OUTCOMES – BASED EDUCATION (OBE) COURSE SYLLABUS IN
(Val. Ed. 2) RELIGION, RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY
Course Credit: 3 Units
Degree Program:
Bachelor of Elementary Education / Bachelor of Secondary Education
Term:
1st Semester
Specialization:
None
Academic Year:
2018 -
2019
Pre – requisite:
None
Date Revised:
April 24,
2018
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I.
SFXC Vision:
St. Francis Xavier College is a dynamic, empowered, excellence driven educational institution
committed to produce
globally – competent and versatile learners for a more meaningful life.
II.
SFXC Mission:
The institution pursues innovative approaches in education too enhance instruction, research
and community
involvement. It pledges to provide the learners a curricular framework to instill creative and critical thinking
in a
changing world. Cultural preservation, environmental care and values formation are inculcated to guarantee
genuine
transformation.
III.
College Goals
1.
Adheres to all requirements and standards for effective quality - teaching learning ventures.
2.
Nurtures a service - oriented and environmental conscious community.
3.
Develop research culture and strengthen socio – economic linkages among stakeholders.
IV.
Program/Degree Outcomes
1.
Articulated the relationship of education to larger historical, cultural and political processes.
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2.
Facilitated learning using a wide range of teaching methodologies in various types of environment.
3.
Developed alternative reaching approaches for diverse learners.
4.
Applied skills in curriculum development, lesson planning materials development, instructional delivery
and educational assessment.
5.
Demonstrated basic higher and higher levels of thinking skill in planning, assessing and reporting.
6.
Practiced professional and ethical teaching standards to respond to the demands of the community.
7.
Pursued lifelong learning for personal and professional growth
V.
Couse Description:
Religion is perhaps one of the most widespread and familiar of human behaviors. For
as long as humans have been recognizably human, they have been religious. The course will address the
many important metaphysical issues. That is, religious claims often make assertions about the ultimate
nature of reality, the existence of souls, an afterlife, and most importantly, the existence of a God or gods.
Part of the reason people have such a strong interest in religion is because of the implications religious
claims would have on our lives if they are true.
We will discuss the philosophical, metaphysical, and epistemological foundations of Christianity, Islam, and
Judaism. There will be some discussion of Buddhism and Hinduism, as well. At the outset we will concern
several issues surrounding the relationship of religion, science, and morality. Then we will consider some of
