COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

COURSE OFFERINGS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023

Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in English

Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester

This course focuses on society as a context upon which the schools have been
The Teacher and the Community, established. Educational philosophies that are related to society as a foundation of
EDUC 110 School Culture and Organizational schools and schooling shall be emphasized. Further, principals and theories on school 3 1st Semester
Leadership culture and organizational leadership shall be included to prepare prospective teachers
to become school leaders and managers.

Principles and Theories of Language This course is designed to examine the principles, factors, and context of language
ELT 211 3 1st Semester
Acquisition and Learning acquisition and learning based on theories and research findings.

Explores mythology and folklore from different countries to gain insights into people’s
ELT 212 Mythology and Folklore 3 1st Semester
origin, desires, fears, instincts, and needs.

This course exposes students to the rich repertoire of Philippine Literature written in
English. This course aims to develop among the students the critical skills in reading and
Survey of Philippine Literature in
ELT 311 analyzing literary texts, to bolster their appreciative values and sense of pride towards 3 1st Semester
English
the Filipino culture and ideals, and to promote habitual and discriminating taste in
reading works of Filipino authors.
This course surveys selected literary texts from Asia and Africa, particularly India, China,
ELT 312 Survey of Afro-Asian Literature Japan, and the African nations south of Sahara along the socio-historical, philosophical, 3 1st Semester
and literary underpinnings.

This course engages students in a historical survey of selected literary works produced
Survey of English and American
ELT 313 by understanding English and American literatures from its beginning to the 21st 3 1st Semester
Literature
Century.

This course is designed to examine the process of oral communications and the various
ELT 213 Speech and Theater Arts forms of speech arts from public speaking and group discussions to debate, oral 3 1st Semester
interpretation and dramatics.
This course is designed to develop technical and scientific writing skills across
ELT 214 Technical Writing 3 1st Semester
disciplines.

This course examines the development and distinction of the literary pieces written in the
Contemporary, Popular and
ELT 314 postmodern period or in 1945 to present and relate them to issues of the contemporary 3 1st Semester
Emergent Literatures
world.
This course explores the nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking; and the
Teaching and Assessment of the theoretical bases, principles, and methods and strategies in teaching and assessing the
ELT 315 3 1st Semester
Macroskills four macroskills. It aims to familiarize students with various strategies for pre-reading,
during reading, and post reading; writing, listening, and speaking.
This course is designed to give students background view on English for Specific
ELT 317 English for Specific Purposes Purposes (ESP) as an alternative approach to English Language Teaching and 3 1st Semester
emphasizes on theoretical concerns of ESP.
Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Mathematics
Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester
This course deals with the teacher as individual, classroom teacher, community teacher
and global teacher. This emphasizes professionalization to cover teacher’s status and
EDUC 109 The Teaching Profession levels of professional rewards & professionalism to improve competencies. This talks 3 1st Semester
about the intricacies of teaching and about teaching both as a mission, a vocation, and a
profession.
 This course shall deal with philosophies, theories and legal bases of special needs and
inclusive education, typical and atypical development of children, learning
Foundation of Special and Inclusive characteristics of students with special educational needs (gifted and talented, learners
EDUC 104 3 1st Semester
Education with difficulty hearing, learners with difficulty walking/moving, learners with difficulty
remembering and focusing, learning with difficulty with self-care( and strategies in
teaching and managing these learners in the regular class.
This course is designed to allow learners to understand the rudiments of assessment
and how assessment is carried out in the classroom level – as a science and as an art.
Particularly, it focuses on the basic concepts of assessment and the development of
EDUC 105 Assessment of Learning 1 3 1st Semester
assessment tools to improve the teachinglearning process. It also underscores the
utilization of statistical tools in measuring the performance of students by group and
individually.
This course is a study of mathematical logic which covers topics such as, propositions,
logical operators, rules of replacement, rules of inference, algebra of logic and
MTH 212 Logic & Set Theory quantifiers. It also covers a discussion of elementary theory of sets such as fundamental 3 1st Semester
concepts of sets and set operations. Theorems on sets and set operations will be proven
using the rules of replacements and inferences in symbolic logic.
This course equips the students with the basic statistical tools to understand various
phenomena. The topics on mean, variance, sampling, and estimation eventually allow
MTH 213 Elementary Statistics & Probability the students to be able to perform hypothesis testing on real-life problems from different 3 1st Semester
fields. This course includes applications and data analysis with computations carried out
using SPSS.
This course aims to provide the students with an understanding of the applications of
differentiation and integration in sequences, infinite series, power series, as well as of
MTH 311 Calculus 3 4 1st Semester
multiple integration for functions in several variables. Moreover, students will be able to
apply these concepts to problem solving.
This course provides a basic understanding of vector spaces, including the study of
MTH 312 Linear Algebra matrices, their properties, and matrix operations. It shows the application of matrices in 3 1st Semester
systems of linear equations and linear transformations.
This course introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century as an evolving
social phenomena and shared cultural practices across learning areas. The 21st century
Building and Enhancing New literacies shall include: (a) globalization and multi-cultural literacy; (b) social literacy; (c)
EDUC 108 3 1st Semester
Literacies Across the Curriculum media literacy; (d) financial literacy; (e) cyber literacy/digital literacy; (f) ecological
literacy; and (g) arts and creativity literacy. Field based inter disciplinary explorations and
other teaching strategies shall be used in this course.
This course equips the students with knowledge and skills needed to be able to
determine the limits of a functions, to differentiate and integrate algebraic exponential,
MTH 214 Calculus 1 with Analytic Geometry 4 1st Semester
logarithmic and trigonometric functions in one variable. It also includes exposure to more
challenging problems covering continuity and areas of a region.
This course primarily deals with money transactions associated with interest and time.
This course equips the students with the mathematical tools needed in the practical
applications of mathematical concepts in finance as well as to increase the students’
MTH 215 Mathematics of Investment 3 1st Semester
competence in the mathematical analysis and computations of financial problems and
stimulates them to look into situations that will enable wise planning and handling of
prospective earnings.
This course expands what the students have learned in elementary statistics and
probability. The topics on parametric and non-parametric inferential statistics allow the
MTH 313 Advanced Statistics students to be able to perform hypothesis testing on real-life problems from different 3 1st Semester
fields. This course includes applications and data analysis with computations carried out
using SPSS.
This course deals with the application of the principles, the strategies in teaching and
Principles & Strategies in Teaching
MTH 314 philosophical foundations of teaching mathematics. These are then applied in lesson 3 1st Semester
Mathematics
planning and micro teaching.
Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Science
Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester
This course deals with the principles of heredity and variation; its application in plant and
animal breeding, and problems involved in it. It also includes biometrical treatment of
SCI 211/L Genetics qualitative and quantitative characters of both plants and animals. This also deals with 4 1st Semester
exercises on chromosomal basis of inheritance, structure of genetic material, and
Mendelian and NonMendelian inheritance.
 This course is designed to introduce fundamental concepts of organic chemistry
including hybridization, structure, nomenclature, and the application of electronic and
SCI 212/L Organic Chemistry 5 1st Semester
structural effects in predicting properties and reactivity. The different classes of organic
compounds are also covered.
This course deals with the study of the structure and function of cellular organelles and
inclusions including the relationship between cell and structure and biochemical
SCI 311/L Cell and Molecular Biology 4 1st Semester
reactions. It also includes basic discussions on the central dogma of molecular biology
and updates on DNA technology.
This course deals with the impacts of human activities on the environment and the
GE 22 People and the Earth's Ecosystem 3 1st Semester
consequences of environmental modification on human activity.
This course deals with the various motions observed in the heavens and the
SCI 214 Astronomy fundamental physical laws that govern them. This course also includes a discussion of 3 1st Semester
the theories behind the formation of the solar system and other astronomical bodies.
This course deals with the study of fundamental atmospheric process such as weather
and climate. Emphasis will be on elements of weather, cloud formation processes,
SCI 213 Meteorology 3 1st Semester
seasonal winds, ITCZ and tropical cyclones. The issues of climate change, mitigation
and adaptation will be discussed.
This course discusses the fundamental concepts of mechanical and electromagnetic
waves. It describes the production and propagation of waves, its characteristics, types,
and properties. It also deals with simple harmonic motion. This also gives emphasis on
SCI 312/L Waves and Optics 4 1st Semester
the nature and duality of light with emphasis on physical and geometric optics. Learning
waves and optics allows the students to gain insights on the importance of waves on
daily activities and applies the concepts and principles in problem solving
This course deals with the goals, materials, content, assessment, management and
SCI 313/L The Teaching of Science methods of teaching science at the secondary level and provides opportunities for class 4 1st Semester
observation and demonstration teaching.
Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Social Studies
Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester
This course aims to analyze the essential processes shaping socio-cultural geographis
of contemporary cities. It will discuss different issues affecting cities such as economy,
SST 211 Geography 3 3 1st Semester
culture, health, planning, human mobility, and transportation. It also includes topics on
sustainability and the future of cities.
This course focuses in analyzing the market system, means of production, consumption,
SST 212 Microeconomics exchange, determinants of supply and demand, theories of consumer behavior, basic 3 1st Semester
economic theories, and history of economics.
This course deals with kinship, political economy and other social dimensions of human
SST 311 Socio-Cultural Anthropology societies. It aims to familiarize the basic ideas, issues, concepts and principles of 3 1st Semester
Anthropology
This course explores the trends and issues in Social Studies within the context of a
rapidly changing world and will employ multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches
SST 312 Trends and Issues in Social Studies in discussing and exploring the various trends and issues in the Social Studies /Science. 3 1st Semester
It covers various challenges ( geographical, political, economic, cultural, social and
technological landscapes) affecting the Social Science curriculum.
This course helps students to understand the basic laws relevant to enabling oneself in
SST 213 Law and Related Studies 3 1st Semester
dealing with issues from birth to death. It also includes practical law, and para-legal skills.
This course studies the world, its people, communities, and cultures with an emphasis on
relations of and across space and place. It analyzes the geo-politics and its principles,
SST 122 Asian Studies 3 1st Semester
cultures of the world and its relation to the environment. It focuses on how culture is
shaped by the environment and vice versa.
The course provides a comprehensive overview of evidence based strategies and
approaches for planning, implementing, managing and assessing effective learning
Teaching Approaches in Secondary
SST 313 experiences for students with emphasis on the relationship of educational theory and the 3 1st Semester
Social Studies
development of practical teaching technique and strategies for teaching Social Studies
effectively in Secondary classroom.
The course explores the contemporary field of comparative economic planning that has
SST 314 Comparative Economic Planning evolved from the traditional to modern economics, encompassing transition from a purely 3 1st Semester
quantitative to mixed and behavioral economics.
 This course provides an introduction to school management and administration,
including a basic knowledge of administrative doctrine and other concepts that inform
Basic of School Management and
SST 315 and strengthen leadership behavior. It will also examine leadership skills and attributes 3 1st Semester
Administration
and how those skills influence the variety of interrelationships and situations school
leaders faced.

Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in English

Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester

This course deals with the teacher as individual, classroom teacher, community teacher
and global teacher. This emphasizes professionalization to cover teacher’s status and
EDUC 109 The Teaching Profession levels of professional rewards & professionalism to improve competencies. This talks 3 2nd Semester
about the intricacies of teaching and about teaching both as a mission, a vocation, and a
profession.

This course provides a survey of local and international education language programs
Language Programs and Policies in
ELT 221 and policies that account for issues and considerations to relevant to the engagement of 3 2nd Semester
Multilingual Societies
teachers in school settings.
This course provides a survey of the categories and types of the world's literature for
ELT 222 Children and Adolescent Literature 3 2nd Semester
children and adolescents and channels effective pedagogical content and context.

This course is designed to encourage learners in understanding the distinctions between

and among four types of grammar: functional, descriptive, prescriptive, and pedagogic.
Teaching and Assessment of
ELT 224 Aside from the emphasis on how teaching and assessment vary considering the four 3 2nd Semester
Grammar
types, the course also provides opportunities to discover the role of grammar in
achieving communicative competence.

Language Learning Materials This is designed to develop the application of the principles, methods, and approaches
ELT 321 3 2nd Semester
Development of translation and adaptation of various texts.

This course provides students with opportunities to study the basic approaches to
ELT 322 Literary Criticism 3 2nd Semester
literary theory and criticism and their application to selected literary works.

This course is primarily designed for students to develop skills and apply principles and
ELT 323 Campus Journalism 3 2nd Semester
strategies in writing for traditional and news media.

Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Mathematics

Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester

This course is designed to help teacher education students in developing understanding

EDUC 107 Assessment of Learning 2 and gain skills in crafting and utilizing alternative forms of assessment and grading 3 2nd Semester
system.
This course aims to further develop the students’ understanding of differential and
MTH 221 Calculus 2 integral calculus. It covers the methods and techniques of integration, indeterminate 4 2nd Semester
forms, and improper integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions.

This course is a study of the properties of numbers and their proofs. It presents the
students with different methods of mathematical proving. It focuses on the discussion of
MTH 222 Number Theory 3 2nd Semester
the set of integers including Unique Prime Factorization, Divisibility Rules, Euclidean
Algorithm, Linear Congruences and Linear Diophantine Equations.

This course can be considered as an enrichment course after Plane Euclidean

MTH 223 Modern Geometry Geometry. It discusses the properties and applications of other types of geometries 3 2nd Semester
such as finite geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, and projective geometry.
 This course is a study of basic algebraic structures such as groups, rings, integral
domains, and fields. It provides a basic understanding of relations such as
MTH 322 Abstract Algebra homomorphism focusing on isomorphism. It aims to enhance student’s skills in 3 2nd Semester
constructing mathematical proofs and develop their symbolic thinking and appreciation of
mathematical structures.

Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Science

Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester

This course focuses on society as a context upon which the schools have been
The Teacher and the Community, established. Educational philosophies that are related to society as a foundation of
EDUC 110 School Culture and Organizational schools and schooling shall be emphasized. Further, principals and theories on school 3 2nd Semester
Leadership culture and organizational leadership shall be included to prepare prospective teachers
to become school leaders and managers.

The course covers fundamental aspects of biochemistry and structure and dynamics of
important cellular components. The structure, properties, functions and metabolism of
SCI 221/L Biochemistry 4 2nd Semester
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and other important biochemical compounds are also
discussed.

The course is designed to discuss knowledge of basic relationship between electricity

and magnetism. It includes topics on electrostatics and magnetism, electric and
magnetic fields in matter, electrodynamics and electromagnetic waves. It provides the
students the mathematical relationship between current, voltage and resistance in an
SCI 222/L Electricity and Magnetism 4 2nd Semester
electric circuit. Students must gain skills in solving problems needing high mathematical
analysis apart from the principles comprising this area of physics. Upon knowing the
relationship between electricity and magnetism students must be able to apply the
concepts and principles to real life situations for lifelong learning.

This course deals includes temperature and heat, thermal properties of matter and laws
SCI 223/L Thermodynamics 4 2nd Semester
of thermodynamics.

This course deals with the study of bacteria, viruses, protozoan, fungi and helminths,
their general characteristics, pathogenicity, source and mode of transmission. This
SCI 321/L Microbiology and Parasitology course also covers the principles that underlie infection, disease control and prevention, 4 2nd Semester
as well as immunity. The impact of microorganisms of human health and environment, as
well as their applications in industry are also given emphasis.
This course deals with the study of fundamental structures of the human body and their
corresponding functions. It emphasizes the integration of the organ systems in relation to
normal health and provides information on associated disorders. Also, this deals with the
SCI 322/L Anatomy and Physiology 4 2nd Semester
experiments involving the organ systems of the human body. It is also designed to
develop the skills in the macroscopic and microscopic examinations of the tissues and
organs of the human body.

The course deals with the traditional and authentic assessment methods for evaluating
science learning. It covers the purpose of instruction and assessment, the relationship of
SCI 324 Assessment & Evaluation in Science 3 2nd Semester
assessment to content and performance standards, and discussions on the issues and
trends in assessment specifically in science teaching.

Academic Program: Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in Social Studies

Course number Course name Course Description No. of units Semester
This course introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century as an evolving
social phenomena and shared cultural practices across learning areas. The 21st century
Building and Enhancing New literacies shall include: (a) globalization and multi-cultural literacy; (b) social literacy; (c)
EDUC 108 3 2nd Semester
Literacies Across the Curriculum media literacy; (d) financial literacy; (e) cyber literacy/digital literacy; (f) ecological
literacy; and (g) arts and creativity literacy. Field based inter disciplinary explorations and
other teaching strategies shall be used in this course.

The course is designed to understand the cause and effects of inflation, unemployment,
SST 222 Macroeconomics fiscal and monetary policies, modes of taxation, international trade, national income, 3 2nd Semester
Gross National Policy, and consumer development index.
 This course provided a global overview to human experiences, patterns of development
and connections among peoples, societies and nations. It focuses on topics related to
SST 223 World History 2 3 2nd Semester
industrial revolution, scientific and commercial revolution, world wars, and issues in
modern world to contemporary periods.

The course enables the students to compare countries, compare regional blocs, and the
Comparative Government and
SST 321 state system in terms of their current politico-economic conditions as shaped by socio- 3 2nd Semester
Politics
cultural and historical factors.