COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code: SOCSCI 221 Course Title: Life and Works of Rizal
No. of Units: 3 units Department: College of Computer Studies Revision No. 2
Total No. of Hours: 54 hrs. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: SOCSCI 211 Effective Date: Second Semester, SY 2025-2026
Course Description:
As mandated by Republic Act 1425, this course covers the life and works of the country’s national hero, Jose Rizal. Among topics covered are
Rizal’s biography and his writings, particularly novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, some of his essays, and various correspondences.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Discuss Jose Rizal’s life within the context of 19th century Philippines.
2. Analyze Rizal’s various works, particularly the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
3. Organize Rizal’s ideas into various themes.
4. Demonstrate a critical reading of primary sources.
5. Interpret the values that can be derived from studying Rizal’s life and works.
COURSE LEARNING PLAN
Time CLO CLO CLO CLO CLO Teaching and Learning Outcome-Based
TOPICS References
Allotment 1 2 3 4 5 Activities Assessments
Orientation of University Vision, Discussion of VMGO, Student awareness
Mision, Goals, Syllabus, Grading √ Course Syllabus and
University
1hrs Code/Student
System and Objectives of the Subject Grading System Hnadbook
Course
Republic Act 1425 7hrs Lecture and discussion Quiz Text of the RA 1425
√ √ √ Recitation [Link]
Submission of ph/1956/06/12/r
reaction paper. epublic-act-no-1425/
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The Philippines in the nineteenth Lecture and discussion Quiz
century as Rizal’s context √ √ √ Recitation Coates, Austin.
6hrs Submission of Rizal: Filipino
reaction paper. Nationalist and
Rizal’s Life: Family, Childhood and Lecture and discussion Martyr. Hong
Early Education √ √ √ √ Quiz Kong: Oxford
Recitation University Press
9hrs
Submission of Quezon City:
Rizal’s Life: Higher Education and
essay output. Malaya Books,
Life Abroad
Rizal’s Life: Exile, Trial, and Death Quiz 1969; or Filipino
√ √ √ √ Recitation Translation by Nilo
7 hrs Lecture and discussion S. Ocampo, Rizal:
Annotation of Antonio Morga’s Presentation of
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas Analyzed case Makabayan at
Martir. Quezon
MIDTERM EXAMINATION 1.5 hrs
City. University of
Quiz
Noli Me Tangere √ √ √ √ Recitation
the Philippines
6 hrs Lecture and discussion Press, 2007.
Submission of
reaction paper.
Rizal, Jose. “The
El Filibusterismo Quiz
√ √ √ √ Recitation
Philippines a
century hence”
6 hrs Lecture and discussion
Submission of Can be accessed
reaction paper through:
The Philippines: A Century Hence Quiz
Letter to the Women of Malolos/ On √ √ √ √ Recitation
[Link]
[Link]/stream/phili
9hrs Lecture and discussion
Indolence of the Filipinos Submission of ppinescentu00
reaction paper rizal/philippinesce
FINAL EXAMINATIONS 1.5 hrs ntu00riza_djvu.txt
Joaquin, Nick. A
question Of
heroes. Pasig:Avil,
2005. (Chapters on
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Rizal, Bonifacio,
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References:
1. Text of the RA 1425 [Link] ph/1956/06/12/republic-act-no- 1425/
2. Coates, Austin. Rizal: Filipino Nationalist and Martyr. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press Quezon City: Malaya Books, 1969; or Filipino
Translation by Nilo S. Ocampo, Rizal: Makabayan at Martir. Quezon City. University of the Philippines Press, 2007.
3. Rizal, Jose. “The Philippines a century hence” Can be accessed through: [Link] [Link]/stream/philippinescentu00 rizal/philippinescentu00riza_djvu.txt
4. Joaquin, Nick. A question of heroes. Pasig:Avil, 2005. (Chapters on Rizal, Bonifacio, and Aguinaldo.)
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