Understanding the Self is a three-unit course that is intended to facilitate the exploration of the issues and concerns regarding self and identity to arrive at the better understanding of one’s self. It strives to meet this goal by stressing the integration of the personal with the academic contextualizing matters discussed in the classroom and in the everyday experiences of yours in making for better learning, generating a new appreciation for the learning process, and developing a more critical and reflective attitude while enabling you to manage and improve your selves to attain a better quality of life.
This course is divided into three major parts: The first part seeks to understand of the self from various disciplinal perspectives: philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and psychology- as well as the more traditional division between the East and the West-each seeking to provide answers to the difficult but essential question of “What is the Self?” And raising, among others, the question: “Is there even such a construct as the self”
The second part explores some of the various aspects that make up the self, such as the biological and material up to and including the more recent Digital Self. The third and final part identities three areas of concern for you: learning, goal setting, and managing stress.
This course includes the mandatory topics on Family Planning and Population Education.
- Teacher: Mary Grace Aque