HISTORY-POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The Department of History and Political Science offers undergrad-uate courses in two disciplines -- histo-ry (A.B. History) and political science (A.B. Political Science). It also offers two graduate degrees -- Master of Arts in History and Master of Arts in Public Administration.

Admission Requirements Any high school graduate who has passed the National Secondary Achievement Test (NSAT) may ap-ply for admission to the A.B. History or A.B. Political Science undergradu-ate program. He or she is required to comply with the academic standards of the Department. The student is also required to join the South East Asia Society during their freshmen and sophomore years; and the Political Sci-ence Society (for Pol. Sc. Majors) and History Society (for History majors) during their junior and senior years. Semestral evaluation of the records of the student will be

conducted by the Screening and Eval-uation Committee to determine if he or she is fit to continue with the program.

Academic Standards All majors must get a grade of at least B- or 2.5 in their respective basic courses. These courses are: For His-tory: History 21, 41R and 52; and for Political Science: Political Science 10, 51R and Pol. Sc. 11. They must also get a grade of at least B- or 2.5 in BC 11, 12, 21, Speech 11, 12 and Speech 63. The minimum average for all majors is 2.5 in their major and elec-tive courses. No grade below 2.0 can be credited towards the major or elec-tive courses.Any transfer student seeking admis-sion into the History and Political Sci-ence programs must apply for formal admission into the University before his credentials are considered by the Department. A total of 9 units of major subjects earned from highly recognized

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HISTORY)

First Year

First semester UnitsBC 11 (Basic Communication Skills I) 3Spch 11 (Basic Comm) 3Span 11 (Elem Spanish) 3Math 11 (College Algebra) 3Hist 52 (Philippine History) 3Rel 11 (Old Testament Message) 3PE 11 (Basic Physical Ed) 2NSTP I 3

Total 23

Second semester UnitsBC 12 (Basic Communication Skills II) 3Span 12 (Intro to Spanish) 3Math 12 (Plane Trigo) 3Psych 11 (Gen Psychology) 3Pol Sci 10 (Intro to Pol Sci) 3CS 1 (Comp Fund) 3Rel 22 (NT Message) 3PE 12 (Basic Physical Ed) 2NSTP II 3

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Second YearFirst semester UnitsBC 25 3(Adv Comp & the Research Paper) Foreign Language 11 3Fil 13 (Basic Comm Skills) 3Lab Science (Chem, Bio, Phys) 5Hist 21 (Asian Civilization ) 3Socio 11 (Intro to Socio) 3PE 21 (Basic Physical Ed) 2

Total 21

Second semester UnitsSpch 23 (Speech Oral Comm) 3Foreign Language 12 3Fil 24 (Survey and Readings in Pilipino Literature) 3Lab Science (Chem, Bio, Phys) 5Pol Sc 51 (Phil. Nat’l Gov’t & the New Const) 3Econ 22 (Microecon w/ Nature of Types of Econ Probs) 3PE 22 (Basic Physical Ed) 2

Total 21

Third YearFirst semester UnitsEL 39 (Intensive Comp) 3Phil 21 (Probs & Types of Philo) 3Econ 51 (Macroeconomics) 3Hist 79 (Historiography) 3Pol Sc 81 (Pol Sc Method) 3Pol Sc 11 (Taxation & Land Reform w/ Econ Principles) 3Hist 41 (Rizal’s Life and Works) 3

Second semester UnitsLitt 21 (Lit. of the Philippines) 3Fil 25 (Retorika) 3Phil 31 (Intro to Logic) 3Math 16 (Applied Gen Statistics) 3Socio 63 (Current Issues) 3Majors 1,2 and 3 9

Fourth YearFirst semester UnitsPhy Sci 25 (Earth Science) 3Philo 61 (Christian Ethics) 3Majors 4,5 and 6 9Major Elective 3Fine Arts 51R (Understanding the Arts) 3

Total 21

Second semester UnitsLitt 22 (Literatures of the World) 3Nat. Science Elective 3Majors 7,8, 9, and 10 12Major Elective 3

Total 21COURSE DESCRIPTION

HISTORY21 ASIAN CIVILIZATION 3 units A general survey course on the civilization of China, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia. It includes the geographical and socio-historical settings of these civilizations. Western encroachments and Asian responses. Focus is on the tradi-tional elements of these civilizations, the bonds that hold them together, and their relation to the world of today.

23 WESTERN CIVILIZATION 3 units A course in Western Civilization which traces its earliest beginnings to nearby Asia and Egypt and its development through ancient, medieval, and mod-ern times to a distinct form as it spread to the American and Afro-Asian world.

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31 PHILIPPINE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT WITH THE NEW CONSTITUTION 3 unitsA survey of Philippine history and government from the earliest times with em-phasis on the American occupation, the struggle for independence and develop-ment of national life and institutions. It includes Philippine government under the Republic and emphasizes the New Constitution.

41R RIZAL’S LIFE AND WORKS 3 unitsAn intensive study of the life, works and writings of Jose Rizal. As a background, the course includes the pre-colonial and Spanish period, emphasizing the rise of Filipino nationalism.

46 CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ASIAN REVOLUTION 3 unitsThis course is concerned with broadening and deepening our understanding of the nature and implications of the Asian Revolution. Through a functional and analytical approach, it is to be seen how cultural dimensions are involved in the dynamics of the revolutionary ferment throughout Asia.Consideration is given to the impact of “the West” and the secularization process, to the prospects for modernization and industrialization, to nation building and the economic-politi-cal-ideological options, and to the role of mass participation, aroused youth and an organized working class. Special attention is given to religion which has con-tributed the core of traditional cultures of Southeast Asian societies to the forces which disrupted the religion-political systems, and to the major re-interpretation going on in the major religions to provide social values and ideological support for political systems seeking to increase their capacity for direct socio-economic change.

52 PHILIPPINE HISTORY 3 unitsDevelopment of the Philippines, including its early background, Spanish and American occupations, the struggle for independence and development of na-tional life and institutions.

53 AMERICAN HISTORY I 3 unitsU.S. history from Colonial times to the Civil War, 1865. A study of the major political, economic and social issues that led to independence (1776) and Civil War (1865).

54 AMERICAN HISTORY II 3 unitsFrom the end of the Civil War to contemporary times. A study of the major po-litical, economic, and social issues of the period. Evaluating these aspects in the growing and changing civilization in an expanding United States of America.

55 HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE CULTURE 3 unitsOrigin of Filipino culture, pre-Spanish, Spanish, and American periods and the beginnings of the present culture. Changes occurring in the evolution of the cul-tural heritage.

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T56 SPANISH HISTORY 3 unitsPolitical, social, and cultural history of Spain. Background for understanding Philippine history and culture.

57 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE PHILIPPINES (also DCH 32/322, Hist 157) 3 unitsA survey of the religious history of the Filipino people, beginning with a brief look at pre-Christian paganism and Islam in the Philippines, and then tracing the arrival and growth of the Christian Church in both its Catholic and Protestant forms.

58 HISTORY OF EUROPE 3 unitsThe expansion of Europe -- political, social and economic history from the Ref-ormation to the present.

61HISTORY OF EAST ASIA 3 unitsHistory of China, Korea, and Japan. History and background of East Asian civili-zations, developments in the 19th and 20th centuries. East Asian responses to the Western impact.

64HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA 3 unitsHistorical and cultural background of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka from earliest times to the emergence of modern nation-states.

65HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 3 unitsA historical survey of Africa particularly south of the Sahara, from earliest times to the 20th century. The relations of Africa with the non-African world, European penetration, the emergence of African nation-states, and the role-played by these states in the world today.

69HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA 3 unitsAn introduction to the history and culture of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Their common but diverse elements of civilization. The colonial influences on the area and their effects on the political, social and economic life and security of the region.

70SEMINAR IN HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA 3 unitsIntensive study of one or more countries in Southeast Asia or some problems common to them. Each student gives at least one major report. Prerequisite: Hist 69.

71 PRE-MODERN POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT (same as Pol Sci 71, Philo 51) 3 unitsA survey of the evolution and development of Western and Eastern political and philosophical thought up to the 18th century.

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72 THE PHILIPPINES UNDER SPAIN: 1521-1800 3 unitsThe colonial history from the coming of Magellan to 1800

73 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA 3 unitsA survey of Latin America from earliest times to the colonial period. Attention is given to the relations between Spanish America and Spanish Philippines, and the political, social and economic developments from the period of the independence movements to the present.

74 HISTORY OF MODERN POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL-THOUGHT (same as Pol Sci 72, Philo 52) 3 unitsA survey of Western and Eastern political and philosophical thought and ideolo-gies with special attention to the thoughts of Descartes, Leibnitz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Kant, and Hegel.

75RELIGIONS OF ASIA (also Hist 167, Philo 75, THH 420) 3 unitsA survey of the history and beliefs of the great non-Christian religions of Asia, with special attention to the response of Christianity to each. Where applicable, the influence of the various religions in the Philippines will be considered.

76 TWENTIETH CENTURY PHILIPPINES 3 unitsPhilippine history from the Philippine Commission to the establishment of the Republic.

77THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE 19TH CENTURY 3 unitsPolitical, social, end economic developments. Emphasis on the growth and de-velopment of Filipino nationalism, the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.

78 CLASSICS IN HISTORY 3 unitsA survey of history-writing and the various schools of historical thought. Read-ings and discussions of historical works and philosophies from Herodotus and Thucydides to Toynbee and Collingwood, as well as from Asian historians.

79 HISTORIOGRAPHY 3 unitsIntroduction to historical methodology and approaches to writing history through exploration of recent trends in historical writing.

GEOGRAPHY

1 WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 3 units Deals with the relationship between geography and history. Includes the study of world social, political and intellectual movements with concentration on Asia and Oceania, and their geographic features.

2 GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS 3 units

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BACHELOR OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE)

First YearFirst semester UnitsBC 11 (Basic Communication Skills I) 3Spch 11 (Basic Comm) 3Span 11 (Elem Spanish) 3Math 11 (College Algebra) 3Hist 52 (Philippine History) 3Rel 11 (Old Testament Message) 3PE 11 (Basic Physical Ed) 2NSTP I 3

Second semester UnitsBC 12 (Basic Communication Skills II) 3Span 12 (Intro to Spanish) 3Math 12 (Plane Trigo) 3Psych 11 (Gen Psychology) 3Pol Sci 10 (Intro to Pol Sci) 3CS 1 (Comp Fund) 3Rel 22 (NT Message) 3PE 12 (Basic Physical Ed) 2NSTP II 3

Second Year

First semester UnitsBC 25 (Adv Comp & the Research Paper) 3Foreign Language 11 3Fil 13 (Basic Comm Skills) 3Lab Science (Chem, Bio, Phys) 5Hist 21 (Asian Civilization ) 3Socio 11 (Intro to Socio) 3PE 21 (Basic Physical Ed) 2

Total 22

Second semester UnitsSpch 23 (Speech Oral Comm) 3Foreign Language 12 3Fil 24 (Survey and Readings in Pilipino Literature) 3Lab Science (Chem, Bio, Phys) 5Pol Sc 51 (Phil. Nat’l Gov’t & the New Const) 3Econ 22 (Microecon w/ Nature of Types of Econ Probs) 3PE 22 (Basic Physical Ed) 2 Total 22

A survey course on the geography and history of North, Central, and South Amer-ica. Focus is on the essential geographic features of the regions.

70GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA (same as Anthro 70) 3 units

Third Year

First semester UnitsEL 39 (Intensive Comp) 3Phil 21 (Probs & Types of Philo) 3Econ 51 (Macroeconomics) 3Hist 79 (Historiography) 3Pol Sc 81 (Pol Sc Method) 3Pol Sc 11 (Taxation & Land Reform w/ Econ Principles) 3Hist 41 (Rizal’s Life and Works) 3 Total 21

Second semester UnitsLitt 21 (Lit. of the Philippines) 3Fil 25 (Retorika) 3Phil 31 (Intro to Logic) 3Math 16 (Applied Gen Statistics) 3Socio 63 (Current Issues) 3Majors 1,2 and 3 9

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Fourth YearFirst semester UnitsPhy Sci 25 (Earth Science) 3Philo 61 (Christian Ethics) 3Majors 4,5 and 6 9Major Elective 3Fine Arts 51R (Understanding the Arts) 3

Total 21

Second semester UnitsLitt 22 (Literatures of the World) 3Nat. Science Elective 3Majors 7,8, 9, and 10 12Major Elective 3

Total 21COURSE DESCRIPTION

POLITICAL SCIENCE

10 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 unitsA comprehensive conceptual view of government designed for both majors and non-majors; emphasis on concepts, such as legitimacy, political culture, political behavior, order, liberty, development, stability, governmental effectiveness, cor-ruption, etc. A prerequisite for higher political science courses (except Pol Sci 51R) for majors.

11R TAXATION AND LAND REFORM WITH ECONOMIC PRINCI-PLES 3 unitsAn inquiry into the philosophy and objectiveness of agrarian reform and taxation programs in the Philippines, with emphasis on the impact of their corresponding policies on Philippine culture, society, the economy, and the political system.

20 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE 3 unitsA beginner’s course on the conduct of, and behavior in, formal group sessions. Rules of proceedings and process of decision making as governed by established procedures. Primarily based on Robert’s Rules of Order and related manuals, but oriented towards the Philippine setting.

23 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 3 units A survey of the governments of Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Viet-nam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. Contemporary problems and their special relevance to the Philippines.

45 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 3 units A survey of developments related to the participation of major powers, trends toward peace and conflict between and among states of regional groupings and foreign policies of various governments in the region.

46 CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ASIAN REVOLUTION (see Hist 46) 3 units

51RPHILIPPINE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NEW CON-STITUTION 3 units

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A survey of the Philippine government since its establishment under the 1935 Constitution to the present with emphasis on the rationale, structure and actual operation of its institutions under the New Constitution. Includes public service and re-organization.

52PHILIPPINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 3 unitsThe government of the provinces, cities, municipalities, municipal districts, ba-rangays, and sanggunians -- their relationships with each other and the national government, powers, problems and processes viewed within the context of the new political order.

55GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF EAST ASIA 3 unitsA survey of the current political developments in China, Japan, and the two Ko-reas. A study of the dynamics and their political systems including the policies and objectives of both ruling and opposition elites. Includes an inquiry into the interrelationships of major powers as they impinge on the geopolitics of the north-east Asian Pacific basin.

56 GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS IN SOUTH ASIA 3 unitsA survey of the current political developments in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. A study of political dynamics of these countries including the impact of the policies of both ruling and opposition elites in their respective societies. Includes a geopolitical analysis of the Indian Ocean in relation to international politics.

57AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 3 unitsA study of the federal government of the United States of America; its consti-tutional foundations, organization and functions. An examination of its role in world politics.

58 CONTEMPORARY GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN POWERS 3 unitsA comparative survey of major European and non-European governments, es-pecially those with whom the Philippines has significant political and economic relations. Includes problems of development, as well as elite-mass interaction.

59 SOCIAL THEORY (same as Anthro/Socio 57) 3 unitsReadings and discussions of sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists, and their theories, especially on 20th-century theories. The students learn to use theoretical concepts and procedures basic to sociology, anthropology, and politi-cal science.

60 CURRENT POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND WORLD ISSUES 3 unitsAn intensive inquiry into selected world and domestic phenomena as they relate

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61 POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESSURE GROUPS AND PUBLIC OPIN-ION 3 unitsThe role and techniques of pressure groups, the nature, structure and function of political parties and the nature, valuation and force of public opinion in the gov-ernmental process with emphasis on democratic nations.

63 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 3 unitsThe nature and dynamics of the nation-state system, the forces affecting the be-havior of national actors, sources of conflicts and their resolution by power poli-tics or international cooperation. 65 FOREIGN DIPLOMACY AND SERVICE 3 unitsPhilippine diplomacy in the contemporary world, its goals and patterns in rela-tion to basic national policy and how it adjusts inputs from other nations. The diplomatic service: leadership and recruitment, structure and issues, functions and problems.

66 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3 unitsTheory of complex organization. Analysis of major components of public ad-ministration, e.g. personnel and fiscal administration. Comparative discussions of main issues in administration as recruitment, performance, evaluation, control, moral, etc.

67 POLITICAL MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT 3 unitsAn intensive study of the concepts and strategies of development and moderniza-tion as they apply to developing policies.

69 PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP 3 unitsAn in-depth analysis on R.P.-U.S. relationship -- political, economic, cultural -- since July 4, 1946. Impact of such relationship on present and future Philippine political behavior. Methods and problems of interaction.

70 GEOPOLITICS 3 unitsGeography as a factor in politics, especially how it affects nation-state behavior vis-à-vis one another. Power profiles of international actors as determined by their natural environment.

71 PRE-MODERN POLITICAL THEORY (same as Hist 71/Philo 51) 3 unitsThe evolution and development of Western (and possibly Eastern) political thought up to 18th century.

72 MODERN POLITICAL THEORY (see Hist 74/Philo 52) 3 unitsA critical analysis of modern political thought and ideologies.

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74 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATION 3 unitsGeneral development, structure, operation and basic principles of international law and organization -- world and regional; special attention is given to the United Nations and related agencies and their evolution from the League of Nations. Rules governing relations of states and international entities, their sources, ap-plication and impact upon contemporary relationships.

80 SEMINAR ON SELECTED TOPICS 3 unitsSpecialized treatment of selected topics of current interest. Focus, whenever pos-sible, on Southeast Asia.

81 POLITICAL SCIENCE METHOD 3 unitsExamines the components of methodological construction in political investiga-tion; an in-depth inquiry into alternative approaches to the systematic study of politics and government, and critical analysis of recent concepts of political sci-ence.

83 ECONOMIC THEORY 3 unitsThis course analyzes the nature of economic thought and critically examines the ideas of capitalist thinkers represented by Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Freedman and John Kenneth Galbraith. The economic though of Max We-ber, of the conflict and dependence school of economics, are included in the criti-cal evaluation.

84 ECONOMICS OF GOVERNMENT 3 unitsThis course is expected to enhance the ability of students to understand criti-cally how government expenditure and taxation can influence the distribution of income and capital in the community and how government expenditure and revenue affect the overall level of activity in the economy. Familiarity with an ability to use some of the major types of economic analytical tools such as cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, impact analysis as well as problems of wealth distribution, public debt, repatriation of profits, earnings and dividends to the metropolis are included.

85 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 3 unitsThis subject covers a broad spectrum of environmental science. The subject-structure covers the social background in terms of economics, policy and law; the biological background touches on the ecology of natural systems, natural growth, regulation of pollution and extinction of species; from the background issues, this course tackles the problems of rural land use such as agricultural systems and pests/weeds control; pollution (water pollution, solid wastes and noise pollution); human population in relation to growth and control of population and the soci-ology of human population. Marine environment is covered with emphasis on policy, economics, conservation of marine resources, food supply and pollution.

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Members of the Faculty

Rosalind B. Ablir - Instructor. AB (History), Silliman University

Clementino N. Balasabas Jr. - Assistant Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman Uni-versity; MA (History), Silliman University Ma. Editha B. Bartoces - Assistant Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman Univer-sity; MA (Public Administration), Silliman University

Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope – Associate Professor. BSE, Silliman University; MA (History), Silliman University; Ph.D., University of Sto. Tomas

Victor Emmanuel H. Enario - Assistant Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman Uni-versity; MA (History), Silliman University

Jojema D. Indab - Asst. Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman University; M.A. (Political Science), UP Diliman; Ph.D Candidate (Public Administration), UP Diliman

Regan P. Jomao-as - Assistant Professor. AB (History), Silliman University; MA (His-tory), Silliman University

Carlos P. Magtolis, Jr. - associate Professor. BS (Geography), UP Diliman, M.A. (His-tory), Silliman University

Joseph T. Raymond - Assistant Professor. AB (History), Silliman University; MA (His-tory), Silliman University

Ma. Emelen Q. Redillas – Instructor. AB (Political Science), Silliman University; MA (Public Administration) , Silliman University

Reynaldo Y. Rivera – Assistant Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman University; MA (Political Science), University of the Philippines; Certificate in Fiscal Administra-tion, Silliman University

Jesa S. Selibio - Assistant Professor. AB (Political Science), Silliman University; MA (History), Silliman University

Secretary. Esther R. Malonzo - AB (Humanities), UP Extension Division, Manila

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