This course syllabus provides details for an "Ethnic Histories" course offered at Jose Rizal University. The course is designed to give students a survey of the historical and cultural backgrounds of indigenous communities in the Philippines and situate them in the national history. It will present background information on these communities from literature and include topics like their village life, religious beliefs, and how they have adapted to outside influences. The goal is for students to understand the role of cultural communities in the history of the nation and the relations between minority groups and mainstream lowland societies.

1. JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
College of Arts, Criminology, and Education
Department of History and Social Sciences
SY 2020-2021
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title : ETHNIC HISTORY
Course Code : HIS C302
Credit Units : 3
Course Description : This course is designed to provide a survey on the historical and cultural backgrounds of the countries in Asian civilizations, namely, Indian
Chinese Japanese and Islamic civilizations from prehistoric era to modern times.
Prerequisite :
Placement : Second Semester
VISION
JRU will be a market leader in the use of technology for innovation in teaching and learning to produce graduates of social importance.
MISSION
The University aims to develop its students to become useful and responsible citizens through the effective transfer of (relevant knowledge and desirable values.
INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOME
A JRU graduate has the competencies and values in the disciplinal area completed such that he/she is a useful and responsible citizen of the country.

2. JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
College of Arts, Criminology, and Education
Department of History and Social Sciences
SY 2020-2021
Program Educational Objectives (PEO):
A graduate of Bachelor of Elementary/Secondary Education degree should be able to:
1. excel in their profession utilizing the knowledge acquired in the Elementary/ Secondary education program.
2. become effective collaborators and innovators applying professional skills and competencies to make a positive impact on society; and
3. be engaged in lifelong learning and professional development through self- study continuing education or graduate and professional studies.
Student Outcomes (SO) :
After the completion of the program, the graduates of Bachelor of Elementary/Secondary Education shall be able to:
a. actively demonstrate the best practices they have learned from their Field Study and Student Teaching Activities into the actual teaching-learning processes.
b. demonstrate skills, strategies, methodologies and explore the use of varied and appropriate teaching techniques, methods, approaches, and materials necessary in their executions of
lessons in the actual classrooms.
c. function effectively in experiencing teaching as a vocation, a mission and a profession including to understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
related to the teaching profession.
d. communicate effectively for instructional purposes and analyze the local and global impacts in developing both the teacher and the learner as a person; and
e. recognize the need for and ability to engage in continuing professional growth as part of improving one’s craft.

3. JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
College of Arts, Criminology, and Education
Department of History and Social Sciences
SY 2020-2021
COURSE NAME Ethnic Histories
Course Description The course is a study of the many cultural communities that comprise the totality of the Filipino nation – more specifically the
indigenous communities which are often marginalized among the mainstream Christian
communities.
It will present a brief historical background on these indigenous communities as provided by extant literature, situating them in
the context of the national history of the Philippines.
The survey will include archaeological and anthropological studies on village life, habitat and livelihood, religious beliefs,
upland, and lowland interactions, and adaptation to outside and/or foreign influences. Their role in the history of the nation will
also be highlighted in this course.
Suggested Course
Content
 Overview of major cultural/linguistic communities
 Background literature on the history of cultural communities
 Their culture and society
 Cultural communities in the context of national history
 Relations and interaction between minority cultural communities and mainstream lowland groups

4. JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
College of Arts, Criminology, and Education
Department of History and Social Sciences
SY 2020-2021