BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS WITH SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Description and Aims of the Program
The Bachelor of Science in Physics with specialization in Medical Instrumentation program is an eleven-trimester (plus one trimester practicum) program that prepares students for possible careers as medical physicists. The main objective of the program is to produce graduates who by having a solid grounding in physical concepts and principles, and having a basic understanding of radiation therapy, medical imaging and medical instrumentation, will pursue graduate studies to enable them to become practicing medical physicists in the country. It is also the aim of the program to produce researchers who can contribute to the development of new medical instruments.
Graduates of the program can immediately work as associate medical physicists. At the same time, they can readily go to graduate programs in medical physics, preparing themselves for careers as full-fledged medical physicists. Being in a full physics program, graduates of this track are also open to other opportunities available to graduates of BS Physics programs. Since the program already includes a substantial number of Chemistry and Biology courses, it will take only a few more subjects to enable one to take the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) and proceed to medical school.
Expected Learning Outcomes or Competencies
| Critical and Creative Thinker | 1. apply mathematical, computational and experimental methods in solving physical problems* 2. able to evaluate quality of information gathered from varied sources 3. capable of translating scientific knowledge and methods into innovations in materials science, medicine, economics and finance |
| Effective Communicator | 1. synthesize and effectively communicate scientific information* 2. able to express thoughts in a logical, clear, concise, and precise manner |
| Reflective Lifelong Learner | 1. apply scientific reasoning to arrive at decisions* 2. actively pursue new knowledge, be open to new ideas, and respect other people鈥檚 view points 3. pursue personal and professional growth by constantly acquiring new skills and keeping abreast with technological advancement |
| Service-driven Citizen | 1. employ scientific skills and knowledge for the improvement of human life and the preservation of the environment 2. uphold intellectual honesty and integrity in their conduct |
*CHED competency standards for BS Physics, (CHED Memo No. 20, Series of 2007, Article IV)
Program Structure
The students spend their first year in preparatory studies, particularly on mathematics. Introductory-level physics and mathematical methods for physics courses are taken from the second to the sixth trimester of the program, preparing the students for the core physics courses (mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics and statistical physics), which are taken in the junior and senior years.
Aside from the core physics courses taken in a BS Physics program, the Medical Instrumentation track also has 20 units of Chemistry and Biology, 34 units of medical instrumentation and radiation physics, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine courses, including electronics, computer programming and computational methods.
REQUIRED COURSES WITH COURSE CREDITS
Part I. General Education, Basic and Major Courses
All BS Physics majors, regardless of specialization and minor, take the following courses (general education, basic, major, research, seminar and practicuum):
| General Education/La Sallian Core Curriculum | Units |
| English | 9 |
| Humanities | 6 |
| Filipino | 6 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 6 |
| Mathematics | 6 |
| Natural Science (Physics Fundamentals) | 6 |
| History and Rizal | 6 |
| Philiosophy | 3 |
| Theology & Religious Education | 12 |
| Fitness & Wellness | 6 |
| Personal Effectiveness | (6) |
| Great Works | 3 |
| Civic Welfare Training Service | (6) |
| Lasallian Retreat | 0 |
| Total | 69(12) |
(Non-academic courses)
| Basics/ Foundational Courses | Units |
| Physics Fundamentals | 6 |
| Analysis | 12 |
| Mathematical Methods in Physics | 9 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
| Major/ Core Courses | Units |
| Classical Mechanics | 6 |
| Electrodynamics | 6 |
| Quantum Mechanics | 6 |
| Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| Computational Methods in Physics | 3 |
| Solid State Physics | 3 |
| Total | 27 |
| Basic Skills Course | Units |
| Computer Programming | 6 |
| Basic Electronics (lecture and lab) | 4 |
| Physics Fundamentals (lab) | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| Research and Seminar | 4 |
| On-the-Job-Training (Practicuum) | 3 |
Part II. Specialization Courses
BS Physics majors have the option to choose from four tracks, namely Materials Science, Medical Instrumentation, minor in Economics, and minor in Finance. Students, depending on their chosen tracks, take 49 to 54 units of specialization courses. Below is a list of specialization courses for the Medical Instrumentation track.
| Materials Instrumentation Specialization | Units |
| Radiation Physics (lecture & lab) | 7 |
| Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 |
| Radiation Therapy | 6 |
| Medical Imaging | 3 |
| Physiology | 3 |
| Radiation Biology | 3 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 3 |
| Health Physics | 4 |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | 11 |
| Electronics (lecture and lab) | 8 |
| Bioethics | 3 |
| Total | 54 |
PROGRAM COURSE CHECKLISTS
BS Physics minor in Finance
| MATH111 | College Algebra | 3 | |
| MATH112 | Trigonometry | 3 | |
| LBYPHYX | Physics Laboratory 1 for Physics Majors | 2 | |
| FILKOMU | Kuomunikasyon sa Araling Filipino | 3 | |
| TREDONE | Humanity’s Search for Life | 3 | |
| KASPIL1 | Pag-aaral sa Buhay, M ga Akda at Nagawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal | 3 | |
| FWTEAMS | Physics Fitness & Wellness in Team Sports | 2 | |
| PERSEF1 | Personal Effectiveness Foundation | (2) | |
| Total Units | 17+2(2) | ||
| MATH113 | Analysis 1 | 4 | MATH111 |
| PHYFUN1 | Physics Fundamentals 1 | 3 | MATH111, MATH112(soft) |
| COMPHY1 | Computer for Physics 1 | 3 | MATH111, MATH112(soft) |
| SOCTEC1 | Integrated Social Science, Technoogy & Society 1 | 3 | |
| ENGLCOM | Basic Communication & Study Skills | 3 | |
| FWSPORT | Physical Fitness & Wellness in Individual/Dual Sports | 2 | |
| NSTP-C1/R1 | NSTP Program – Civic Welfare Training Service/ Military Science 1 | (3) | |
| Total Units | 16+2(3) | ||
| MATH114 | Analysis 2 | 4 | MATH113 |
| PHYFUN2 | Physics Fundamentals 2 (lec) | 3 | PHYFUN1 |
| LBYPHY2 | Physics Fundamentals 2 (lab) | 1 | |
| COMPHY2 | Computer for Physics 2 | 3 | COMPHY1 |
| ENGLRES | Basic Research Skills/ English for Specific Purposes | 3 | ENGLCOM |
| INTFILO | Introductory Philosophy | 3 | |
| NSTP-C2/R2 | NSTP Program – Civic Welfare Training Service/ M ilitary Science 2 | (3) | NSTP-C1/R1 |
| FWDANCE | Physical Fitness & Wellness in Dance | 2 | |
| LASARE1 | Lasallian Recollection 1 | 0 | |
| Total Units | 17+2(3) | ||
| INOCHE1 | Gen. Chemistry 1 (lec) | 3 | |
| LBYCHE14 | Gen. Chemistry 1 (lab) | 1 | |
| MATPHY1 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 1 | 3 | MATH114 |
| MATH115 | Analysis 3 | 3 | MATH114 |
| PHYFUN3 | Physics Fundamentals 3 (lec) | 3 | PHYFUN2 |
| LBYPHY3 | Physics Fundamentals 3 (lab) | 1 | PHYFUN3, LBYPHYX |
| SPEECOM | Oral Communication/Advanced Speech Class | 3 | ENGLRES |
| PERSEF2 | Personal Effectiveness 2 | (2) | PERSEF1 |
| LASARE2 | Lasallian Recollection 2 | 0 | LASARE1 |
| Total Units | 18(2) | ||
| INOCHE2 | Gen. Chemistry 2 (lec) | 3 | INOCHE1 |
| LBYCHE15 | Gen. Chemistry 2 (lab) | 1 | LBYCHE14 |
| MATPHY2 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 2 | 3 | MATPHY1 |
| PHYFUN4 | Physics Fundamentals 4 | 3 | PHYFUN3 |
| BAELEC1 | Basic Electronics 1 | 3 | PHYFUN2 |
| LBYPHYK | Basic Electronics Lab 1 | 1 | LBYPHY2 |
| COMETPY | Computational Methods in Physics | 3 | COMPHY2 |
| Total Units | 17 | ||
| CHEMBIO | Biochemistry | 3 | INOCHE2 |
| STATSCI | Statistics for Science | 3 | MATH111 |
| CLASME1 | Classical mechanics 1 | 3 | PHYFUN1,MATHPHY1 |
| RADPHY1 | Radiation Physics 1 (lec) | 3 | PHYFUN3 |
| LBYPHYP | Radiation Physics 1 (lab) | 1 | LBYPHY3 |
| BAELEC2 | Basic Electronics 2 (lec) | 3 | BAELEC1 |
| LBYPHYL | Basic Electronics 2 (lab) | 1 | LBYPHYK |
| TREDTWO | The Filipino Christian in a Changing World | 3 | TREDONE |
| Total Units | 20 | ||
| PHYSIO1 | Introduction to Physiology | 3 | CHEMBIO |
| MATPHY3 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 3 | 3 | MATPHY2,MATH115 |
| QUMEONE | Quantum Mechanics 1 | 3 | PHYFUN3, MATPHY2 |
| CLASME2 | Classical Mechanics 2 | 3 | CLASME1 |
| RADIBIO | Radiation Biology | 3 | RADPHY1 |
| BAELEC3 | Basic Electronics 3 | 3 | BAELEC2 |
| LBYPHYM | Basic Electronics 3 (lab) | 1 | LBYPHYL |
| Total Units | 19 | ||
| QUMETWO | Quantum Mechanics 2 | 3 | QUMEONE |
| PHYSEMI | Physics Seminar | 1 | SPEECOM |
| RADTHE1 | Radiation Therapy 1 | 3 | RADPHY1,RADIBIO |
| IMAGMED | Medical Imaging (lec) | 2 | COMPHY1,PHYSIO1 |
| LBYPHYT | Medical Imaging (lab) | 1 | |
| SENSORI | Sensors, M easurements & Biomedical Instrumentation (lab) | 2 | |
| LBYMEE | Sensors, M easurements & Biomedical Instrumentation (lec) | 1 | |
| TREDTRI | The Christian and the Word | 3 | TREDTWO |
| Total Units | 16 | ||
| STATMEC | Statistical Mechanics | 3 | PHYFUN2,MATPHY2 |
| ELECMA1 | Electricity & Magnetism 1 | 3 | MATPHY1,PHYFUN2 |
| THYSPHY1 | Physics Research 1 | 1 | PHYSEM I |
| RADPHY2 | Radiation Physics 2 | 3 | RAPHY1 |
| NUCLMED | Nuclear Medicine | 3 | RAPHY1 |
| GRTWORK | Great Works | 3 | |
| SOCTEC2 | Integrated Social Science, Technology & Society 2 | 3 | |
| Total Units | 19 | ||
| ELECMA2 | Electricity & Magnetism 2 | 3 | ELECMA1 |
| SOLSTAT | Solid State Physics | 3 | STATMEC, QUMEONE |
| THYSPHY2 | Physics Research 2 | 1 | THYSPHY1 |
| HEALTHP | Health Physics | 4 | RADPHY2 |
| TREDFOR | The Christian Vocation of Life | 3 | TREDTRI |
| HUMALIT | Introduction to Literature | 3 | |
| PERSEF3 | Personal Effectiveness 3 | (2) | PERSEF2 |
| LASARE3 | Lasallian Retreat | 0 | LASARE2 |
| Total Units | 17(2) | ||
| RADTHE2 | Radiation Therapy 2 | 3 | RADTHE1 |
| THYSPHY3 | Physics Research 3 | 1 | THYSPHY2 |
| FILDLAR | Pagbabasa at Pagsulat sa Iba’t Ibang | 3 | FILKOMU |
| BIOTICS | Bioethics | 3 | |
| HUMAART | Art Appreciation | 3 | |
| KASPIL2 | Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas | 3 | KASPIL2 |
| Total Units | 16 | ||
| MEDPRAC | Medical Practicum | 3 | |
| Total Units | 3 | ||
TO THE STUDENT:听Please take note that subjects should not be enrolled without passing their respective pre-requisite. Be reminded that subjects taken without having passed the pre-requisite will be INVALIDATED. Subjects without pre-requisite can be taken in any term. Please be guided accordingly. Thank you.
| Academic Units | 201 |
| Non-Academic Units | 12 |
| Total Units | 213 |
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Basic/Foundational Courses
笔贬驰贵鲍狈1听Physics Fundamentals听1 (3 units)
Vectors; kinematics; Newton鈥檚 Laws; energy; momentum
Pre-requisite:听College Algebra, Trigonometry
笔贬驰贵鲍狈2听Physics Fundamentals 2听(3 units)
Coulomb鈥檚 Law; electric field and potential; Gauss鈥檚 Law; electric circuits; Ohm鈥檚 Law; Kirchhoff鈥檚 rules; magnetostatics; magnetic induction
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 1
笔贬驰贵鲍狈3听Physics Fundamentals 3听(3 units)
Oscillations; mechanical waves; vibrating bodies; acoustics; electromagnetic waves; geometrical and physical optics
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 1
笔贬驰贵鲍狈4听Physics Fundamentals 4听(3 units)
Special Theory of Relativity; modern physics
Pre-requisite: Physics Fundamentals 1
惭础罢贬111听College Algebra听(3 units)
A course covering the number systems, algebraic functions, relations and graphs, equations, systems of equations, inequalities, and inverse functions.
惭础罢贬112听Trigonometry听(3 units)
A course including polynomial functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, circular functions, trigonometric identities and equations, complex numbers, law of sines, law of cosines and solution of triangles.
惭础罢贬113听Mathematical Analysis 1听(4 units)
A first course in Analysis covering plane analytic geometry, limits and continuity, derivatives of algebraic functions, and their applications.
Pre-requisite:听College algebra, trigonometry.
惭础罢贬114听Mathematical Analysis 2听(4 units)
A continuation of Analysis
1. It covers differentials, indefinite and definite integrals and their applications, derivatives and integrals of logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, and techniques of integration.
Pre-requisite:听Mathematical analysis 1 MATH115
MATH115 Mathematical Analysis 3 (4 units)
A continuation of Analysis 2. It covers polar coordinates, indeterminate forms and improper integrals, infinite sequences and series, 3-dimensional space, quadric surfaces, functions of several variables and evaluation of multiple integrals in Cartesian coordinates.
Pre-requisite: Mathematical Analysis 2
厂罢础罢厂颁滨听Introduction to Statistics 1听(3 units) A course covering descriptive statistics, basic rules of probability, discrete probability distributions, normal distribution, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for means, difference of means and variance, t and chi-square distribution and proportion.
Pre-requisite:听College Algebra
惭础罢笔贬驰1听Mathematical Methods in Physics 1听(3 units)
Vector analysis covering algebra, differentiation and integration; integral theorems; curvilinear coordinates.
Pre-requisite:听Mathematical Analysis 2
惭础罢笔贬驰2听Mathematical Methods in Physics 2听(3 units)
A course on ordinary and partial differential equations with emphasis on second-order differential equations.
Pre-requisite: Mathematical Methods in Physics 1
惭础罢笔贬驰3听Mathematical Methods in Physics 3听(3 units)
A course on complex analysis and integral equations. It includes contour integration, calculus of residues and Fourier transform.
Pre-requisite:听Mathematical Methods in Physics 2
Major/Core Courses
颁尝础厂惭贰1听Classical Mechanics 1听(3 units)
Newtonian, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics, applications to central forces and harmonic oscillators
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 1, Mathematical Methods for Physics 1
颁尝础厂惭贰2听Classical Mechanics 2听(3 units)
Non-inertial frames, rigid bodies, systems of particles, relativistic kinematics and dynamics
Pre-requisite: Classical Mechanics 2
贰尝贰颁惭础1听Electricity and Magnetism 1听(3 units)
Electrostatics and magnetostatics in vacuum, boundary value problems, electrodynamics
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 2, Mathematical Methods for Physics 1
贰尝贰颁惭础2听Electricity and Magnetism 2听(3 units)
Electrostatics and magnetostatics in material media, electromagnetic waves and electromagnetic radiation
Pre-requisite:听Electricity and Magnetism 1
蚕鲍惭贰翱狈贰听Quantum Mechanics 1听(3 units)
Postulates of quantum mechanics, the Schr枚dinger equation and its applications to harmonic oscillators and central forces, operator methods and matrix mechanics
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 3, Mathematical Methods 2
蚕鲍惭贰罢奥翱听Quantum Mechanics 2听(3 units)
Spin, angular momenta, hydrogen atom, perturbation theory and identical particles
Pre-requisite:听Quantum Mechanics 1
厂罢础罢惭贰颁听Statistical Mechanics听(3 units)
Probability theory; equilibrium statistical mechanics and thermodynamics; kinetic theory; diffusion; phase transformations
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 2, Mathematical Methods 2
厂翱尝厂罢础罢听Solid-State Physics听(3 units)
Crystal structures and crystallography; free electron theory of metals; electron states in periodic potentials; band theory of solids; lattice oscillations; fundamentals of electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties of metals, dielectrics and semiconductors and polymers; superconductivity
Pre-requisite:听Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics
Basic Skills Courses
叠础贰尝贰颁1听Basic Electronics 1听(3 units) + 1 unit laboratory
Introduction to electronics covering basic DC and AC circuit analysis, diode and transistor circuits, logic gates and basic logic operations.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 2, Physics Fundamentals Laboratory 2
颁翱惭笔贬驰1听Computer for Physics 1听(3 units)
This course is designed for students in the B.S. Physics program. It provides all programming essentials for constructing simple scientific applications.
Pre-requisite:听College Algebra
尝叠驰笔贬驰齿听Physics fundamentals Laboratory 1听(2 units)
This is a first course in physics for physics majors, covering the basic concepts and laws in mechanics in a laboratory setting and activities to develop basic laboratory skills.
尝叠驰笔贬驰2听Physics Fundamentals Laboratory 2听(1 unit)
This course complements the lecture courses on PHYSICS 2 for engineering, science and computer studies students. It covers activities to further develop basic laboratory skills initially practiced in PHYSICS LABORATORY 1. Selected experiments in thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism will be performed.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals Laboratory 1
Co-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 2
尝叠驰笔贬驰3听Physics Fundamentals Laboratory 3听(1 unit)
This laboratory course is designed for College of Science students taking up Fundamentals of Physics 3 (lecture component). The course supplements the topics discussed in the lecture class. Specifically, experiments in waves and optics are performed to provide the student concrete applications of concepts learned in the lecture class.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals Laboratory 2
Co-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 3
Research, Seminar and Practicum
笔贬驰厂贰惭滨听Physics Seminar听(1 unit)
This course enables the students to prepare for their thesis proposal by the 12th week of the trimester. Students enrolled in this subject MUST also be working as apprentices in one of the research groups of the department. Also, this subject enables them to write their thesis proposal. In writing the thesis proposal, the students get a feel of the requirements of the study they will undertake along with its theoretical background. This course also aims to develop the following Lasallian characteristics: critical and logical thinking, resourcefulness and innovativeness, perseverance and self-discipline.
Pre-requisite:听Oral Communication/ Advanced Speech Class
罢贬厂笔贬驰1听Physics Research 1听(1 unit)
The first thesis course for physics majors. The major requirement for the course is the presentation of a thesis proposal.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Seminar
罢贬厂笔贬驰2听Physics Research 2听(1 unit)
The second thesis course for physics majors where students are expected to conduct the greater part of their thesis research.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Research 1
罢贬厂笔贬驰3听Physics Research听(1 unit)
The third and last thesis course for physics majors. Students are expected to finalize their thesis research and present the work to a panel of examiners.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Research
笔搁颁笔贬驰厂听Practicum for Physics Students听(3 units)
A practicum course for Physics students.
Specialization Courses for Materials Science Track
Specialization Courses for Minor in Economics and Finance
颁贬贰惭叠滨翱听Engineering Biochemistry听(3 units)
This course is designed to introduce the major aspects of biochemistry in relation to the field of biomedical engineering. The course gives emphasis on the structure and dynamics of cellular components; enzymes mechanisms and kinetics; intermediary metabolism and its metabolic pathways. In addition, introduction to some aspects of molecular biology important to cellular components are also explored. Lastly, the engineering concepts discussed are linked to the human scale in order to better understand how cellular and molecular phenomena provide functionality within the broader organization of organs and body function.
贬贰础尝罢贬笔听Health Physics听(4 units)
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Physics 2
滨惭础骋惭贰顿听Medical Imaging Systems听(2 units)
This course is a study of the basic concepts of medical imaging. Introductory course on medical imaging aims to provide the students knowledge on different types of medical imaging devices, their sources and their general applications in medicine and biology. It includes radioactivity, photon and charged particle interaction in matter, x-ray production and quality.
尝叠驰笔贬驰罢听Laboratory for Medical Imaging Systems听(1 unit)
This course is designed as a complimentary laboratory course for IMAGMED or IMAGSYS. It supplements the topics discussed in the lecture class. Specifically, experiments in X ray Film Analysis, ultrasound, and image processing will be performed to provide the students with the concrete applications of concepts learned in the lecture class.
Co-requisite:听Medical Imaging Systems
狈鲍颁尝惭贰顿听Nuclear Medicine听(3 units)
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Physics 1
笔贬驰厂滨翱1听Introduction to Physiology听(3 units)
PHYSIO1 is an introductory course in human anatomy and physiology. It provides the students with information on the basic unit of life progressing to the different organ systems of the body. Parts of the human body are first discussed leading to the specific functions of each. This lays the foundation for engineering applications related to the medical field.
Soft Pre-requisite:听叠颈辞肠丑别尘颈蝉迟谤测
搁础顿笔贬驰1听Radiation Physics 1听(3 units lecture + 1 unit lab)
An introductory course on radiation physics aimed at providing a working background on the different types of radiation, their sources and detection and their general application in medicine and biology. Topics include different interactions of radiation with matter, various sources of radiation(man-made and natural), nuclear reactions and radioisotope production, neutron sources, nuclear reactors and particle accelerators in and their general application in medicine and biology.
Pre-requisite:听Physics Fundamentals 3
搁础顿笔贬驰2听Radiation Physics 2听(3 units)
This course focuses on the various methods of radiation detection and dosimetric principles. This includes radiation detection using ionization chambers, scintillation detectors, and semiconductor detectors among others.
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Physics 1
SENSORI Sensors,听Measurements & Biomedical Instrumentation听(2 units + 1 unit lab)
搁础顿滨叠滨翱听Radiation Biology听(3 units)
An introduction to the principles and concepts underlying the effects of ionizing radiation at the molecular, cellular and whole-tissue level. Topics include radiation damage to DNA, DNA damage repair mechanisms, cell-cycle kinetics (repopulation effects), Linear Energy Transfer (LET) effects, oxygen effects, the Four R’s of radiation therapy, genomic instability, neoplastic transformation, apoptosis, and cancer. The course also covers examples and discussions related to radiation therapy treatment planning, including the biologically equivalent dose (BED) and equivalent uniform dose (EUD) concepts; and the human health effects relevant to radiation protection.
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Physics 1
搁础顿罢贬贰1听Radiation Therapy 1听(3 units)
The first of two courses in radiation theraphy. This course covers topics on radiotheraphy machines – their components and principles of operations, the various properties and mechanisms of x-ray and electron interaction with matter and the dosimetry of therapeutic x-rays.
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Physics 1, Radiation Biology
搁础顿罢贬贰2听Radiation Therapy 2听(3 units)
This is the second of two radiation therapy courses. Topics covered by this course include linear accelerator beam properties, shielding, quality assurance, treatment planning, mathematical modeling in radiotherapy and introductory concepts about brachytherapy and radiosurgery.
Pre-requisite:听Radiation Therapy 2
滨狈翱颁贬贰1听General Chemistry 1 for Science Majors听(3 units)
INOCHE1 is the first course in general and inorganic chemistry. It develops in the student basic concepts of matter and its classifications; mass relationships in chemical reactions; the properties of gases, liquids, and solids; some concepts of thermochemistry; quantum theory and electronic behavior; periodic relationship of elements in the periodic table; chemical bonding; intramolecular forces; and solutions.
尝叠驰颁贬14听General Chemistry Laboratory 1 for Science Majors听(1 unit)
A course developing basic laboratory skills. It includes experiments and exercises illustrating the concept covered in General Chemistry 1.
滨狈翱颁贬贰2听General Chemistry 2 for Science Majors听(3 units)
This 3-unit course is a continuation of General Chemistry I. It provides the science major the foundation in chemical concepts and principles covering elementary chemical thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base theories and applications, reduction-oxidation reactions, electrochemistry, and kinetics.
Pre-requisite:听General Chemistry 1 for Science Majors
尝叠驰颁贬15听General Chemistry Laboratory 2 for Science Majors听(1 unit)
A course including experiments and exercises illustrating the concepts covered in General Chemistry 2. Qualitative analysis of selected groups of cations and anions is also studied.
Pre-requisite:听General Chemistry Laboratory 1 for Science Majors
Co-requisite:听General Chemistry 2 for Science Majors
叠础贰尝贰颁2听Basic Electronics 2听(3 untis)
An integrated course in basic electronics, covering network theorems, amplifiers, op-amps, combinational logic, synchronous sequential logic.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Electronics 1
尝叠驰笔贬驰尝听Basic Electronics Laboratory 2听(1 unit)
A laboratory course to complement BAELEC2 covering amplifier and digital circuits.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Electronics Laboratory 1
Co-requisite:听Basic Electronics 2
叠础贰尝贰颁3听Basic Elecronics 3听(3 units)
An integrated course in basic electronics, covering Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, registers, counters, memory units, algorithmic state machines, asynchronous logic, and interfacing.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Electronics 2
尝叠驰笔贬驰惭听Basic Electronics Laboratory 3听(1 unit)
A laboratory course to complement BAELEC3 emphasizing microcontroller programming and computer interfacing.
Pre-requisite: Basic Electronics Laboratory 2
Co-requisite:听Basic Electronics 3
叠滨翱罢滨颁厂听Bioethics听(3 units)
This course offers a broad and basic understanding of bioethics. It deals with the ethical issues that have resulted from modern biomedical technology, e.g., patients’ rights, genetic engineering.
General Education Courses
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ENGLCOM听Basic Communication and Study Skills听(3 units)
A course that primarily focuses on the development of communicative competence in reading and writing. ENGLONE will use various strategies in academic reading, and the process approach to academic writing. Evaluation will include traditional and nontraditional (portfolio assessment) methods.
ENGLRES听Basic Research Skills/ English for Specific Purpose听(3 units)
A course that advances the basic academic reading and writing skills learned in English One. It also enhances the critical thinking skills necessary in conducting research and develop skills required in technical communication of a particular field (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Education, Science.)
Pre-requisite:听Basic Communication and Study Skills
SPEECOM听Oral Communication/ Advance Speech Class听(3 units)
An English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course that focuses on the production, delivery and assessment of the following, the impromptu, lecture and /or persuasive speech for individual presentation, and the group/panel discussion for group presentation. The presentation aim at providing first-hand experience in public speaking to develop their self-confidence and critical thinking.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Communication and Study Skills
HUMALIT听Introduction to Literature听(3 units)
The study of literary forms or genres as exemplified by selected literary texts from various countries at different historical periods.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Research Skills/ English for Specific Purpose
HUMAART听Introduction to Art听(3 units)
An introduction to the elements and principles of art (music, dance, architecture, sculpture, painting and film) through a critical examination of the major art works, movements and styles in the Philippines and the world. It is principally a study of arts as processes of the creative imagination in dynamic interaction with its multi-faceted worlds.
Pre-requisite:听Basic Research Skills/ English for Specific Purpose
SOCTEC1听Science, Technology and Society 1听(3 units)
The course focuses on the interface between science and technology on the one and human society and culture on the other. The course analyzes how science influences and is influenced by prevailing views and attitudes in society about the individual person, human culture and society, and human and social development and progress.
SOCTEC2听Science, Technology and Society 2听(3 units)
The course is about the influence and consequences of science and technology on various aspects of society, such as the environment, the economy, modernization and globalization, social and power relations, and governance.
Pre-requisite:听Science, Technology and Society 1
FILKOMU听Komunikasyon sa Filipinohiya听(Basic Communication in Filipino, 3 units)
Gamit ang Wika sa higit na mataas na makrokasanayan sa pagtalakay ng Araling Pilipinas (Philippines Studies) sa pagkilala at pag-unawa sa sarili at sa pambansang identidad, kultura at lipunan. Pangkalahatang saklaw ng kurso ang pagtatamo ng bawat lasalliang estudyante ng kompetens sa komunikasyon sa apat na diskors na may kontent ng Filipinolohiya sa larangang akademik.
FILDLAR听Pagbasa at Pagsulat sa Iba鈥檛-ibang Disiplina听(Filipino for Specific Purposes, 3units)
Fokus ng kurso ang paglinang ng mga kasanayan sa analitikal at kritikal na pagbasa at pagsulat para sa pangangailangang akademik at komunikasyon pamprofesyonal na nagsasaalang-alang sa ibat ibang rejister ng wika. Pag-aralan ang mga teknik sa pagsasalin at estratehiya sa pagbasa na lampas sa komprehensyon gamit ang mga genre na nakasulat (maging naririnig, napapanood) na tekstong disiplinal o buhat sa ibat ibang larangan ng gamit ng wika-humanidades, agham panlipunan at komunikasyon, at agham at teknolohiya, at profesyon. Magsisilbing modelo ang mga babasahin sa pagsulat ng mga iskolarling sanaysay at riserts.
Pre-requisite:听Komunikasyon sa Filipinohiya
KASPIL1听Buhay, mga Sinulat at Nagawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal听(Rizal Studies, 3 units)
Isang kritikal na pagaaral at pagsusuri sa buhay, mga akda at nagawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal mula pagkabata hanggang sa siya ay itanghal na isang bayani. Tinatalakay din sa kurso ang panahong pre-kolonyal hanggang sa kolonyalismong Espanyol sa Pilipinas na may diin sa ika-19 na dataon na siyang panahong ginalawan ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Ang kurso ay alinsunod sa itanatadhana at diwa ng Batas Rizal (R.A.1425, 1956) na naglalayong matugunan ang pangangailangan ng pangkasalukuyang panahon na mapagtibay ang damdaming makabayan ng mga magaaral.
KASPIL2听Kasaysayan mg Pilipinas听(Philippine History, 3 units)
Isang mapamunang pag-aaral ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas at ang kanyang mga institusyong pulitikal, ekonomiko, sosyal at kultural mula sa pagkakatatag ng Unang Republika hanggang sa kasalukuyan ayon sa pananaw ng isang Pilipino. Tinatalakay nito ang pagkabuo, pagunlad at ang mga hinarap na suliranin ng bansang Pilipinas sa bawat yugto ng kasaysayan mula sa pananakop ng mga Amerikano. Sa kursong ito, maipapaalam sa mga mag-aaral ang prosesong historikal bilang isang disiplina ng agham panlipunan at sa napakahalagang papel nito sa pag-unawa at pagbibigay solusyon sa mga isyung kinakaharap ng bansa sa kasalukuyan.
Pre-requisite:听Buhay, mga Sinulat at Nagawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal
INTFILO听Introduction to Philosophy听(3 units)
Philosophy, both as a way of life and an academic discipline, examines and understands the fundamental questions about the world and human life, seeks answers to these questions, and applies the answers to daily living. It also examines the basis upon which beliefs are held, and explodes possible interconnections among various fields of knowledge. This course shall introduce students to the ideas of some of the world’s greatest philosophers, which have shaped the way in which human beings think and live.
TREDONE听Humanity鈥檚 Search for Life听(3 units)
In the Asian context, religion is bound up with the people’s stories about the search for life and salvation. It is at the core of the Asian way of life. As the course looks at the uniqueness of the different religious traditions, the students are led to a critical appreciation of and openness to the truth-claims as expressed in their beliefs, norms, and rituals. This discovery will lead students to a greater interest in interreligious and ecumenical dialogue and to a mature faith.
TREDTWO听The Filipino Christian in a Changing World听(3 units)
This course will help students to develop as persons in communties of moral discernment. The Filipino-Christian living in a rapidly changing world is confronted with challenges and alternative lifestyles which demand proper discernment, evaluation and decision.
Pre-requisite:听Humanity鈥檚 Search for Life
TREDTRI听The Christian and the Word听(3 units)
The project aims to develop a manual for the course, The Christian and the Word (TREDTRI), consisting of a student guide and an instructional guide for TREDTRI teachers. The student guide and the instructional guide will indicate the topics, learning objectives, methodology, activities, evaluation, and resournces pertinent to the course.
Pre-requisite:听The Filipino Christian in a Changing World
TREDFOR听The Christian Vocation to Life听(3 units)
The search for meaning is inseparable from one’s chosen sate of life. Taking into account insights from relevant disciplines, the course deepens the students’ general understanding of the universal call to holiness of the Reign of God and various responses to it. Moreover, the course prepares then to live in accord with their chosen reponse to God’s call in an authentic and Lasallian Christian manner.
Pre-requisite:听The Christian and the Word
GREATWK听The Great Works听(3 units)
The course is designed to center on a theme built around three Great Works from various cultures/disciplines that have exerted influence on the way human beings think about themselves in relation to the world. The course will be taught by a team of three teacher-facilitators who will rotate every four weeks in three classes. Each teacher will facilitate the reading and discussion of one work. Towards the end of the term, the teachers will meet as a team with all the students of the three classes in sessions that will serve to integrate the discussions on the three Great Works. Through the course, students are given a venue to participate in multidisciplinary discourses on how a particular Great Work “reads” or “thinks through” the human problems with new perspectives and paradigms.
FWTEAMS听Fitness and Wellness in Team Sports听(2 units)
The course aims to provide an opportunity to introduce fundamentals skills of specific team sports and strategies of organized team sports, their history and development, international amateur rules, system of play plus the facts and concepts of cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, muscolus-skeletal fitness like flexibility, muscular strength, endurance and common team sports injuries prevention and rehabilitation.
FWSPORT听Fitness and Wellness in Individual/Dual Sports听(2 units)
An introductory course designed to familiarize freshman students with basic concepts, principles and practices focusing on the integration of Health-related, Performance related Physical Fitness skills, sport specific Skills and Wellness in order to develop and maintain an active lifestyle.
FWDANCE听Fitness and Wellness in Dance听(2 units)
This course introduces the students to the fundamental step patterns of simple to intricate variations of selected classic dance sport dances, contemporary classic Filipino and Filipino rhythmic dances. It also encourages the students to choreograph variations of their own. Students express their feelings or emotions through movements disciplined by rhythm. Dance etiquette, health and safety in dancing, posture and body mechanics are also included together with other concepts of fitness other than performance and health related fitness.
PERSEF1听Personal Effectiveness 1听(2 units, non-academic)
The Lasallian Core Curriculum of the 开元真人-Manila aims at developing a whole person who embodies the Lasallian values and demonstrates professional skills as well as personal competencies. This individual is mature in all aspects of his/her person, with a nationalistic and humanistic outlook and carefully reasoned faith. PERSEF1 is a foundational course in the Lasallian Core curriculum, to be taken by all students in their first year. It provides the information and skills that they need in order to adjust to college life. The course covers basic topics in each of the 5 themes of total personal development, designed to complement their academic and spiritual growth. These themes will be further explored in the 2 Personal Effectiveness courses which the students will take in later years.
PERSEF2听Personal Effectiveness 2听(2 units, non-academic)
PERSEF 2 is a formative course in the Lasallian Core Curriculum, taken by students in their 2nd or 3rd year, before they take their practicum courses. It focuses on their preparation for entry into the world of work. It is based on the theory that career is a developmental process that starts in childhood and goes on through life. One’s career development is thus affected by, and affects, one’s physical, socio-psychological, spiritual and cognitive development. The topics of the various sessions revolve around the same 5 themes of total personal development, which were covered in PERSEF1, but take on a different level with emphasis on career development.
Pre-requisite:听Personal Effectiveness 1
PERSEF3听Personal Effectiveness 3听(2 units, non-academic)
PERSEF 3 is an integrative course in the Lasallian Core Curriculum, taken by all students in their final year. It provides them the opportunity to assess their development as individuals and to plan the rest of their lives as Lasallians in the community. It covers topics in the 5 themes of total personal development, taking these to a level of introspection as well as application.
Pre-requisite:听Personal Effectiveness 2