The BA Political Science curriculum consists of 138 units which can be completed in four years or eight semesters:
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The foundation courses equip students with competencies in qualitative and quantitative analysis, technical writing, and ethics and accountability in public service, which they will need in the study and practice of Political Science.
CODE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
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Comm 12 | Technical Communication | 3 units | |
Econ 11 | Introductory Economics | Basic principles, economic institutions; the national economy in a development setting | 3 units |
PA 107 | Ethics and Accountability in the Public Service | Ethical questions and behavior in the public service and the issue of administrative accountability | 3 units |
Stat 102 | Statistical Methods in Research | 3 units |
The core courses introduce students to the fundamental concepts and frameworks in Political Science and the subfields of the discipline.
CODE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
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Pol Sci 101 | Fundamentals in Political Science | Concepts, theories, principles and debates around the politics of public choice or contested decisions with collective implication | 3 units |
Pol Sci 106 | Political Analysis | Frameworks of political analysis and approaches in and for understanding and explaining political phenomena | 3 units |
Pol Sci 120 | Introduction to Political Theory | Political ideas in relation to practice, political analysis and political theory; human nature, relationship between individual, the state and society; power, legitimacy, law, justice and obligation; freedom, social welfare, property and utopia | 3 units |
Pol Sci 150 | Introduction to Philippine Politics | Approaches to the study of Philippine politics; development, organization, and functioning of the Philippine political system | 3 units |
Pol Sci 160 | Introduction to Political Dynamics | Theories and methods on individual and collective political behavior, within the context of culture; values, beliefs, attitudes, ideological formation and concepts of power, that inform political participation and dynamics | 3 units |
Pol Sci 170 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | Introduction to theories, concepts and methods in comparative politics | 3 units |
Pol Sci 180 | Introduction to International Relations | Interplay of political forces in the global system; national power, national interests and goals, and settlements of international disputes; the dynamics between state and non-state actors | 3 units |
Pol Sci 195 | Practicum in Political Science | Internship in government offices and civil society organizations with faculty supervision. Minimum of 200 practicum hours with 9 hours of class instruction. | 3 units |
Pol Sci 199.1 | Research Methods in Political Science | Research design; surveys, polls, focus group; use of statistics in political science, comparative method, case study, interviewing, documentary, archival and discourse analysis | 3 units |
Pol Sci 199.2 | Research in Political Science | Guided research implementation, manuscript writing, and research defense | 3 units |
The major courses delve into important research areas in the subfields of Political Science. One set of major courses deal with Philippine Politics and Political Dynamics and another set of major courses deal with Comparative and International Politics.
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Pol Sci 122 | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory | Ancient and medieval political thinkers from Plato to Niccolo Machiavelli | 3 units |
Pol Sci 123 | Modern Political Thought | Political thought from Machiavelli to the contemporary thinkers | 3 units |
Pol Sci 126 | Philippine Political Thought | Main currents of Philippine political thought | 3 units |
Pol Sci 151 | Philippine National and Local Administration | Principles, practices and problems of public administration; historical, behavioral, and institutional analysis and evaluation of the national and local bureaucracy and administration in the Philippines | 3 units |
Pol Sci 153 | Philippine Local Politics | Origins, development, and context of local politics and governance in the Philippines; local politics and decentralization, and impacts on the provision of public services and social welfare at the local level | 3 units |
Pol Sci 157 | Disaster Governance and Politics in the Philippines | Concepts and principles of disaster governance, and social, political, and ethical dimensions of disaster management | 3 units |
Pol Sci 162 | Politics of Development | The political implications of development; the process of political growth in developing countries; the relationship between the nature, organization, dynamics of government and development | 3 units |
Pol Sci 163 | Political Behavior: Processes and Movements | Belief systems, nature and development of political processes and movements | 3 units |
Pol Sci 164 | Gender and Politics | The theory and practice of gender and politics, a study of feminist theories, women’s movements and gender in governance | 3 units |
Pol Sci 171 | Comparative Southeast Asian Politics | Political systems of Burma/Myanmar, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Timor-Leste | 3 units |
Pol Sci 172 | Comparative Northeast Asian Politics | Political systems of Japan, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Nationalist China, and the Republic of South Korea | 3 units |
Pol Sci 185 | International Political Economy | Fundamentals in international political and economic analysis; analysis of the workings of the global economy and the interaction of political and economic forces in shaping the global order | 3 units |
Pol Sci 189 | Human Rights and Peace | Fundamental concepts and principles related to international human rights, conflict, and peace; tensions, debates, and ethical and practical issues in operationalizing a human rights approach in peacebuilding | 3 units |
Students can take as electives Political Science courses that are not classified as core or major courses and upper-division courses (i.e., numbered 100 and above) in any discipline (such as Literature, Media Arts, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, and Management). Students may opt to use their 18 units of elective courses to earn a minor from among the approved minor areas offered in UP Tacloban College.
BA Political Science students must likewise complete 12 General Education courses, the legislated PI 100 course (The Life and Works of Jose Rizal), four Physical Education (PE) courses, and two National Service Training Program (NSTP) courses.
