central figures in modern and contemporary political thinking. A special emphasis will be upon the relationship between violence and the state; or, in a related fashion, the relationship between security, truth, and power.

PS330A - ON-THE-JOB TRAINING Credits: 3

Course Title: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Course Code PS330A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
BASIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZING & DEVELOPMENT (ASL)
Course Description This course is designed in line with the concept of experiential learning. This is an off-campus educational plan integrates classroom study with practical work experience. It is intended to contribute to students’ meaningful over-all preparation by providing an opportunity for the practical application of skills and concepts learned in classes. An internship is much more than a job; it is a course which offers an individualized educational experience through the study of a structured employment situation. The credit is for the learning - not the work experience. The practicum/internship requires 210 hours of work for 3 credit hours and is divided into three parts. The first 93 hours will be under the Private Company and the other 93 hours will be under the Government Institution or vice versa. The remaining 24 hours will be allotted to community service. The internship may be paid or unpaid. There’s a list of the companies affiliated with Adamson University and a Memorandum of Agreement as well to be signed by the Company Supervisor.

PE111C - PATHFIT1: MOVEMENT COMPETENCY TRAINING Credits: 2

Course Title: PATHFIT1: MOVEMENT COMPETENCY TRAINING
Course Code PE111C
Credit Units 2 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course reintroduces the fundamental movement patterns that consist of non-locomotor and locomotor skills, which are integrated with core training to meet the demands of functional fitness and physical activity performance. Emphasis will be on exercise regression and progression for the enhancement of fitness and the adaptation of movement competencies to independent physical activity pursuits. In conjunction with fitness and wellness concepts, exercise and healthy eating principles, periodic evaluation will be conducted of one’s level of fitness and physical activity, as well as eating patterns to monitor one’s progress and achievement of personal fitness and dietary goals.

PE121C - PATHFIT2: EXERCISE-BASED FITNESS ACTIVITIES Credits: 2

Course Title: PATHFIT2: EXERCISE-BASED FITNESS ACTIVITIES
Course Code PE121C
Credit Units 2 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course builds on the foundation of motor skills achieved through core training. It will provide experiences in a variety of exercise programs for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal fitness (i.e. core stability, muscle strength, endurance and power). It includes speed and agility training with a focus on body coordination and balance. In conjunction with fitness and wellness concepts, exercise and healthy eating principles, learners will be able to enhance their fitness through goal setting and application of the exercise principles (i.e. frequency, intensity, time, type, progression, and volume); adapt their movement competencies to independent physical activity (PA) pursuits and periodically evaluate their PA and eating patterns to monitor their progress and achievement of personal fitness and dietary goals.

PE211C - PATHFIT3:DANCE Credits: 2

Course Title: PATHFIT3:DANCE
Course Code PE211C
Credit Units 2 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description Learning Philippine Traditional Dances both provide fitness benefits and cultural sensitivity. The course introduces the nature of dance and its fitness benefits. It involves the fundamental techniques that include movement skills. Through skills training, exercise drills, dance participation and independent or self-directed PAs, fitness levels will be enhanced. In conjunction with this, fitness levels, PA participation and dietary/eating patterns are evaluated to monitor one’s progress and achievement of personal fitness and dietary goals.

PE221C - PATHFIT4:SPORTS Credits: 2

Course Title: PATHFIT4:SPORTS
Course Code PE221C
Credit Units 2 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description Basketball is a game played by two teams who score points by getting the ball into the opposing team’s hoop or basket. Players move the ball by dribbling and passing. This course tackles the fundamental skills and the sport that include footwork, ball control (dribbling, passing, shooting), individual moves (offense and defense), basic team offense and defense. Through skills training, game play and independent pursuits of physical activity (PA), fitness level will be enhanced. PA and eating habits are also periodically evaluated to monitor one’s progress and achievement of personal fitness and dietary goals.

SO313 - PHILIPPINE INDIGENEOUS STUDIES Credits: 3

Course Title: PHILIPPINE INDIGENEOUS STUDIES
Course Code SO313
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description A course designed for students to be acquainted with the generated and ever expanding knowledge and understanding of local cultures that are often on the cusp of disappearance due to modernizing influences from the outside. The course aims to establish to students foundational information on indigenous communities and peoples and their impact to the “mainstream” society as viewed in history and other lenses of human knowledge. Tools for analysis and research will be essential components of the course.

PS310 - PHILIPPINE POLITICAL THOUGHT Credits: 3

Course Title: PHILIPPINE POLITICAL THOUGHT
Course Code PS310
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description Introduces students to the political and constitutional ideas of selected Filipino thinkers, including heroes, academics, politicians, revolutionaries, and literary figures. This is a survey of their ideas across time periods for the Spanish colonial period to the contemporary times.

PS319 - PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Credits: 3

Course Title: PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Course Code PS319
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRO. TO PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Course Description The course entails a discussion on the subfields of Public Administration namely: organizational studies, public policy, and fiscal administration, local and regional administrations. As a preparatory course to public administration, it deals with the theories, practices, and problems in Philippine Public Administration. It will also cover principles, practices and problems in the practice of public administration, its historical development and its thrust on achieving national development. The course will also provide students are expected to comprehend fundamental understanding of Public Administration and how the mind-set of good governance and administration could relate to their respective careers in the academe or in the broadening and transforming domain of public service.

PS431 - POLITICAL DYNAMICS Credits: 3

Course Title: POLITICAL DYNAMICS
Course Code PS431
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS
Course Description The variable of power or authority is continuously at play and it runs through various institutions and actor such as society, politics and government. This course offers insight on the convergence of system, institutions, thoughts and key actors in the political sphere and their political behavior in adapting to the changes brought about the circumstances of the world.

PS427A - POLITICAL ECONOMY Credits: 3

Course Title: POLITICAL ECONOMY
Course Code PS427A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Course Description This course pertains to the study of politics and economy and the search for solutions to harmonize them. It is also the study of the prevailing cause of economic growth and the ingredient to achieve it by virtue of an organized politics and economy.

PS327A - POLITICS & GOVERNANCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Credits: 3

Course Title: POLITICS & GOVERNANCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Course Code PS327A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATTIVE POLITICS
Course Description This course offers a comparative analysis of the government and politics of Southeast Asian nation-states. Concepts, theories and methodology of comparative analysis will be used in examining the political history, culture, structure and dynamics of these countries. Contemporary political issues affecting the entire region will also be tackled. The method of agreement and the method of difference in the comparative method will primarily be used, focusing on elections, party-systems, interest groups, executive-legislative relations, legislatures and judiciary in order to identify the strengths and weakness of each state.

PS432 - POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT Credits: 3

Course Title: POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT
Course Code PS432
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
POLITICAL ECONOMY
Course Description This course analyzes the process of political development in relationship to approaches given in the international level. It will begin with those countries that were categorized as developing states (Asia, Latin America, and African countries) and proceed to the developed states (Europe and Americas). The approaches in studying the course will range from development theories, contemporary issues, historical narratives, conflicts, economic status, and even political parties. The United Nation Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be tackled with relevance. Students are then expected to apply the course for research in policies in both national and international scale in terms of development in general.

PS328A - QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF POL. DATA Credits: 3

Course Title: QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF POL. DATA
Course Code PS328A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS & RESEARCH
Course Description The course is an introduction to the use of quantitative and qualitative methods in Political Science research. It aims to orient the students to the philosophical underpinnings of the given methods to develop better appreciation of their functions and contribution to understanding political realities. Likewise, the course shows variety of designs and their corresponding methodologies that are appropriate for use to given data.

PS428A - RACE, CLASS AND GENDER POLITICS Credits: 3

Course Title: RACE, CLASS AND GENDER POLITICS
Course Code PS428A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE STUDIES
Course Description This course explores different sociological and political perspectives in analyzing the concepts of race, class, and gender. This will be anchored on the study of the meanings and valuation of these social constructs as elaborated by different sociological and political theories and perspectives. Different constructions of race, class, and gender will also be explored with regard to how these concepts affect individuals and their life chances and inform their social interactions. More importantly, how these concepts impact social and political processes and institutions will be analyzed. Finally, contemporary global initiatives, actions, and policies related to issues of race, class, and gender consistent with efforts to address social and political inequality will be tackled.

ED2212 - SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION Credits: 3

Course Title: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION
Course Code ED2212
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The course is an introduction to social science (economic, socio-cultural, political, geographical and environmental processes) theory and research as they relate to education and to understanding of the four pillars of learning, which are fundamental in making critical and logical decision as an active member of the society and as global citizens. It is also aims to enhance critical understanding and responding to the transformations in education, work, and culture brought about by globalization in order to respond to the present needs in relation to the different social sciences theories.

PS429A - SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Credits: 3

Course Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Course Code PS429A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Course Description It is an elective course for Political Science majors who will be immersed in the various topics, methodologies, and approaches to the Social Sciences. Topics will include, but not limited to, the fields of Politics and International Affairs, Demography and Human Geography, Environmental Social Sciences, Culture, and History.

HI113 - THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD Credits: 3

Course Title: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Course Code HI113
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of people and places around the globe. At the end of this course, students are expected to engage in various debates of global governance, development, and sustainability.

PS413A - THESIS 1 Credits: 3

Course Title: THESIS 1
Course Code PS413A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Course Description The course is designed for students of Political Science who need to know, understand, apply and evaluate some selected methods of research in terms of research requirements in their course. It aims to stimulate students in the preparation of group research proposals with emphasis on the research problem and hypothesis, methodology, in terms of specific arrangements and analysis of data, and the actual writing of the review of literature and/or conceptual framework until the students are able to come up of an actual research paper and be able to present the results.

PS430A - THESIS 2 Credits: 3

Course Title: THESIS 2
Course Code PS430A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
THESIS 1
Course Description The course is designed for students of Political Science who need to know, understand, apply and evaluate some selected methods of research in terms of research requirements in their course. It aims to stimulate students in the preparation of group research proposals with emphasis on the research problem and hypothesis, methodology, in terms of specific arrangements and analysis of data, and the actual writing of the review of literature and/or conceptual framework until the students are able to come up of an actual research paper and be able to present the results.

General Education subjects


HU311 - ART APPRECIATION Credits: 3

Course Title: ART APPRECIATION
Course Code HU311
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The study is primarily designed to assist student in better understanding of humanities; the origin, meaning and importance of arts; how arts is incorporated in our desire for understanding the nature and essence of human expression; how arts is a tool in achieving total human development and the development and richness of Philippine culture and arts.

MH217B - BASIC STATISTICS Credits: 3

Course Title: BASIC STATISTICS
Course Code MH217B
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course focuses on conceptual understanding of everyday statistics and basic statistical procedures. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, point and interval estimation, and hypothesis testing illustrated and applied to practical situations and various fields of interest. It also gives students competence in basic computer technology by generating descriptive statistics and performing analysis using MS EXCEL and the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). It is designed to provide students with statistical tools needed in order to make evaluation of experimental data.

TH211E - CELEBRATING GOD`S PRESENCE AS A CHRISTIAN COMM Credits: 3

Course Title: CELEBRATING GOD`S PRESENCE AS A CHRISTIAN COMM
Course Code TH211E
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
RESPONDING TO GOD`S CALL BY BECOMING FULLY HUMAN
Course Description In this third of a series of “Faith Journey towards Social Transformation,” Theology III re-tells the story of the pilgrim people of God – the Church – beginning with Jesus of Nazareth and his work on the “reign of God, with his community of disciples, and the community’s journey through history. The course shows how the community of Jesus’ disciples today proclaims in the words and deeds the liberating message of Jesus by being relevant in its mission of evangelization in the context of the “Church of the Poor”. St. Vincent de Paul is an important figure in the missionary work of the church with the underprivileged sectors of society. From this understanding of a church that is in solidarity with humanity, especially the poor, the course explains the sacrament as celebrations of God’s active presence and as challenges for the Church to give witness to its being a sacrament of Christ’s saving grace and unity in the world. (Prerequisites: TH111E”Searching for God” and TH121E “Responding to God’s Call”; course equivalent in the 2008 curriculum – “Church and Sacraments”)

CWT111 - CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE 1 Credits: 3

Course Title: CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SERVICE 1
Course Code CWT111
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description “The Civic Welfare Training Service refers to the program component or activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other welfare services; (Sec. 3, D of the Republic Act No. 9163) In this program, lectures and participatory discussions on the aforementioned topics are highlighted in order for students to be equipped with the necessary knowledge in preparation for the actual community involvement.

CWT121 - CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SRVCE 2 Credits: 3

Course Title: CIVIC WELFARE TRAINING SRVCE 2
Course Code CWT121
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description “The Civic Welfare Training Service refers to the program component or activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other welfare services; (Sec. 3, D of the Republic Act No. 9163) In this program, the students are given the opportunity to plan, implement and experience the fundamental learnings acquired during their CWTS 1 program to the adopted community under the supervision of NSTP instructors.

CT111A - CMT1 Credits: 3

Course Title: CMT1
Course Code CT111A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description “The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps refers to the program component, institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness;” (Sec. 3, A of the Republic Act No. 9163) This program is designed to provide basic information through lectures and seminars on acquiring military discipline and general orientation on military science/trainings.

CT121A - CMT2 Credits: 3

Course Title: CMT2
Course Code CT121A
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description “The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps refers to the program component, institutionalized under Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to tertiary level students in order to motivate, train, organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness;” (Sec. 3, A of the Republic Act No. 9163) In this program, students are introduced to naval operations and specific programs. They are also given opportunity to experience shipboard familiarization, drills and ceremonies.

NS211 - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Credits: 3

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Course Code NS211
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course is designed to develop student awareness, knowledge and concerns of the environment, its diverse values and processes, learning to preserve, conserve and utilize the environment’s sustainable resources for the benefit of the present and future generation. It adopts the integrated approach to promote a holistic, dynamic and interactive view of solving problems and issues related to biological, physical, economic, social, technological and cultural components. Field survey, activities and environmental impacts are necessary to complete the course

MH110 - MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD Credits: 3

Course Title: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Course Code MH110
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description This course focuses on the discussion of the nature of Mathematics leading to aesthetic, social, practical, and intellectual dimensions. It includes the study of the nature of Mathematics and the diversified tools for understanding and dealing with the various aspects of everyday living such mathematics of finance, voting and apportionment, problem solving, logic, linear programming, graph theory and statistics.

EN110 - PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION Credits: 3

Course Title: PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
Course Code EN110
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description Purposive Communication is one of the general education courses in the tertiary level put into effect by the full implementation of K-12. It is a three-unit course designed to enhance students’ speaking, writing and presenting skills for multicultural audience in a local and global context. These skills are simulated in advanced academic setting with the use of technological advancements. It aims to initiate activities that enable students to practice strategies of communication with a clear purpose and audience in mind, guided by the criteria of effective strategies and appropriate language. At the end of the course, students are expected to possess communication skills and techniques used by active and effective politicians, business leaders, dignitaries, sports luminaries, teachers, industry players and even church influencers with critical and analytical mindset and fundamentals of persuasion to convey messages responsibly.

HI112 - READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY Credits: 3

Course Title: READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Course Code HI112
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description Philippine History viewed from the lens of selected primary sources in different period, analysis and interpretation. The course aims to expose students to different facets of Philippine History through the lens of eyewitnesses. Rather than rely on secondary material such as textbooks, which is the usual approach in teaching Philippine history, different types of primary sources will be used-written (qualitative and quantitative), oral, visual, audio-visual, digital-covering various aspects of Philippines life (political, economic, social, cultural). Student are expected to analyze the selected reading contextually and in terms of content (stated and implied). The end goal is to enable students to understand and appreciate our rich past by deriving insights from those who were actually present at the time of the event. Contextual analysis considers the following: (i) the historical context of the source (time and place it was written and the situation at the time), (ii) the author’s background, intent (to the extent discernible), and authority on the subject; and (iii) the source’s relevance and meaning today. Content analysis, on the other hand, applies appropriate techniques depending on the type of source (written, oral, visual). In the process students will be asked, for example, to identify the author’s main argument or thesis, compare points of view, identify bias, and evaluate the author’s claims based on the evidence presented or other available evidence at the time. The course will guide the students through their reading and analysis of the texts and require them to write reaction essays of varied length and present their ideas in other ways (debate format, power point presentation, letter to the author of the source, etc.)

TH121E - RESPONDING TO GOD`S CALL BY BECOMING FULLY HUMAN Credits: 3

Course Title: RESPONDING TO GOD`S CALL BY BECOMING FULLY HUMAN
Course Code TH121E
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
SEARCHING FOR GOD IN THE WORLD TODAY
Course Description This course is second in the series of the “Faith Journey towards Social Transformation.” Using the methodology of “see-discern-act/pray,” the course deals with what it means to be truly and fully human from a Christian perspective. This is our way of responding to the invitation of God- in-Jesus whose Spirit is ever-present and active in the world, as we have seen in Theology I. In particular, the course focuses on virtues or good habits in our personal and social living from the Christian understanding of the human person. The course tackles themes like “creation,” the human as image of God, “body and soul” , “male and female,” “freedom, grace and sin,” “the individual and the community,” “suffering and the goodness of God,” and “ultimate destiny.” As disciples of Jesus of Nazareth the virtuous person, and with St. Vincent de Paul as inspiration for a virtuous life, a special feature of this course is the retrieval and revitalization of Filipino and Asian virtues as resources for becoming good persons who are rooted in our cultures and socially involved in our communities. (Prerequisite: TH111E “Searching for God”; course equivalent in the 2008 curriculum – “Moral Theology with Social Teachings of the Church”)

HI311 - RIZAL'S LIFE & WORKS Credits: 3

Course Title: RIZAL'S LIFE & WORKS
Course Code HI311
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The Subject is a discussion of the life of Jose Rizal from his early childhood period until his death. This includes a thorough discussion of his novels and his other works. This course aims to show how Rizal influence students to be as patriotic as him, This is also to make Rizal our symbol of pride and a role model in life.

PC110 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY Credits: 3

Course Title: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Course Code PC110
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The course deals with the interactions between science, technology and society that influenced the development in each of them. This interdisciplinary course engages students to confront the realities brought about by science and technology in society. It seeks to instil reflective knowledge in the students that they are able to live the good life and display ethical decision making in the face of scientific and technological advancement.

TH111E - SEARCHING FOR GOD IN THE WORLD TODAY Credits: 3

Course Title: SEARCHING FOR GOD IN THE WORLD TODAY
Course Code TH111E
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The series of courses on “Faith Journey Towards Social Transformation”, using the methodology of “see-discern-act/pray”, begins with this course – “Searching for God in the World Today.” This course elaborates, first, the Christian theme of “Revelation” as the active presence of God in and through human experiences and who continually offers fullness of life and love (“salvation). The quest for God in the ordinary, everyday life and historical, social events is testified and narrated in the Hebrew and Christian Bible. The nucleus of God’s story with humanity and the whole creation is Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians profess, is the definitive and unique bearer of God’s offer of fullness of life. Through his proclamation of “the reign or Kingdom of God” in words and deeds, Jesus showed God’s unconditional love and commitment, especially to the “least, the last, and the lost.” This course also introduces the patron saint of Adamson University – St. Vincent de Paul; he discovered the face of God-in-Jesus among the poor and marginalized people. In the process of this course, we are invited to be mindful of God’s presence in our own lives, the lives of other people and of the community of seekers of faith. (course equivalent in the 2008 curriculum – “Jesus Fullness of Divine Revelation”)

TH221E - TRANSFORMING THE WORLD WITH VINCENT DE PAUL Credits: 3

Course Title: TRANSFORMING THE WORLD WITH VINCENT DE PAUL
Course Code TH221E
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
CELEBRATING GOD`S PRESENCE AS A CHRISTIAN COMM
Course Description The course is the last in the series of the “Faith Journey towards Social Transformation”. “Transforming the World with Vincent de Paul” is designed within the context whereby people face new challenges brought about by scientific and technological advancements, along with the issues and problems that these bring to persons, families, communities and societies. As we cannot put new wine into old wineskins, we need new perspectives and approaches to new challenges. These new ways of understanding and new solutions must still be grounded in the values of the Reign of God that Jesus Christ proclaimed, guided by the social tradition of the Catholic Church, and most especially in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul who promoted what we may call today “systemic change”. Social concerns include globalization and cultures, migration or contemporary human mobility, computer-mediated communications, governance, health and wellness, and the ecological system. Distinct from other courses in the university that teach philosophy-based ethics, this course offers the theological ethical social foundations and principles, particularly the option for the poor and the margins, towards a networked world embraced with charity and justice. (Prerequisites: TH111C “Searching for God”, TH121C “Responding to God’s Call”, and TH211C “Celebrating God’s Presence”; course equivalent in the 2008 curriculum – “Vincentian Studies”)

PY111 - UNDERSTANDING THE SELF Credits: 3

Course Title: UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
Course Code PY111
Credit Units 3 Unit/s
Prerequisite
Course Description The course deals with the study of the different perspectives and varied aspects which could result to a better understanding of one’s self. It includes perceptions and standpoints from Philosophical, Sociological, Anthropological and Psychological perspectives; likewise, the physical, sexual, material, digital, political, spiritual and mental aspects of the self are emphasized. The course also highlights the areas of concern such as: Learning and Better Student; Health Care and Stress Management; moreover, motivation and setting goals. Furthermore, provision of more practical application of the concepts and theories would lead to the development of self-awareness, self-respect, sense of self-worth, as well as management and improvement one’s self.