Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Area Studies)

Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites

The BA Social Sciences (Area Studies) Program is an inter-, multi-, and trans-disciplinary program that studies specific geographical, historical, and cultural areas, in particular, the Philippines and Asia, utilizing the different social science disciplines of history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology, and sociology

The program prepares the students for careers in teaching, research, policy-making, advocacy work, and employment in government institutions, non-government organizations, and in the civil society sector and private sector. It is also a very good preparation for law school and graduate studies in any field of the social sciences. With its extensive social science preparation and a basic knowledge of an Asian language, the degree also serves as an excellent preparation for a career in diplomatic/foreign service or in a multi-cultural/international work environment.

Date of BOR Approval (Institution)

July 13, 1983 (implemented First Semester, AY 1984-1985)

Program Learning Outcomes

PLO 1: Demonstrate proficiency in Filipino, Asian, and some Western history and heritage by conducting comparative studies.

PLO 2: Apply multi-disciplinal and multi-cultural approaches in conducting research on social issues (e.g. as researchers, as urban planners, as Asian specialists, as International Studies and Foreign Service experts, as academicians, as Juris Doctors, or as medical doctors, among others).

PLO 3: Utilize Social Science disciplines in the analysis of Philippine issues in an Asian and global context in the practice of their profession.

PLO 4: Communicate effectively multi-disciplinal and analytical study outputs to relevant stakeholders especially to the non-academic audiences in ways that ensure real-world impact.

PLO 5: Exhibit ethical and social sense of responsibility as Filipino citizens having a holistic and dynamic view as inculcated in the Area Studies approach.

PLO 6: Attain Filipino national identity and civic consciousness, as Area Specialists, in relation to other nations through studies on various aspects of Asia.

Admission Requirements

Complete UPCAT application (with Form 1 & Form 2B)
Take UPCAT exam
Upload high school records and supporting documents
Get your UPG score and wait for offers
Prepare for possible interview/essay (if required by CAS)
Accept offer and complete health requirements

Graduation Requirements

Students must file a formal application as candidates for graduation with the office of the Dean of their respective colleges. They shall be recommended for graduation by the faculty of their respective colleges after having satisfied all academic and other requirements prescribed for graduation.
During the first three (3) weeks after the opening of classes in each semester, each Dean or the duly authorized representative, shall submit to the University Registrar a list of candidates for graduation at the next commencement. The University Registrar, in consultation with the chairs of divisions or departments concerned, shall then inquire into the academic records of the candidates to ascertain whether any candidate in such a list has any deficiency to make up and whether s/he has fulfilled all other requirements to be a candidate for graduation. If there is any question regarding a candidate, her/his name should not be deleted from the list of candidates for graduation, but a footnote to that effect should be made. Ten (10) weeks before the end of a semester, the University Registrar shall publish a complete list of duly qualified candidates for graduation for that semester (Revised UP Code: Art. 406 as amended at 790th BOR Meeting: 19 Dec 1969 and 861st BOR Meeting: 29 May 1975).
All candidates for graduation must have their deficiencies settled and their records cleared not later than five (5) weeks before the end of their last semester, with the exception of those in academic subjects and work in Physical Education and NSTP, in which the student is currently enrolled (Revised UP Code: Art. 407).

Summary of Credit Units

Category	Credit Units
General Education	27.0
Core	43.0
Major	63.0
Electives	12.0
Total	145.0

Curriculum Checklist

First Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Course Code	Credit Units	Course Code	Credit Units
GE (CORE) WIKA 1 (Wika, Kultura at Lipunan)	3.0	MATH 10 (Math, Culture and Society)	3.0
GE (CORE) MATH 10 (Math, Culture, and Society)	3.0	COMM 10 (Critical Perspectives in Communication)	3.0
GE (CORE) KAS 1 (Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas)	3.0	SOC SCI 2 (Social, Economic and Political Thought)	3.0
Comm I (Communication Skills I) OR Kom I (Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon I)	3.0	Comm II / Kom II (Communication Skills II / Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon II)	3.0
Mathematics 11 (College Algebra)	3.0	Development Studies 100 (Intro. to Development Theories)	3.0
Political Science 11 (Introduction to Political Science)	3.0	Economics 11 (Introductory Economics)	3.0
PE 1	2.0	PE 2	2.0
NSTP 1	3.0	NSTP 2	3.0
Total	15.0	Total	18.0

Second Year
First Semester		Second Semester		Midyear
Course Code	Credit Units	Course Code	Credit Units	Course Code	Credit Units
GE (PRESCRIBED)	3.0	Comm III Eng (Speech Communication) OR Comm III Fil (Komunikasyong Pasalita)	3.0	Area Studies 190 (Practicum in Area Studies)	6.0
Anthropology 1 (General Anthropology)	3.0	Economics 101 (Macroeconomics)	4.0
Economics 11 (Introductory Economics)	3.0	Political Science 14 (Philippine Government and Politics)	3.0
Philosophy 11 (Logic)	3.0	Government and Politics)	3.0
Political Science 11 (Introduction to Political Science)	3.0	History 102 (Modern Europe)	3.0
History 101 (Ancient and Medieval History)	3.0	History 114 (Cultural History of the Philippines)	3.0
PE 3	2.0	PE 4	2.0
Total	18.0	Total	19.0	Total	6.0

Third Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Course Code	Credit Units	Course Code	Credit Units
Anthropology 123 (Peoples of the Philippines)	3.0	Area Studies 121 (History, Politics, Culture, and Society of Southeast Asia)	3.0
Political Science 160 (Political Dynamics)	3.0	Area Studies 124 (History, Politics, Culture, and Society of West Asia and North Africa)	3.0
Geography 131 (Geography of the Philippines)	3.0	Area Studies 141 (Economic History of the Philippines)	3.0
History 116 (Philippine Nationalism)	3.0	Geography 143 (Geography of Asia)	3.0
Social Science 120 (Directed Readings in Social Sciences)	3.0	Social Science 199.1 (Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences)	3.0
Social Science Elective	3.0	Social Science Elective	3.0
Total	18.0	Total	18.0

Fourth Year
First Semester		Second Semester
Course Code	Credit Units	Course Code	Credit Units
Area Studies 122 (History, Politics, Culture, and Society of South Asia)	3.0	Area Studies 123 (History, Politics, Culture, and Society of East Asia)	3.0
Area Studies 125 (Economic History of Asia)	3.0	Area Studies 133 (Seminar on the Social Science of Philippine Health Issues)	3.0
Area Studies 131 (Seminar Issues in Asia and the Pacific)	3.0	Social Science 200 (Thesis)	3.0
Area Studies 132 (Seminar in Philippine Urban Issues)	3.0	Social Science Elective or Asian Foreign Language Elective	3.0
Social Science 199.2 (Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences)	3.0	PI 100 (The Life and Works of Jose Rizal)	3.0
Social Science Elective or Asian Foreign Language Elective	3.0
Total	18.0	Total	15.0

Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites

Major Courses

Course Code: Area Studies 101
Course Title: Introduction to Area Studies
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the origins, theories, perspectives, scope, and methodologies of the area studies approach to social sciences

Course Code: Area Studies 121
Course Title: History, Politics, Culture, and Society of Southeast Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the history, politics, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia

Course Code: Area Studies 122
Course Title: History, Politics, Culture, and Society of South Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the history, politics, cultures, and societies of South Asia

Course Code: Area Studies 123
Course Title: History, Politics, Culture, and Society of East Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the history, politics, cultures, and societies of East Asia

Course Code: Area Studies 124
Course Title: History, Politics, Culture, and Society of West Asia and North Africa
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the history, politics, cultures, and societies of West Asia and North Africa

Course Code: Area Studies 125
Course Title: Economic History of Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Economics 11
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the historical development of Asian economy from the ancient times to the contemporary period

Course Code: Area Studies 131
Course Title: Seminar on Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Area Studies 101
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the problems, issues, and prospects in the Asia-Pacific world

Course Code: Area Studies 132
Course Title: Seminar on Philippine Urban Issues
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 60 units including Area Studies 101
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses special problems in Philippine urbanization and development

Course Code: Area Studies 133
Course Title: Seminar on the Social Science of Philippine Health Issues
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 60 units including Area Studies 101
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses special problems, issues, and prospects viewing the role of the Social Sciences in explaining and addressing current Philippine health issues

Course Code: Area Studies 141
Course Title: Economic History of the Philippines
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Economics 11
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the historical development of Philippine economy from the precolonial times to the contemporary period

Course Code: Area Studies 190
Course Title: Practicum in Area Studies
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 90 units
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course provides field experience in Area Studies

Course Code: Geography 131
Course Title: Geography of the Philippines
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the role of human and natural resources in the economic growth and development of the Philippines

Course Code: Geography 143
Course Title: Geography of Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the lands and peoples, climate, relief, resources and economic activities of the countries of Asia

Course Code: History 101
Course Title: Ancient and Medieval History
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of Greece, Rome and Medieval Europe

Course Code: History 102
Course Title: Modern Europe
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of Europe from the 16th century to the post-World War II period

Course Code: History 114
Course Title: Cultural History of the Philippines
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the literary, artistic, and intellectual history of the Philippines from the Spanish period to the present

Course Code: History 116
Course Title: Philippine Nationalism
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the growth and development of nationalism in the Philippines

Course Code: Social Science 120
Course Title: Directed Readings in Social Sciences
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 60 units
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses specific readings in Social Sciences

Course Code: Social Science 199.1
Course Title: Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses basic and applied statistics as used in the various social sciences

Course Code: Social Science 199.2
Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 90 units
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses qualitative research methods in the Social Sciences

Course Code: Social Science 200
Course Title: Thesis
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 90 units including Area Studies 101, Social Science 199.1, and Social Science 199.2
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course refers to the undergraduate thesis

Core Courses

Course Code: Communication I
Course Title: Communication Skills I
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the development of communicative competence in English, with emphasis on reading, writing, and listening skills

Course Code: Communication II
Course Title: Communication Skills II
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Communication I
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the development of more advanced language skills in logical thinking, critical reading, and effective writing

Course Code: Communication III
Course Title: Speech Communication
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Communication II
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the development of communicative competence in listening and speaking in various communication situations

Course Code: Komunikasyon I
Course Title: Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon I
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay sa kursong ito ang paglinang sa kakayahang magpahayag sa wikang Filipino, na nakatuon sa mabisa at mapanuring pagbasa, pagsulat at pakikinig

Course Code: Komunikasyon II
Course Title: Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon II
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Komunikasyon I
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay sa kursong ito ang paglinang sa kasanayan sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino sa higit na mapanuring pag-iisip at mabisang pagbasa at pagsulat

Course Code: Komunikasyon III
Course Title: Komunikasyong Pasalita
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Komunikasyon II
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay sa kursong ito ang paglinang ng kakayahan sa pakikinig at pagsasalita sa iba't ibang sitwasyong pangkomunikasyon

Course Code: Anthropology 1
Course Title: General Anthropology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the physical origin of man, his evolutionary development, nature of culture, and structure of social behavior

Course Code: Anthropology 123
Course Title: Peoples of the Philippines
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Anthropology 1
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses ethnography and cultural ecology

Course Code: Economics 11
Course Title: Introductory Economics
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 11 or 17
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the basic principles, economic institution, the national economy in a development setting

Course Code: Economics 101
Course Title: Macroeconomics
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Economics 11
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the national income, accounting; consumption & investment decisions; income & employment determination; monetary & fiscal policies; international policy; growth

Course Code: Mathematics 11
Course Title: College Algebra
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: One year of high school algebra
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses linear equations, algebraic equations; exponents and radicals, complex number, binomial expansions, determinants, progressions, theory of equations

Course Code: Philippine Institutions 100
Course Title: The Life and Works of Jose Rizal
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Must have taken 60 units
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the significance of the life and writings of Dr. Jose Rizal in the life of the Filipino people

Course Code: Philosophy 11
Course Title: Logic
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses techniques of formal deduction within the scope of sentenial and predicate logic

Course Code: Political Science 11
Course Title: Introduction to Political Science
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the concepts, theories and principles of political science, types of political systems; development of political institutions and processes

Course Code: Political Science 14
Course Title: Philippine Government and Politics
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the development, organization and operation of the Philippine political system with emphasis on the present

Course Code: Political Science 160
Course Title: Society, Politics and Government
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Political Science 11 and 14
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses society as the matrix of politics; political power and leadership; patterns in decision-making; a political modernization and development

Course Code: Sociology 101
Course Title: General Sociology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the theoretical concerns of the fields of sociology and the various techniques in the study of social realities

Electives

Course Code: History 103
Course Title: Political and Diplomatic History of Europe (1878 to the present)
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses European political and diplomatic history with emphasis on the Congress of Berlin, 1878 the European systems of alliances, the Near Eastern Question, the participation of Africa, the Anglo-German rivalry, the World War and the Post-War problems

Course Code: History 105
Course Title: History of England
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses English history from the earliest times to the close of the reign of Queen Victoria

Course Code: History 106
Course Title: History of Spain
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the historical development of Spain from the reign of King Charles I of Hapsburg Dynasty of 1898

Course Code: History 107
Course Title: Eastern Europe
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses Eastern Europe including Russia from the earliest times to the present

Course Code: History 110
Course Title: Colonial Philippines I
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the Philippines under Spain

Course Code: History 111
Course Title: Colonial Philippines II
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the Philippines under U.S.

Course Code: History 112
Course Title: Contemporary Philippines
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the Philippines after World War II

Course Code: History 113
Course Title: History of the National Minorities
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of the cultural minorities particularly the Muslims and upland peoples, and their response to colonialism

Course Code: History 115
Course Title: Philippine Revolution
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War

Course Code: History 120
Course Title: Directed Readings in Philippine History
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses specific readings, discussions and papers based on primary sources, from the Spanish period to the present

Course Code: History 151
Course Title: Modern East Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of China, Japan and Korea since 1800

Course Code: History 152
Course Title: Modern South Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of the Indian subcontinent from the breakout of the Mogul Empire through the establishment of the Republic of Pakistan

Course Code: History 154
Course Title: History of Southeast Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the history of Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaya, Indonesia and the Philippines, with emphasis on the Postcolonial period

Course Code: History 156
Course Title: Political and Diplomatic History of East Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses early foreign intercourse of China, Japan and Korea with the West, the Treaty Settlements with China, and the Korean Question, the Sino-Japanese War, the partitions of China, and international aspect of the Boxer Uprising, the Russo-Japanese conflict, the Manchurian Question, and the East Asia up to the present

Course Code: History 157
Course Title: Traditional Southeast Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses Southeast Asia from its pre-historic origins up to the advent of Western colonialism

Course Code: History 158
Course Title: Modern Southeast Asia
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses Southeast Asia from the advent of Western colonialism to the present

Course Code: History 166
Course Title: History of the United States I
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the colonial and revolutionary periods and the political, social, economic and cultural developments of the United States through the Civil War

Course Code: History 167
Course Title: History of the United States II
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the political, social, and cultural developments of the Reconstruction period to the present

Course Code: History 168
Course Title: Modern Latin America
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses Spanish and Portuguese American since 1800 with emphasis on political, social, economic and cultural development

Course Code: History 169
Course Title: Selected Topics in the History of the Americas
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses selected topics on the Americas

Course Code: History 170
Course Title: Africa
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the sub-Saharan Africa from the earliest times to the present

Course Code: History 199
Course Title: Historical Methodology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the principles, methods and problems of historical research and writings

Course Code: Social Science 100
Course Title: Introduction to Social Sciences
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the nature, scope, basic concepts of the social sciences as an approach to the study of culture and society

Course Code: Social Science Research 191
Course Title: Survey Research
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the nature, concept, methods and tools of social science research

Course Code: Social Science Research 196
Course Title: Computer Methods and Applications
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course use of computers in the solution of social science problems; includes programming, solution to quantitative problems, simulation and basic decision-model building

GE Courses (only applicable to GE-offering units)

Course Code: Kasaysayan 1
Course Title: Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay ng kursong ito ang politikal, ekonomiko, panlipunan, at pangkalinangan na pag-unlad ng Pilipinas

Course Code: Kasaysayan 2
Course Title: Ang Asya at ang Daigdig
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay ng kursong ito ang pamanang pangkabihasnan ng Asya at ang kaugnayan nito sa kabihasnang pandaigdig

Course Code: Kasaysayan 3
Course Title: Mga Relihiyon sa Asya
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay ng kursong ito ang iba't ibang relihiyon sa Asya at ang paghubog nito sa kultura at tradisyong Asyano

Course Code: Kasaysayan 4
Course Title: Ang Kababaihan sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay ng kursong ito ang karanasan, kalagayan, at pag-unlad ng kababaihan sa lipunang Pilipino

Course Code: Kasaysayan 5
Course Title: Kasaysayang Pangkalusugan sa Pilipinas
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Tinatalakay ng kursong ito ang kasaysayan ng pag-unlad ng aspetong pangkalusugan sa Pilipinas

Course Code: Ethics 1
Course Title: Ethics and Moral Reasoning in Everyday Life
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces ethics and moral reasoning

Course Code: Philosophy 1
Course Title: Philosophical Analysis
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course discusses the application of basic concepts, skills and principles drawn from the Philosophy of Language Symbolic Logic Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Ethics

Course Code: Social Science II
Course Title: Social, Economic and Political Thought
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Sophomore standing
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course surveys social, economic and political thinkers from the classical to the contemporary

Notes:

Qualified Social Science Electives include Social Science courses numbered 101 or higher with an option of 6 units of non-English and/or non-Philippine languages/dialects in one Asian language area (can be Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia, Thai, Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, or others).
Core/Required GE courses (18 units) include COMM 10 (Critical Perspectives in Communication), WIKA 1 (Wika, Kultura at Lipunan), MATH 10 (Math, Culture and Society), STS 1 (Science, Technology and Society), KAS 1 (Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas), and ETHICS 1 (Ethics and Moral Reasoning in Everyday Life).
Prescribed GE courses (9 units) are chosen from KAS 2 (Ang Asya at ang Daigdig), KAS 3 (Mga Relihiyon ng Asya), KAS 4 (Ang Kababaihan sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas), KAS 5 (Kasaysayang Pangkalusugan sa Pilipinas), PHILO 1 (Philosophical Analysis), and SOC SCI 2 (Social, Economic and Political Thought)