Open University Curricular Offerings
Core Courses: | |
AGDE 201 |
RURAL DEVELOPMENT THEORIES AND APPROACHES
Concepts, theories and approaches in rural development and their application in developing countries
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AGDE 202 |
PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Social economic, technological, and bio-physical problem and issues in agricultural and rural development with emphasis on Philippine setting
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Agronomy | |
AGRO 141 |
CROPPING SYSTEMS
Principles of Multiple and Monoculture Cropping and their application
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AGRO 212 |
FIELD CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Recent Advances in the Production and Management of Field Crops
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AGRO 213 |
MANURING OF FIELD CROPS
Kind and sources of fertilizers and methods of application in relation to growth habits and other plant characteristics
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AGRO 214 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CROP PRODUCTION
Physiological processes associated with crop production, plant population and distribution effects, energy transport, storage and regrowth
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AGRO 215 |
APPLIED FIELD CROP PHYSIOLOGY
Management and Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing Crop Growth and Development
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AGRO 241 |
ADVANCED CROPPING SYSTEMS
Recent Advances and Trends in Cropping Systems and Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Relations
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AGRO 243 |
ADVANCED FORAGE AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION
Improvement, management and utilization of forage and pasture crops including seed production
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AGRO 244 |
ADVANCED CEREAL PRODUCTION
Physiology, nutrition, varietal improvement, and storage of cereals; recent advances and trends in production
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Other Courses |
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FSYS 121 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF FARMING SYSTEMS
Basic concepts in integrated small farm production systems; factors affecting the productivity of small farms; farming systems research and extension
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SOIL 123 |
SOIL FERTILITY AND FERTILIZER
Properties of the solid components of soil; soil sampling and analysis lime and fertilizer requirements; fertilizer analysis, storage, handling and application
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SOIL 211 |
ADVANCED SOIL FERTILITY
Properties of soils affecting nutrient availability, fate of fertilizers; reclaiming salt-affected soils; yield potentials
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AGBT 117 |
FIELD PLOT TECHNIQUES AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Statistical procedures and techniques in research
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Agricultural Education |
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AGED 145 |
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF TEACHING AGRICULTURE
Concepts and Strategies in Teaching Agriculture; Class Management and Procedure
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AGED 212 |
CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum planning and strategies; analysis of school environment in relation to agricultural education curricula
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AGED 214 |
COLLEGE TEACHING
Selection and organization of subject matter for specific courses; development of teaching techniques; evaluation of learning outcomes
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AGED 232 |
SOCIAL CHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Analysis of the theories of social change and their application to social innovations for educational development
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AGED 241 |
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE
Concepts, principles and strategies of non-formal education in agriculture
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AGED 242 |
ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
Concepts, theories, practices and legal basis of administration and supervision under relevance of educational institutions, leadership and educational management
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AGED 243 |
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Effective Personnel Administration in Relation to Quality of Education: Interpretation and Analysis of Civil Service Rules and Regulations
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PROFED 121 |
PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION
Basic philosophical, psychological, and sociological principle underlying the educative process
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PROFED 122 |
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Teaching-learning behavior as applied to school setting, specifically the study of how students learn and how to teach them optimize their acquisition of learning
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PROFED 134 |
TEST, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION
Principles and concepts in educational tests, measurement and evaluation, statistics used in interpreting test
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ADED 211 |
ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological theories and principles underlying the learning process
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Agricultural Extension |
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AGEX 132 |
PRINCIPLES, METHODS AND STRATEGIES IN EXTENSION
Application of selected concepts, principles, methods and strategies in education that are commonly used in non-formal setting most especially concerning the disadvantaged rural population
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AGEX 136 |
RURAL LEADERSHIP AND GROUP DYNAMICS
Theories and trends in rural leadership and application of group dynamics in solving rural problems
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AGEX 215 |
RURAL SOCIAL SYSTEM
Rural Organizations: Their structures, functions and effectiveness in meeting the needs of the rural people
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AGEX 217 |
TEACHING FARMERS CLASSES IN AGRICULTURE
Organizing and promoting farmer classes; course planning; instructional procedures; follow-up and evaluation
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AGEX 218 |
EXTENSION STRATEGIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Extension Strategies for Rural Development Applicable on Developing Countries
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AGEX 233 |
COMMUNICATION IN EXTENSION
Application of Concepts and Principles of Communication in Extension education
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AGEX 234 |
PARA-PROFESSIONALS IN ADULT EDUCATION
Concepts, principles, methods and procedures useful to adult education teachers in working with paraprofessionals
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AGEX 244 |
EVALUATION IN ADULT EDUCATION
Concepts and problems in adult education and community development, construction and use of evaluation device
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AGEX 246 |
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION
Leadership behavior and group processes in formal organizations; socio-psychological approaches to effective organizations
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Other Courses |
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ADED 222* |
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Selection of research problems, designing, conducting and reporting of social science research
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STAT 221 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE STATISTICS
Statistical Tests and their application to social science research
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Animal Production |
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ANHT 120* |
APPLIED ANIMAL HEALTH
Prevention and control of common animal pests
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ANSC 133 |
DAIRY PRODUCTION
Feeding care and management of dairy animals, hygienic production of milk
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ANSC 141 |
FEEDS AND FEEDING
Composition and use of feeds; formulation of rations, feeding practices and strategies; and feedmill operation
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ANSC 210* |
POULTRY PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Systems of poultry production, problems and management practices; factors affecting cost and return
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ANSC 212 |
ADVANCED SWINE PRODUCTION
Recent trends and advances in the systems of swine production; management practices; feasibility studies and problems
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ANSC 220* |
SWINE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Systems of Swine Production; Problems and Management Practices; Factors Affecting Costs and Returns
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ANSC 221 |
ADVANCED POULTRY PRODUCTION
Recent trends in poultry production; management practices and problems; feasibility studies
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ANSC 230* |
RUMINANT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Principles and practices of beef, carabeef, chevon, and mutton production; marketing; and waste utilization
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ANSC 242 |
NON-RUMINANT NUTRITION
Physiology of monogastric digestion and absorption; metabolism of nutrients and their effects in animal production
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ANSC 243 |
RUMINANT NUTRITION
Physiology of Ruminant Digestion and Absorption:Metabolism of Nutrients and thier effects on Animal; Performance
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ANSC 251 |
ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING
Current and potential breeding systems; development of selection indexes
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ANSC 252 |
REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL OF FARM ANIMAL
Physiology and functional inter-relationship of parts of the reproductive systems, causes and techniques of improving reproductive efficiency in farm animals
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Language Teaching |
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LTNG 205 |
RELATED ACTIVITIES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Conducting grammar and oral speech review, supervision elocution contests, directing plays, and advising school paper
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LTNG 207 |
INTRODUCTORY LINGUISTICS
Acquire basic ideas of language and linguistics as well as distinguish the relationship between them
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LTNG 209 |
SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR SPECIAL CURRICULAR PROGRAMS
Acquisition of a second language in the Philippines equates with acquiring a learning tool to explore knowledge in school
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LTNG 212 |
TECHNIQUES IN ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Writing and guiding the writing of essays and library term papers
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LTNG 218 |
TECHNIQUES IN ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Writing and guiding the writing of essays and library term papers
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LTNG 218 |
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
The study of language and society
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LTNG 225 |
PHSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Theories and principles of language acquisition and learning from integrated perspective of the linguist and psychologist
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Agricultural Economics |
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AGEC 112 |
COOPERATIVES
Different types of cooperatives, concepts, principles and practices, problems and developments in the Philippines
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AGEC 114 |
MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Principles of marketing agricultural products; description of types and functions of marketing organization and market channels for agricultural products
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AGEC 231 |
PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDIES
Project identification; selection and preparation of market; technical, financial and management studies
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AGEC 244 |
ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
Application of economic theories to marketing of agricultural inputs and products: systems analysis of agricultural markets
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Development Communication |
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DEVC 141 |
SCRIPT WRITING AND PROGRAM PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY RADIO
Script writing and program planning for community radio
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DEVC 213 |
COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Interpersonal and mass communication systems in developing societies, their nature, functions and interrelationships with other factors relevant to development
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Food Science and Technology |
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FTEC 163 |
SENSORY EVALUATION OF FOODS
Methods in sensory evaluation; consumer testing and acceptance patterns
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FTEC 234 |
FOOD-BORNE INFECTION AND INTOXICATION
Common infection and intoxication of food origin, their signs, symptoms and control
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FTEC 251 |
ADVANCED MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING
Recent concepts related to physical, chemical and microbial changes occurring in meat and poultry products during processing
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Plant Protection | |
PPAT 111* |
GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY
Cause and nature of plant diseases, pathogenicity and spread, disease control
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PPRT 206* |
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Integrated approaches in pest management; recent trends and issues in the development of pest control strategies
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PPRT 284* |
BIOLOGICAL TRANSMISSION OF PLANT PATHOGENS
Fundamental Processes involved in biological transmission of plant pathogens by insects and other organisms
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* Lecture only: 1 unit laboratory must be taken on-campus
# Offered to bothAg.Ed and Ag. Ext. students