General Education

Arts

1          Critical Perspectives in the Arts. A critical study of the experience, language, and context of art. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Economics (Econ)

11        Markets and the State. Essential economic concepts and their use in analyzing real-world issues. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

English (Eng)

13        Writing as Thinking. A course in critical thinking, reading, and writing in English. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Environmental Science (Env Sci)

1          Environment and Society. Introduction to principles and concepts in the study of the natural environment within a societal framework. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Filipino (Fil)

40        Wika, Kultura at Lipunan. Ang relasyon ng Filipino sa kultura at lipunang Pilipino. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Kasaysayan (Kas)

1          Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Ang pampulitika, pang-ekonomiya, panlipunan, at pangkalinangang pagsulong ng Pilipinas. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

2          Ang Asya at ang Daigdig. Ang pamanang pangkalinangan ng Asya sa pagkakaugnay at ang kaugnayan nito sa kabihasnang pandaigdig. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Mathematics (Math)

10        Mathematics, Culture and Society. Appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics through the examination of its nature, development, utility, and its relationship with culture and society. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Philosophy (Philo)

1          Philosophical Analysis. Application of basic concepts, skills and principles drawn from the Philosophy of Language, Symbolic Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Ethics. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Self and Society (SAS)

1          Self and Society. Understanding the self by examining the interaction of biological, psychological and socio-cultural dimensions and appreciating human agency and the emergence of the self in different social contexts. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Social Science (Soc Sci or SOSC)

1          Foundations of Social Science. Social science as an integrated discipline, its contribution to knowledge production, its distinctive research practice, and its relevance to social development. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

2          Social, Economic and Political Thought. A survey of social, economic and political thought from classical to contemporary times. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

3          Exploring Gender and Sexuality. A cross-cultural survey of gender and sexuality, applying perspectives from the different social sciences. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Speech Communication (Speech)

30        Public Speaking and Persuasion. Persuasion in various public speaking situations. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

1          Science, Technology and Society. Analyses of the past, present and future of science and technology in society (including their nature, scope, role and function) and the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental factors affecting the development of science and technology, with emphasis on the Philippine setting. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

Service Courses

Anthropology

 100      General Anthropology. Physical origin of man, his evolutionary development, nature of culture, and structure of social behavior. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

 Biology (Bio)

11        Fundamentals of Biology I. The fundamentals of biology from the molecular and cellular levels up to organ systems, except the reproductive system. Prereq: Chem 16 and Chem 16.1 or equivalent. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

11.1     Fundamentals of Biology I Laboratory. Experiments and exercises in fundamentals of biology from molecular and cellular levels up to the organ systems of organization. Prereq: Chem 16 and Chem 16.1 or equivalent. 2 u. Meeting type: laboratory.

Chemistry (Chem)

16        General Chemistry I. Basic principles of chemistry: properties, structure, transformations and energy involved in the transformations of matter. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

16.1     General Chemistry I Laboratory. Experiments and practical exercises in basic principles of chemistry: properties, structure, transformations, and energy involved in the transformations of matter. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: laboratory.

 Mathematics (Math)

20        Pre-Calculus: Functions and their Graphs. Equations and inequalities; two dimensional coordinate system, graphs of equations; conic sections; functions and their graphs; trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities; inverse trigonometric functions; solutions of triangles; polar form of complex numbers. Prereq: None. 4 u (non-credit). Meeting type: lecture.

21        Elementary Analysis I. Equations and inequalities; two dimensional coordinate system, graphs of equations; conic sections; functions and their graphs; trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities; inverse trigonometric functions; solutions of triangles; polar form of complex numbers. Prereq: Must have passed any of the following: (1) High School Basic Calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12; (2) the Validation Examination for Math 20 (Precalculus: Functions and their Graphs) administered by the UP Diliman Institute of Mathematics; or (3) Math 20 as a non-credit course. 4 u. Meeting type: lecture.

 Physical Education (PE)

1          Foundations of Physical Fitness. Prereq: None. 2 u (non-credit). Meeting type: PE.

2          A Variety of Elective Physical Education Activities for Beginners. Prereq: None. May be taken up to four times, provided that the topics are different. 2 u (non-credit). Meeting type: PE.

 Philosophy (Philo)

160      Philosophy of Science. Nature of scientific inquiry; problems of demarcation, explanation, prediction, concepts formation and validation. Prereq: Senior Standing or COI. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

171      Ethics. Problems and theories of moral values. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

 Philippine Institutions (PI)

100      The Life and Works of Jose Rizal. The significance of the life and writings of Rizal in the life of the Filipino people. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

 Political Science (Pol Sci)

14        Philippine Government and Politics. Development organization and operation of the Philippine political systems, with emphasis on the present. Prereq: None. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.

 Sociology (Socio)

101      General Sociology. Theoretical concerns of the fields of sociology and the various techniques in the study of social realities. Prereq: Junior Standing or COI. 3 u. Meeting type: lecture.