Course Title : Politics and Governance with Philippine Constitution

Course Code : SOC SCI 102

Units : 3
School Year : SY 201!201"
Se#ester : $irst Se#ester
Su%&ect Coordinator : 'anc( )adap
*epart#ent : Social Sciences and )u#anities
Colle+e : Colle+e o, -i%eral .rts
Pre!re/uisite : 'one
Course *escription: The course is an introduction to the concepts0 theories and principles o, political science0 t(pes o, political
s(ste#s0 develop#ent o, political institutions and the processes involved in a lar+er international world s(ste#1
The course speci2call( provides an understandin+ on Philippine +overn#ent and politics as it +ives hi+hli+hts on
stud(in+ and e3a#inin+ the develop#ent0 or+ani4ation and operation o, the Philippine political s(ste# with
special e#phasis on the Philippine Constitution1 -i5ewise0 the course will also deal with the current issues
con,rontin+ the students ta5in+ the course1
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
6Universit( o, the Cit( o, 7anila8
Intra#uros0 7anila
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Specifc
Objectives
Course Content Course
Format
Course
References
Additional
Materials
ime
Allocation
Course
Re!uirement
11 To identi,( the purpose o,
the +overn#ent and its
interrelationship with
other 2elds o, stud(9
21 To develop consciousness
on the political structure
and ,unction o, the
+overn#ent9 and
31 To %e participative in
di:erent political
activities1
" #ature of $olitics and
%overnance
'ature o, Politics and
Governance
*e2nition o, Political
Science
Scope o, Political Science
Political Science and Its
;elated $ields
*iscussion on the
,oundation o, Politics
as a science1
*e -eon0
)ector1 The
1<=> Phil1
Constitution
?aide0 Sonia1
Political
Science
@ac5son0
;o%ert0 et1 al1
.
Co#parative
Introduction
to Political
Science1 'ew
@erse(:
Prentice )all0
Inc1 1<<>
)istorical Aoo5s
and Pu%lications
,or current
issues
Curtis0 7ichael1
7odern Political
Theories1
3 hours Participative
;ecitation
Bui4
11 To trace the historical
develop#ent o, state
21 To identi,( the ele#ents
o, the State and how it
was created9
31 To understand the
i#portance o, the
powers o, the state in
the pro#otion o, the
+eneral wel,are9 and
1 To evaluate
+overn#ental polic( i, it
is in har#on( with the
State powers and
,unctions1
"" State and "ts
&lements
7eanin+ o, the State
Theories on the Ori+in o,
the State
Cle#ents o, the State
State *istin+uished ,ro#
'ation
Inherent Powers o, the
State
;i+hts and O%li+ations o,
the State
*iscussion on:
The latest territorial
dispute involvin+ the
Philippine Territor(
*e%ate on:
The -e+al0 )istorical0
and Geo+raphical
%ases o, the clai#s o,
di:erent states in Dest
Philippine Sea are1
.ctivit(: EState
PowersF
Identi,( and list down
the instances when or
where the Philippines
e3ercise its Three
1<=>
Philippine
Constitution
U'C-OS
6United
'ations
Convention on
the -aw o, the
Sea8
Paras1
International
-aw
Philippine and
.sian 7aps
Illustration o, the
covera+e o,
Philippine
Territor(
7ulti!#edia ,or
Current Issues
6TG0 ;adio0
'ewspaper0 On!
line portals8
H hours Participative
;ecitation
.r+u#entation
and Class
*e%ate
Su%#it the
EState Powers
Flist
Bui4
Course O%&ectives: .t the end o, the course0 the students are e3pected to:
11 Provide the students with the theories and principles in the course o, political science9
21 Provide the students with the 5nowled+e on the develop#ent0 or+ani4ation and operation o, the
Philippine +overn#ent9
31 Stren+then the studentsI awareness on the ,or#al structure ,or political participation and their
role as citi4ens o, the countr(9
1 Provides the students with the understandin+ on the i#portance o, pu%lic opinion and the
e#er+ence o, the civil societ(9
"1 ;ein,orce the studentsI understandin+ on the constitution as the %asis o, all political institutions
and processes1